Second Day OF the Auction

Here is the link to the online auction

These pieces are up in the auction and are still available to bid on. I’d love to see you there. They will be ending tomorrow March 16.

Fine Art Reproductions To Be Auctioned

We start the auction in just a couple of days! March 14 to be exact. My last post was all about the originals that are going to be in the show but I wanted to share the fine art reproductions that I will have available. These reproductions are all made by me personally and are hand embellished and ready to hang! How many posters do you own that are still sitting in a tube waiting to be framed? These mounted reproductions are ready to hang, no framing required! Instant art for your walls.

Please join me for this online event. For more info, just click this link!

Become Who You Are

12”x16” fine are reproduction on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

Butterflies and Stars

8”x16” fine are reproduction on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted black.

Determined

8”x16” fine are reproduction on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

Faith

14”x16” fine are reproduction on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

Find Peace Amidst The Storm

14” diameter fine are reproduction on wood. The sides are .5” deep and are painted black

Golden Dreams

12” fine are reproduction on wood. The sides are .5” deep and are painted black

Lifted By Your Love

16”x 20”fine are reproduction on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red

Peace Is A Fragile THing

12”x16”fine are reproduction on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red

Pink Peonies And Blue Poppies

16”x16”fine are reproduction on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

This Chicken Is A STAR

12”X12” fine are reproduction on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

Time Will Tell

8” x16” fine are reproduction on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

True Hope

12”x16” fine are reproduction on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

March Online Auction

I can’t believe it is already March. I have an auction coming up quickly and I feel like time is just running away from me. Deadlines are a good way to get stuff done; I often need to be held accountable in order to get motivated. I am just way too good at giving into myself if I only have myself to disappoint.

Getting into my studio and back at it has been absolute torture. There are several reasons for my resistance, the first being the move into a smaller space (love my new house but the new studio was not a love at first sight story, unfortunately.) The second reason is the undeniable and absolutely depressing void of inspiration on my part. Maybe the second reason should be moved to the top of the list, after all, when I am inspired, I could paint in a cardboard box, on a cardboard box. So ya, inspiration has been lacking and I really don’t know why. More than likely there isn’t one reason, maybe it is a lot of things. Inspiration isn’t something that can be nailed down and made stay, it really does have a mind of it’s own. Having done this art thing for awhile now, I know that you have to meet the muse half way. Creating art is not about closing your eyes and dreaming about what you would like to create, it is about opening your eyes and actually creating it. Art is very rarely like what your mind’s eye envisions, anyway, art often has a mind of its own and you can’t know that without actually getting your hands dirty. I know all of this but it still didn’t make me felt like painting and when you paint for a living, that is a real problem.

Anyway, like I said, I agreed to do an auction with Stepahnie Gagos in my usual March spot and it worked, I got out there and started playing in my new space, which I am now really starting to love.  Thank you to all of you that have continued to cheer me on over the years, your kind words and encouragement really keeps me going . 

Eventhough I know that ‘inspiration finds us when we are working’ (my decade old mantra) it doesn't always make it easier to get up off your butt and actually do the work!

Thanks again, and I hope you enjoy my new paintings.

Love,

Maria 

Auction Originals

Fragile Dreams

“Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved, differences resolved. It is a type of confidence. And it is fragile. It can be blackened by fear and superstition.”

Bernard Beckett  

I have been thinking a lot about how we can sometimes poison our own dreams with doubts, fears and paying way too much attention to those negative voices in our heads. Having many goals and dreams can almost make us more vulnerable. It seems more ambitions can  give self doubt a better chance to hit us with their poisonous pill.  In this painting, as with most of my art, I am trying to work through what it is going on in my life and the lives of the people I am closest to.  I find this process healing and it can also help me understand my feelings, all the while putting something of beauty back into the world. It is like sucking in the negativity of the world and putting something positive back in it’s place.

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Her Faith

If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery. 

John Paul Jones

We can so easily lose confidence in ourselves. We buy into our fears. We doubt ourselves, our abilities. This is hard, these are hard times in our lives. It is harder still to watch someone we love sink into this kind of hole of self doubt and even hatred. We can reach our hand toward them, outstretched,  grasping for theirs but ultimately, they have to pull themselves out of the darkness. We can’t live someone else's life, their life is their own, we can only be there as a non wavering support of love, encouragement and the occasional kick in the rear.

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Girl In A Frilly Hat

11”x15 mix media painting on rag paper.

“Girl in a Frilly Hat” was a subject I painted many times when I started painting on a daily basis almost 15 years ago. 5 year old Imogen was the subject when she put a frilly sash on her head. She was also wearing a pinafore that was mine when I was 5. We go around in circles as I am doing right now. Trying to figure out where I’m going next, I circle my memories, my past, my life. It’s all about turning the wheel to get it in motion again. It’s a hard push but I know I can budge it eventually.

Auction Link

Dreams and Hearts

12”x16” mix media painting on wood.

"There are so many fragile things, after all. People break so easily, and so do dreams and hearts."

- Neil Gaiman

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Afternoon Dahlias

15”x19’ mix media painting on rag paper.

“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”

Lady Bird Johnson

I love how dahlias look like fireworks;  like a celebration in your garden all day long.

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Dahlias and Hops

18”x24” mix media painting on canvas.

Hops take over the garden and are very scratchy against the skin but I still love them. They are as beautiful  when covered in snow on a garden trellis, as they are on  a hot summer day or in a beautiful glass vase with a bunch of dahlias.

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Fill My Heart With Sweetness

10”x20’ mix media painting on wood.

"Hope is the dream of a soul awake." - French Proverb 

Sometimes my heart can feel like a dark place. I can feel bitter, resentful and  jealous. During these times I lean into those feelings and pray to come out the other side  lighter, in spirit and in my thoughts. My prayers are always to fill my heart with love, with understanding and with sweetness.

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Hope Begins In The Dark

12”x16” mix media painting on wood.

"Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come." - Anne Lamott 

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It is Fragile

6”x12” mix media painting on wood.

"If it were not for hope, the heart would break. " - Greek  proverb

Life is precious. Life can be hard. We face challenges everyday and they're not easy. But when we overcome them, life is beautiful.

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Love Is the Flower Of Life

12”x 24” mix media painting on wood.

Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.

D.H. Lawrence

This piece is a little different, I have used encaustics on the whole painting. The colours remind me of spring, which is just around the corner, I hope!

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Little Koi

6” x12” mix media painting on wood.

I love painting koi, they are such beautiful and elegant fish. I have always wanted to move back to a place where I could actually keep a pond in my backyard but then again, that seems like a lot of work. I’ll just have to settle for painting them! Also, they are  thought to be lucky and prosperous, so that is a bonus! 

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Push You Forward

12” x16” mix media painting on wood.

“Remember forward movement. Forward is the way of trust. Forward is the way of forgiveness. Forward is the way of action. Forward is the way of healing. Forward is essentially life.”

Victoria Erickson

This girl was a bit of a breakthrough painting this year. I have been struggling with finding inspiration and direction in my art. I felt compelled to try something new so I took myself to my local art store to find a new art supply to play with. I found this red gesso and it has been so great to work with. This painting got so much love when I put it up on instagram and although that shouldn't be  what I rely on to stay motivated or get inspired, it didn't hurt.  It is why I will never stop putting my in progress shots up, it is so great to feel connected to the world when you are working alone in your studio. I appreciate  you guys so much. Know that.

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This Fragile Thread That Binds Us

8”x8” mix media painting on 3” deep canvas.

"Don`t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each other." - Brian Dyson 

I love painting these deep canvases. It is so fun to continue the painting around the sides. They become sculptural when hung on the wall or even sitting on a shelf.  

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This Girl

10”x10” mix media painting on wood.

Sixteen is such a hard age, but really, if we are honest, what age isn't?  They all have their challenges. None of us escape this. We all have secrets, cracks, fears; we aren't immune and we don't  grow into adulthood and suddenly have all the answers. Many adults are just as dumb, misinformed and clueless as any sixteen year old can be! More so, because they have  been doing it for longer. None of us really know what we are doing, not entirely. We bumble through life, making messes along the way, occasionally getting it right. We surprise ourselves and pat ourselves on the back only to stumble over the next hurdle. Life is hard at sixteen and it is hard at fifty-five too. I am sometimes more immature than my teenage children, my feelings get hurt, I sulk, I get hung up on unimportant things. Life is life, you learn as you go and you often relearn stuff over and over. 

This Girl ( the painting, the teen and me ) does not have all the answers and she never will but she sure is amazing all the same. 

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Your Life Is a Breath

10”x10” mix media painting on wood.

"Even in our best shape we are a brittle piece of mortality. Your life is a breath, don’`t waste it." - Lecrae 

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Do Ordinary Things With Intensity

11”x15” mix media painting on rag paper.

“Do not try to do extraordinary things but do ordinary things with intensity.”

— Emily Carr

This painting is a  reminder to stay present.

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The Strongest Love

3” x18” mixed media painting on wood.

"The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility." - Paulo Coelho 

She holds the greatest heart of all. The heart that has been entrusted with all of our dreams. A mother's love is absolute, unshakeable, and everlasting.

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Holiday Auction November 8-9

I’m so happy to be settling into my new studio space and starting to paint again! I missed you guys and I have missed creating so much! It has been a long year: selling our house of 17 years, buying a new house and setting up a new studio. I am so glad that we decided to go ahead and make the move but it has been a huge distraction for me (this is the longest that I have been away from painting in over a decade). It has been hard to get the wheel turning again once you’ve stopped for awhile. Like I have said many times, ‘Inspiration finds us when we are working’, so in order to get working, I gave myself a deadline… or rather, OLGA did HAHA! SO, I am back, slowly but surly, and I am participating in The Holiday Auction with Heartful Soul Artist Collective. My day will be November 8-9. I hope you will be there to support me and all of the fellow artists that are also participating.

The following original paintings will be in The Holiday Auction

I have been thinking a lot about how we can sometimes poison our own dreams with doubts, fears and paying way too much attention to those negative voices in our heads. Having many goals and dreams can almost make us more vulnerable. It seems the more ambitions we can gives self doubt a better chance to hit us with their poisonous pill. In this painting, as with most of my art, I am trying to work through what it is going on in my life and the lives of the people I am closest to. I find this process healing and it can also help me understand my feelings, all the while putting something of beauty back into the world. It is like sucking in the negativity of the world and putting something positive in its place.

“Perfect and Poisonous” will be available in the Holiday Auction on November 8-9. Follow the link to participate.

“Faith and Courage” will be available in the Holiday Auction on November 8-9. Follow the link to participate.

“Awaken Your Dreams” (Look within) will be available in the Holiday Auction on November 8-9. Follow the link to participate.

“Find Calm”will be available in the Holiday Auction on November 8-9. Follow the link to participate.

“Love Is The Thread” will be available in the Holiday Auction on November 8-9. Follow the link to participate.

“Yellow Koi” will be available in the Holiday Auction on November 8-9. Follow the link to participate.

Fantasy Botanicals Starts Tomorrow!

March 12 is the start day of my Fantasy Botanicals Lesson. I hope you will join us!

Early Bird is sold out but you can use the coupon Code CAT to get $10 off (expires Midnight March12)

Ginger Flowers (First lesson)

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Course includes Two (2) PROJECTS!

• Over 2.5 HOURS of instruction

• Private FB group

• UNLIMITED access

• DOWNLOADABLE content

• Class starts March 12, 2022

• Art supplies: acrylic paints and acrylic inks. The full list is provided with purchase.

Butterflies and Flowers ( 2nd lesson) (original painting available to purchase HERE)

Preview of my New Lesson: Fantasy Botanicals

I am so excited about my new lesson FANTASY BOTANICALS. Follow the link below to see a preview of my lesson.

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PRICE: $99

EARLY BIRD SALE $69 – LIMITED TO THE FIRST 99 STUDENTS TO SIGN UP 

• Course includes Two (2) PROJECTS!

• Over 2.5 HOURS of instruction

• Private FB group

• UNLIMITED access

• DOWNLOADABLE content

• Class starts March 12, 2022

• Art supplies: acrylic paints and acrylic inks. The full list is provided with purchase.

COURSE OVERVIEW:

These two lessons explore the beauty that surrounds you, combined with your own imagination, to heighten a simple floral, cat and butterfly painting into two detailed botanical fantasy paintings.

Learn how to create beautiful decorative art that everybody loves! Take your art to the next level!

You will learn about:

-creating composition from combined reference photos.

– using decorative papers and collage to inspire the direction of your piece.

– to look at a painting as a whole to create a unified piece, in both composition and palette.

– to use various mediums and mark making techniques to give your painting more interest, depth and texture.

– to trust in your own imagination rather than always relying on reality based references.

Main lesson: “Ginger Flowers” (1 hour 37 minutes)

In the main lesson, Maria will share her process with you in creating a detailed painting of a fantastical garden featuring her lovely ginger cat. Loosely using a reference photo of flowers and one of a cat, you will combine the two, creating a gorgeous feline fantasy garden painting.

* This main lesson is accompanied by detailed step by step pdf instructions.

Mini Lesson: Butterflies and Flowers (55 minutes)

In this mini lesson on an art board, you will use paper collage, butterfly cut-outs and a floral reference to explore the beauty of the real world and to learn to trust yourself as the creator of your own painted world in order to create the perfect garden fantasy snapshot.

YAY! It's Auction Day!

Today is the day!

Come on over and check out the online auction on Facebook. I have 25 pieces total, 10 reproductions and 15 originals. The Auction Album is HERE

We start at 2 pm eastern.

The Handmade Holiday Auction November 10-17

I am so excited that The Handmade Holiday Auction is starting tomorrow November 10th. Every year, Stephanie Gagos curates an absolute stunning collection. There are so many wonderful artists participating again this year. I just know you are going to be blown away.

My actual day is a November 15, so mark your calendar! I will have 15 original pieces and 10 OOAK reproductions. I am especially excited about the NEW SIZES I am offering in the OOAK reproductions! Where as once I could only go to a 12” square, now I am offering a 16” square and up to 16” x20” on other pieces. These new sizes are truly breathtaking! YAY!

I hope you will come and visit the event happening on FaceBook. It is always such a lovely atmosphere, so inspiring and filled with positivity and love, just what we all need a little more of in our lives!

Best,

Maria

XOX

Original Paintings available for bidding on November 15

How Fragile We Are

This is a 6”x13” mix media painting on rag paper.

If It Were Not For Hope

This is a 18” x24” mix media painting on gold canvas. The sides are 1.25” and are gold.

Koi In The Round

This is a 20” diameter mix media painting on canvas. The sides are 1” deep and are painted black.

Lovely bouquet

This is a 18”x18” mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are a continuum of the painting.

Love Is the Thread

This is a 8”x16” mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

Peace In The Storm

This is a 3”x 18” mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are red.

Our Greatest Glory

This is a 6” x6” mix media painting on canvas. The sides are 3” deep and are a continuum of the painting.

Learn To Fly

This is a 14” diameter mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1” and are painted black.

Perfect Love

This is a 12” x 24” mix media painting on canvas. The sides are 3” deep and are a continuum of the painting.

Peace Is A Fragile Thing

This is a 12” x16” mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted turquoise.

Dream Of A Soul Awake

This is a 16”x16” mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

Your Life Is a Breath

This is a 6” x 19.5” mix media painting on rag paper.

True Hope

This is a 12”x16” mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

With Curiosity and Optimism

This is a 8”x16” mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

Three Brother Koi

This is a 12”x12” mix media painting on gold canvas. The sides are 1.25” deep and are gold.

OOAK reproductions available for bidding on November 15

Dare To Fly

8”x16” OOAK Art Reproduction. Ready to hang. Sides are 1.5” deep and are red.

Become Who You Are

16”x20” OOAK Art Reproduction. Ready to hang. Sides are 1.5” deep and are red.

Lifted By Your Love

16”x20” OOAK Art Reproduction. Ready to hang. Sides are 1.5” deep and are red.

Little Crow's Dream

16” x20” OOAK Art Reproduction. Ready to hang. Sides are 1.5” deep and are red.

My Soul Is A Hidden Orchestra

10”x20” OOAK Art Reproduction. Ready to hang. Sides are 1.5” deep and are red.

Peonies and Poppies

18”x12” OOAK Art Reproduction. Ready to hang. Sides are 1.5” deep and are red.

Pink Peonies and Blur Poppies

16”x16” OOAK Art Reproduction. Ready to hang. Sides are 1.5” deep and are red.

Roots And Wings

12”x12” OOAK Art Reproduction. Ready to hang. Sides are 1.5” deep and are red.

See Yourself In Every Being

16”x16” OOAK Art Reproduction. Ready to hang. Sides are 1.5” deep and are red.

The Fortune Hunter

16”x16” OOAK Art Reproduction. Ready to hang. Sides are 1.5” deep and are red.

Registration is Open!

Sorry for bothering you all again! Registration is now open for Let’s Face It 2022 and the first 1000 will get it for the amazing price of $99. My link was off in the last post and that link is how I get paid for this course so… again, if you’d like to take part please follow this link and I can’t wait to paint with you next year!

Registration for Let's Face It 2022 starts Oct 18th!

I’m so happy to be back teaching two lessons for Let’s Face It 2022!

OCT 18th is the day!

The first 1000 can register for $99.00!

Be sure to use my link , it is going to be a great year!

• Registration Opens October 18th

• Course Opens January 3, 2022

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SUMMER POP UP Starts Today Aug 15

Hello everyone! My day of the Summer POP auctions starts today at 2pm EST. Please join me HERE

I will be sharing my day with the fabulous Micki Wilde, if you aren’t familiar with her art, you are in for a real treat!

As of late, it has been hard for me to  focus on my art; my girls have needed me, and they are always my first priority. Growing up is hard, and it never really gets easier.  I’m realizing this more and more. 

This year my work has been little different, a little moody, a little stormy but still, I think, you will see; hope prevails.  It has been that kind of year, a struggle to stay hopeful and positive but I remain stubborn, firmly holding those rose coloured glasses in front of my eye balls.

 As I stated about my previous collection, my biggest hope for you, viewer, and for my girls,  is that my art will lift you up, take your despair and make it a little less, even if just for a second. It is hard to figure out your direction in the world. Where you fit. Even when you aren't worried about masking up or vaccinating. Figuring out life’s path is all consuming but we have to have faith. 

Love and hope to you all,

Maria

Some OOAK reproductions that will be available in the auction.

Summer Pop UP!

The Summer Pop Up begins Aug 11 (my day is Aug 15). I am excited to share this day with the fabulous Micki Wilde and, of course, Stephanie Gagos.

The following are the 10 originals that I am going to have up for bidding on.

I really hope you can join me!

Best,

Maria

Become Who You Might Be

14”x18” original mix media painting on wood.

Circus Peony

12”x16” mix media painting on wood.

Cockeyed Optimist

8”x10” mix media painting on wood with frame and plexiglass.

The Dress Form And The Party Dress

5.5” x14.5” mix media painting on rag paper.

Hope Glows

14” round mix media painting on wood.

Love Is Love

12”x16” mix media painting on wood.

Become Who You Are

14”x18” mix media painting on wood.

Carry Hope In Your Heart

3”x24” mix media painting on wood.

See Yourself In Everything

10”x10” mix media painting on wood.

It Takes Courage

6”x6”X3” mixed media painting on canvas.

Let The Bidding Begin!

The Auction has begun, go HERE to participate.

'Blooms Of Hope' and MORE March 23-25

I hope you will join me for my upcoming online auction. In my last post, I shared some of the paintings that will be in the March 23- 25 online auction, here are a few more originals. I will also have OOAK reproductions available at that time.

If you would like to attend, just click the Auctions with Stephanie Gagos group (click HERE ). The event link is HERE, please click ‘going’ as this will give you a notification when we begin.

I would love for you to drop by.

Link for Auction Group HERE

Link for Event HERE

Blooms Of Hope

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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Golden Dreamer

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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Listen To TheM Sing

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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When Flowers Bloom, So Does Hope

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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Drinking In The Stars

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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Hope For Tomorrow

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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Her Dreams

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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Her Joy

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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Garden Of Gratitude

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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Magnolia Dreams

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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Infinite Hope, March 23-25 Auction / IG Giveaway

I am so excited to announce that my upcoming online auction, “Infinite Hope”, will be in the Auctions with Stephanie Gagos group (click HERE. to attend). The event link is HERE, please click ‘going’ as this will give you a notification when we begin. I have been working up a ‘storm’, so to speak, and would love for you to drop by.

These works are a little different for me, a little moody, a little stormy but still, I think, you will see; hope prevails. It has been that kind of year, a struggle to stay hopeful and positive but I remain stubborn, firmly holding those rose coloured glasses in front of my eye balls. My biggest hope for you, viewer, is that my art will lift you up, take your despair and make it a little less, even if just for a second.

Love and hope to you all,

Maria

A Selection of Originals that will be in the Auction

Infinite Hope

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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Hope Reigns

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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Her Hope

Available in my upcoming March auction.

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Weathering The Storm

Available in my upcoming March auction.

Link for Group HERE Link for event HERE

Solo Lesson Spots still available

Starting March 8th!

My first ever Solo lesson starts March 8, there is still time to register! GO HERE to find out more about this and my other online classes.

Giveaway

IG Giveaway

Click HERE for a chance to win

International Women's Day Art Giveaway

To celebrate women coming together to uplift and empower each other, 8 artists (incl. myself) have teamed up to giveaway ART PRINTS to our friends and fans on IG!

You can win an Art Print from each of us.

To enter:

1. Follow the artists whose prints you'd like to win @anatourian @elvenstarart @kamillefreske @jennawinghuart @lucymorningstar.art @mariapacewynters @missleilanijoy @selinafenech

2. Comment "yes" on the artists' prints that you would like to win (you can comment on all the artists' posts if you'd like a chance to win all)3.

Tag a friend for extra entry (unlimited entries)

That's it!

The winner will be picked by random on 8th March 2021.And the artist will announce the winner of their print on their page.

'Girl In A Wicker Chair' in 30 Seconds

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share this little 30 second video I did of the painting from a lesson I will be teaching in Let’s Face It 2021. If you are interested in any of my online classes, click this link. My solo lesson is selling quickly and there are only a few spots left at the initial discount pice.

My bonus lesson in Lifebook 2021 is coming out soon. People loved my free taster session ( which you can get access to when you purchase this course), so don’t miss out!

Make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel

First Ever Solo Course! 'Patterns and Palettes'

I am so excited to be offering my first ever SOLO course online, hosted by the lovely Olga Furman. What to join me for the fun?

Course starts March 8th, 2021, registration is open!

• Early Bird SALE $89 (Reg. price $129)

• Limited spots available due to individual feedback from instructor via FB group: March 8-April 5, 2021

• Course includes THREE (3) PROJECTS!

• PLUS a Bonus video

• Over 3 HOURS of instruction

• Private FB group

• UNLIMITED access

• DOWNLOADABLE content

Want to find out more?

Can’t get enough of my online lessons? Check out my other classes in the main main menu of my website HERE.

Cultivating Hope, Free Classes and Florals

“Cultivating hope means planting seeds of gratitude on a daily basis”

— Maria Pace-Wynters

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Life Book 2021 News … Free classes are coming back for a short time!

There will be a 7 day replay of the Taster Sessions starting Friday 11th December. The replay gives a “7 day access pass" from the day you access the replay. It doesn't run between a set of dates, but will be a 7 day replay available to you in which you get a 7 day access from the moment you join. Don’t miss out on this replay, I am still getting messages and seeing paintings from the initial taster session. People have done amazing things with these lesson! It has been huge success and very inspiriting.

Dec 11, make sure you join me and the other Life Book artists for some amazing FREE lessons.

I’d love for you to join up for the year long LIFE BOOK course. I am currently working on the two lessons I will have for you. It is going to be a great, creative and inspiring time! Don’t we all need a bit of that in our lives right now?

GO HERE to join and don’t forget to use the 20% off discount code: FEELHAPPY20

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SOME FLORALS in my Etsy shop …

Garden Of Gratitude

This is a 24”x28” mixed media on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red. This painting is available HERE

This is what it could look like in your house

(the amazing panelled wall and couch, not included).

Summer Fireworks

This is a 18” x 48” mixed media painting on canvas. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red. This painting is available HERE

In your house …

OTHER LESSONS IN 2021 …

Let’s Face It 2021

LET'S FACE IT 2021

• A year-long academic course that is devoted to studying portraits and figures.  

• 27+ artists sharing their knowledge and expertise on portraiture and figurative art

• Geared toward all levels - beginning, intermediate and advance artists

• Focus is on all ages, males and females.

• Academic areas of study include but not limited to:

  • Understanding proportions

  • Various portrait angles and poses

  • Composition

  • Color theory and value

  • Finding a likeness in your own work

  • Loosening up in both your dry and wet mediums

  • so much more!!

FOR MORE INFO click HERE

Painting My Life Beautiful

It has been a strange year and I have struggled to stay positive and keep creating. I really do try to take my worries and hardships and make them into something beautiful but I found that difficult this year. Watching so many people, loved ones and strangers, suffer, was hard to overcome. 

The idea of my own personal freedom and the freedom of everyone worldwide had been circling my head for a while so I decided to play with this vision of being trapped or caged. I took that idea and tried to make something beautiful from it. I try to put beauty back into the world every chance I get. I feel this is my superpower. It makes me feel lighter and makes me feel like I have some control over what is happening to me. It is my aspiration that I can help others by giving them hope and inspiration from seeing/feeling something beautiful and joyful in my art.

This too shall pass, we can get through this together.  

Best wishes to you all and see you on Monday November 16 HERE,

Maria

And some of the originals ….

The Auction Wall of originals …

UPCOMING LESSONS IN 2021

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR LIFE BOOK 2021!

LEARN HOW TO FEEL HAPPIER IN LIFE THROUGH THE POWER OF YOUR CREATIVITY!

Use the coupon code FEELHAPPY20 to get 20% off this year long course and click HERE

LIFEBOOK 2021

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LET’S FACE IT 2021 PORTRAIT LESSONS!

WHAT IS LET'S FACE IT 2021?

• A year-long academic course that is devoted to studying portraits and figures.  

• 27+ artists sharing their knowledge and expertise on portraiture and figurative art

• Geared toward all levels - beginning, intermediate and advance artists

• Focus is on all ages, males and females.

• Academic areas of study include but not limited to:

  • Understanding proportions

  • Various portrait angles and poses

  • Composition

  • Color theory and value

  • Finding a likeness in your own work

  • Loosening up in both your dry and wet mediums

  • so much more!!

Follow this link to get signed up

https://karabullockart.com/product/lfi21/ref/84/

LFI2021 EARLY BIRD

*All images are copyright by Maria Pace-Wynters 2020.

"Pretty Bird", "Hope" and More...

Hello all you lovelies!

This week has gone by so quickly and Part ONE of The Handmade Holiday Auction is coming up fast! The auction will be running from Nov 12 at 11 AM eastern -Nov 19 at 2 PM eastern. My day will be Monday November 16, so mark your calendars.

Artists in Part One include:
Kecia Frazee Deveney, Judy Hudson, Kate Morgan, Veronika Swanepoel, Olivier, Danielle Mack, Kj Allison, Amber Bryce, Kerri McCabe, Lucy Brydon, Mary Pat Horan Corder, Robert Kelley and ME!

The following paintings will be available for bidding, contact me if you need more info about how to take part. For more info go HERE

To see more painting that will be in this auction, go HERE

Pretty Bird

This is a 18” x24” mix media painting on canvas. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

Afternoon Tea

This is a 8”x16” mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

Decorative Girl

This is a 10”x20” mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.

Hope

9”x12” mixed media painting on gold canvas. The sides are 1.5” deep and are gold.

Truly Free

This is a 16”x20” mixed media painting on gold canvas. The sides are 1.5” deep and are gold.

Backstage Jester

This is a 12”x16” mixed media painting on mix media board.

Poppy Garden Wedge

This is a 16” mix media triangle wood cradle with 1” sides that are painted red.

UPCOMING LESSONS IN 2021

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR LIFE BOOK 2021!

LEARN HOW TO FEEL HAPPIER IN LIFE THROUGH THE POWER OF YOUR CREATIVITY!

Use the coupon code FEELHAPPY20 to get 20% off this year long course and click HERE

LIFEBOOK 2021

****************************************************************************************************************

LET’S FACE IT 2021 PORTRAIT LESSONS!

WHAT IS LET'S FACE IT 2021?

• A year-long academic course that is devoted to studying portraits and figures.  

• 27+ artists sharing their knowledge and expertise on portraiture and figurative art

• Geared toward all levels - beginning, intermediate and advance artists

• Focus is on all ages, males and females.

• Academic areas of study include but not limited to:

  • Understanding proportions

  • Various portrait angles and poses

  • Composition

  • Color theory and value

  • Finding a likeness in your own work

  • Loosening up in both your dry and wet mediums

  • so much more!!

Follow this link to get signed up

https://karabullockart.com/product/lfi21/ref/84/

LFI20121 EARLY BIRD

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR LIFE BOOK 2021!

Use the coupon code FEELHAPPY20 to get 20% off this year long course and click HERE

LIFEBOOK 2021

*All images are copyright by Maria Pace-Wynters 2020.