Pick A Hand…

8″x24″ mixed media painting on paper covered wood cradle. It 1.5″ deep and the sides are painted turquoise.

This painting is available HERE.

…any hand.

‘peak a boo’, ‘I spy’, ‘pick a hand’ ….the games mothers used to use to entertain their  children before iPods.  Funny, kids still love these games. I bet that if you offered to ‘play pick a hand’, they would  play , with  much laughter, surprise and delight.  Kind of says a lot doesn’t  it?  Just don’t have their iPod hidden behind your back or you may just loose them …as they mutter: ” Hmmmm, I wonder if they have a ‘pick a hand’ app?”

Hope you are all having a great day!

My Dragon Robe- A Silent Blessing

9″x12″ mixed media painting on stone paper covered wood cradle. This painting 1.5″ deep and the sides are painted dragon red.

This painting is available HERE

Happy Chinese New Year!

Year of the Dragon.

A silent blessing to you all.

I have so many blessing in my life.

I am grateful.

So grateful.

Remember When…

3″ x17.5″ mixed media painting on stone paper covered wood cradle.  The sides are 1.5″ deep and are painted turquoise and gold ( as seen above).

This painting is available HERE.

I found this crazy sized cradle when I was in Victoria. I always stop by Island Blue Print  and Opus to see if they have anything new and different.

I also got this amazing scented  ink in violet.

So in the future, if you buy one of my paintings with a purple section, give it a sniff… mmmm…flowery smelling paintings… does this mean I can start saying I make 4D paintings?

Purple And Gold

This is a 9″x12″ mixed painting on stone paper covered wood cradle.  The sides are 1.5″ deep and are painted turquoise.

This painting is available HERE.

I wrote that title and then realized that these were my Elementary School colours.   The thing about  the gold used in school colours is that it usually not metallic but rather some very unattractive yellow(think dark mustard). This ugly yellow with purple ( my least favorite colour anyway) is not really a very nice look. Just saying.

Hopefully it works in my painting.

My high school colours were black and orange…not that I had any school spirit in high school…  I wore a lot of black and may have been seen garnishing bright orange lipstick or eyeshadow. The fact that these two ‘colours’ were seen together was entirely coincidental and should never have been mistaken as a  form of pride for my school.  (I was way to cool for that…ha, ha).

The Dancer- in miniature

3″x4″ mixed media painting on stone paper covered wood stretcher. The sides are 1.5″ deep and are painted turquoise.

Experimenting some more with mounting stone paper.I loved working on it this way. It almost felt like working on clayboard.

This is a miniature painting …only 3″x4″… a tiny little piece of art.  I love this size because it fits so nicely anywhere, they even sit perfectly on a book shelf or a desk.  Just saying.

This tiny painting is available HERE

Still

This is a 9.5″x5″ mixed media painting on stone paper.

This painting is available HERE

Having fun with the stone paper.  This one is on a heavier weight than the previous paper that I worked on and I have to say it is quite amazing. It does not buckle or cockle when water is applied to it.

Honest, I don’t own shares, but I would if I could!

Water Fairy

This is a 9″x12″ mixed media painting on paper covered canvas.

This painting is available HERE.

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The Spanish Poppy

9″x12″ mixed media painting on rag paper ( with small border). Not mounted on canvas or wood. This painting will need to be matted and framed.

This painting is available HERE.

Ephemera and The Zebra

This is a 24″x 36″ mixed media painting on paper covered canvas. The sides are 1.5″ deep and are painted red.

This painting is available HERE

I want to write about this but AHHHH…. I just don’t have time to give it my full attention. Christmas right around the corner and I just wanted to put this up before I go away.  Perhaps the last painting of the year?  Maybe, unless I get some painting time in the week following Christmas… we’ll see.

I promise to write my thoughts down about this piece when I can untangle them from Christmas gifts, packing and school concerts.  The original will be displayed at THE DEEP FREEZE festival in January …details to follow.

Love,

Maria

The Little Dancers

12″x16″ mixed media painting on canvas.

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