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A Seagull and The Boat – acrylic painting
“Overcome space, and all we have left is Here. Overcome time, and all we have left is Now.” ― Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull A tribute to my friend who passed away from ALS. A progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects … Continue reading
Posted in Acrylic Paintings
Tagged acrylic, art, boat, fine art, ocean, painting, seagull, Seascape
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Seal Pup – acrylic painting
Her eyes, deep sad pools, tugged at my heart and with her tilted head she spoke ~ by Mary Seal Pup, an acrylic painting (9×12), was painted on canvas paper using mainly Liquitex and Golden brand acrylics. Who would have … Continue reading
Seeking Solitude – a graphite drawing
“I step onto the path and as my feet sink into the first grains of sand I can feel the salty sea breeze hit my face, the smell of the sea water and screeching call of the gulls – it’s … Continue reading
Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth, Maine – a charcoal drawing
“Weary sailors search the horizon for a glimpse of light, the beacon that will take them home. It’s been a long, cold and rough journey at sea as they long to set foot on land again ~ families wait anxiously … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings
Tagged art, cape elizabeth, charcoal, drawing, fine art, lighthouse, maine two-lights, ocean
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Magic Hour – charcoal drawing
“The sounds of sea breezes, waves coming ashore and seagulls squawking overhead slowly fade away; I look to the horizon and wait for the brilliance of a setting sun. There is magic in this hour ~ “ by Mary Magic … Continue reading
Cove View – graphite/charcoal drawing
“It is wonderful how much depends upon the relations of black and white … A black and white, if properly balanced, suggests colour. ” – Winslow Homer Cove View, a charcoal/graphite drawing (8×10) was produced on Strathmore Bristol Vellum paper. … Continue reading
Sunset at Scarborough, oil pastel
“It’s a moment that I’m after, a fleeting moment, but not a frozen moment.” – Andrew Wyeth During our recent trip back East we arrived at Scarborough beach in Maine just as the sun was quickly setting. We hadn’t much … Continue reading
Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings
Tagged art, fine art, ocean, oil pastels, painting, sunset, water, waves
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Sand Dunes, acrylic painting
“The urge to destroy is also a creative urge.” – Pablo Picasso This painting was started one year ago as a sunset beach scene, it was put aside because I couldn’t see where it was going. I almost tossed it … Continue reading
Posted in Acrylic Paintings
Tagged acrylics, art, beach, fine art, ocean, painting, sand dunes, Sea, sky, waves
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Ocean Study #7, acrylic painting
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever – Jacques Cousteau It’s been a long nine weeks working to get my shoulder/neck/arm repaired, over the last two weeks we’ve seen a lot of … Continue reading
Timeless, acrylic painting
This painting was a good lesson learned in so many aspects. The most basic premise to art is making sure your composition works, so if you could have only seen what this painting started out as (bland sky, cliffs winding … Continue reading
Posted in Acrylic Paintings
Tagged acrylic, art, fine art, ocean, painting, rock, Seascape, waves
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Oil Pastels by Mary 