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A Pair of Puffins – acrylic painting
“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” ― Robert Lynd A Pair of Puffins, an acrylic painting (8×10) was done on canvas paper using mainly Golden and Liquitex brands. This piece was … Continue reading
Posted in Acrylic Paintings
Tagged acrylics, art, birds, fine art, painting, puffins, Sea
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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
Air Dancing Gulls, graphite drawing
When we lived in Maine there were probably more “atmospheric” days than not – with gray skies and heavy fog out at sea. This scene reminded me of those times, the air cold with a moist dense fog and seagulls … Continue reading
The Sea, graphite drawing
This particular scene wasn’t exactly what I had in mind for my next drawing – a beautiful floral was picked out. But then I saw an amazing photograph that my friend, John Warren, had on pmp and I couldn’t resist. … Continue reading
Thursday’s Drawing: Feeding, a Pictorial of the Drawing
Once again I am slowly making my way back to creating and blogging. This coming week I will be in jury duty, hopefully for only a day, and then I should be back to my normal routine – I’m looking … Continue reading
Ever Feel “Runners High” When You’re Creating?
I originally wrote a post about this topic in January 31, 2013, Ever Feel “Runners High” When You’re Creating? mainly because the subject fascinated me and I was convinced no matter what a persons method of creativity – sculpture, photographer, … Continue reading
Posted in OPs New Paintings, Posts
Tagged art, fine art, ocean, Oil Pastel, painting, Sea, wave
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Thursday’s Drawing – Storm Clouds, final
The final stage of Thursday’s drawing project is where drama of moving clouds took center stage and the change from week two to today was dramatic. I loved working this piece . . . Storm Clouds, charcoal (9×12) was drawn … Continue reading
Fish Net Dance – charcoal
A quick and simple seascape drawing of a young boy casting a net for the daily catch – the peaceful idyllic scene was something that spoke to me. Fish Net Dance, charcoal (8×5) was done on Strathmore Sketch paper using … Continue reading
Morning View, oil pastel
Morning View, an oil pastel painting (5×10) is of an empty harbor during winter months. The image I based this painting off of reminded me of how quiet Maine would get every winter after summer visitors would leave for the … Continue reading
Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings
Tagged harbor, Oil Pastel, painting, Sea, winter
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Oil Pastels by Mary 