"APPLE 1" (correction) By Marina Petro

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"Apple 1"
6x6 inches
Original oil painting on Raymar Canvas Panel
$100 + shipping
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The apple was painted from life and the background spontaneously from my imagination. I had the apple sitting on a white piece of fabric with no real background structure. I like the 'dreamy' quality. I titled this piece 'Apple 1' because I wasn't feeling too creative with titles and noticed that I had another painting called 'Apple.' Assuming I will be painting other lone apples at some point, I decided to begin to number them. This piece looks much better 'in real life' than it does in this photo.

Ah, the sun finally came out just now! It's already 1:30. I had planned to drive into town very early today...but...it's been snowing and pretty windy and I decided to stay put until it tempers. I used my time productively though. Here's the link to the newsletter I just finished. I hope you enjoy it along with today's apple. I'm off to town now...

I send you all my heartfelt wishes for a New Year of good health, good cheer, many blessings and God's Grace...

Today's Quote: "The best way to predict your future is to create it."
-Abraham Lincoln

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"ANGEL DESCENDING" by Marina Petro

Angel Descending
12" x 18" (30.5cm x 45.8cm)
Ink Jet Print on Epson Paper
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Angel Descending is not a new painting. I painted the original oil on 22" x 28" canvas quite a few years ago but thought I'd offer a print of it today. I always felt that this angel brought blessings with her presence.

I haven't photographed my new paintings. It's been a little difficult to paint and keep up with photographing. I injured my foot in a fall on ice over a week ago and have been hobbling around trying to get the essentials taken care of here in preparation for Christmas. I probably won't be posting until after the holiday...

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a New Year filled with many blessings and God's Grace...

Today's Quote: "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

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"FULL MOON 1" by Marina Petro

"Full Moon 1"
6x8 inches
Original oil on gallery wrapped canvas painted around all sides.
Can be hung with or without a frame.
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I've numbered this painting because I suspect I'll be painting many more full moons in the future and it's been a little difficult getting creative with titles for these paintings of the moon surrounded by clouds. If you have any ideas, please let me know. In the past I've called them "Magic Moon" "Magical Moon" Moon Magic" "Moonscape" "Mystical Moon" "Moonglow" ...so I'm up for any suggestions.

In any case, I enjoyed painting this piece. It flowed well and I stopped working on it at the point when I began to struggle.

I'm warming up my studio now and can't wait to start painting. We've been having a snow storm here...about 7 inches so far with considerable drifting...and more to come tomorrow...

Today's Quotation:“I don't know if there are men on the moon, but if there are they must be using the earth as their lunatic asylum”
-George Bernard Shaw

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"POLKA DOT PEAR 2" by Marina Petro

Polka Dot Pear 2
8" x 6" (20.4cm x 15.3cm)
Oil on Panel
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I thought painting the reflection on the bowl would be much more difficult than it was. Always a surprise lurking around the corner. I've called this Polka Dot Pear 2 because I painted another pear on the same fabric a while back and couldn't think of another name...there might be a "3" sometime in the future because I'm happy with how both turned out and the fabric is really fun to paint.

I'm glad to be able to post today. We had an ice storm Thursday and lost power until a little while ago. They are telling us not to get too confident. Power might go out again as the trees begin to thaw. This wasn't fun at all. I walked out to go to my car on Thursday, didn't realize there was ice underneath the tiny bit of snow covering, and fell in the driveway hard and fast. I injured my foot and leg, have been icing it and limping around but it's on the mend. A few years ago we bought a generator so I had limited power...no running water but it wasn't as bad as it could have been and I am grateful for that.

Below is a photo I took from my back door. It really doesn't show the extent of the icing (which was very beautiful).


"Today's Quotation" "So let us go forward, quietly, each on his own path, forever making for the light."
-Vincent Van Gogh

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Holiday Studio Exhibit & Sale

My two friends and acupuncturists, Clarence Lu his wife, Judy Kodela at my Holiday Studio Exhibit & Sale...

No individual painting posted today but you can get a view of one wall of daily paintings I had displayed at my studio sale in the photo above. I need a short break after yesterday. I always minimize the amount of work that goes into preparing for a studio exhibit...and then, getting the studio back into shape for painting.

Today's Quotation: "Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention."
— Greg Anderson



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"BAD BOY GARFIELD" by Marina Petro

"Bad Boy Garfield"
6x6 inch original oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

Bad Boy Garfield
6" x 6" (15.3cm x 15.3cm)
Oil on Panel
$100 plus $8 shipping and handling in the US
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I will be putting this painting on eBay later next week if someone doesn't scoop it up here or at my studio sale tomorrow.

If you would like a print, I can provide a 6x6 inch version on heavyweight matte paper for $15 + $5 shipping.

A bit of humor here...Garfield was one of my late mother's favorite cartoon characters. She also loved owls and had a small collection of owl knick knacks and Garfield toys. I keep one of her small stuffed Garfields in my car. Mom died in late November 2002. I painted this in her memory last month. This particular Garfield is a small wind-up toy that rocks back and forth when you wind him up. I was 'fooling around' with the owl and Garfield trying to find a composition for a painting when they struck this pose and I had to paint it...I hope you get a chuckle out of it...

Today's Quotation: "Take away love and our earth is a tomb."
-Robert Browning

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"DREAM GARDEN" by Marina Petro

"Dream Garden"
6x8 inches
Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas painted around all sides.
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Another garden painted from my imagination. Not much to say today so I will sign off now until next time...I hope you enjoy my Dream Garden.

Today's Quotation: "The artist should open the eyes of the viewer to overlooked beauty that is sometimes right in front of us."
-Kenn Backhaus

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"ANGEL'S DESCENT" by Marina Petro

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"Angels Descent"
4"x6"
Original oil painting on gallery wrapped stretched canvas.
Painted around all sides. Can be hung with or without a frame.

I am happy with this piece. Another one that flowed onto the canvas spontaneously and beautifully. If someone doesn't purchase it on ebay by Sunday, you can see it at my Annual Holiday Studio Sale.

Today's Quotation: "Let the artist show his world, the beauty that was born with him, that never was before and never will be again."
-Hermann Bahr

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"TWO APPLES" by Marina Petro

"Two Apples"
6x6 inches
Original Oil Painting on Raymar Canvas Panel
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I've been out since early this morning. Delivered a painting to be included in an exhibit. Visited my acupuncturist...one errand after another so I'm short on words and really need to get into my studio now. Thanks for looking!

Today's Quotation: "When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it - a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand - as a final test. If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If there's a clash between the two, it's bad art."
-Marc Chagall

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