Fire On The Mountain, "Abstract Oil Landscape Painting," by Marina Petro

Fire On The Mountain

20" x 20"

Original oil painting on canvas

Abstract Landscape

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The inspiration for this painting was a photograph that my very talented friend, Zoe Murphy, shot. I saw it on her Facebook page and asked permission to use it as reference for a painting.  Her photo is just below...I began the painting...at first I was pleased with what was emerging on the canvas but as I continued to paint, I felt I was messing it all up....yup, I was.  I took the painting off my easel and placed it on the floor about 8 feet away and began studying it.  I was not pleased at all with my progress. I decided to turn the painting around and voila!....it seemed to come together magically. That's when I painted in the moon, signed it and called it a day.....

On another note....for my subscribers who are from the NY Capital Region. The Arts District on Beekman Street in Saratoga Springs, NY is celebrating American Craft Week Saturday, October 8, from 10-5 pm. My studio will most likely be open until 7. 

There's an open invitation to artists and crafters to set up a table to display and sell your work. There is no charge. There was a great response to last year's celebration...

 Today's Quotation: "When you're in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage. So long as mists envelop you, be still; be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists - as it surely will. Then act with courage." 

- Ponca Chief White Eagle

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One Big Apple, "Apple Oil Painting," by Marina Petro

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One Big Apple
6" x 8"

Original oil painting on Raymar canvas panel

Still Life Fruit Series

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You will be seeing more paintings of fruit on this fabulous fabric find. I'm due for another visit to the fabric shop to scout for new designs. There is only one in this area and it's about 25 miles away. I don't always find something that strikes my fancy.

For the past few days, I've been painting a fantasy garden from my imagination. It has changed at least 10 times so far....wiping off and painting over areas that I thought were great close up and when I stepped back, looked awful... I got tired of it today, put it aside to dry for awhile and began another small painting of a lone orange with great leaves. I'm curious to see how the garden finally turns out.

Today's Quotation: "Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun."
-Mary Lou Cook

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Apple And Pear, "Still Life Fruit Oil Painting," by Marina Petro

 Apple And Pear

6x8 inches

Original oil painting on archival Raymar canvas panel

Still Life Fruit Series

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 Here is another still life fruit painting on a great fabric I found. I have this one showing off in a black 3" plein air frame in my studio in Saratoga. 

During a very pleasant lunch on the front porch of the Beekman Artist Studios with some of the artists who are part of the coop, a few suggestions were made as to how I could rearrange the paintings in my studio. I was very open to the suggestions and agreed.....but a bit overwhelmed at the thought of rearranging everything. I've had an  unusual amount of "life's interruptions" which have limited my time at the easel and I really just wanted to paint. 

I walked into my studio a few days later and the entire studio was rearranged beautifully. I was in a state of shock! I thought I finally got my life's wish for a magical fairy godmother....she must have come in and waved her magic wand.  As it turns out, Michelle Winne, a highly accomplished painter who is part of the coop rearranged the entire studio for me. It is beautiful! I'll take pics and post them soon. 

More studio news...my dear friends Debbie and Marian, fiber artists, who were sharing the front space with me decided to move out. Their Etsy shop Beautiful Place is doing so well, they couldn't keep up with it all. For now, my studio is open to the public only when I can be there, which is most days for just a few hours...usually between 12-3pm take or give an hour each way. 

I'm very happy to announce, though, that my daughter, Joy, will be sharing the space with her beautiful jewelry beginning in October....

Today's Quotation:  "Every time you smile at someone it is an action of Love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing."  

– Mother Theresa                 

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Lotus, Water Lily "Floral Oil Painting," by Marina Petro

Lotus
8x10
Oil painting on canvas
Floral Art Series

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The inspiration for this painting was a photograph I took at the Yaddo Artists Retreat in Saratoga Springs, NY where I live.

Today's Quotation: "Art washes away from the soul, the dust of everyday life."

-Pablo Picasso

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Fantasy Garden, "Floral Landscape Oil Painting," by Marina Petro

Fantasy Garden

6" x 12"

Landscape Oil Painting 
 Floral Art Series

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Here is another creation from my imagination that flowed effortlessly from my brush.  It is painted on a canvas textured board that has a notch in the back to hang on a small nail and does not need a frame. 

I will be imagining myself in this garden tonight as I fall asleep.  Just viewing it transports me to a  state of peace and serenity....so.... I consider this painting 'Healing Art.'

Today's Quotation:  "If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking."

-Buddhist Proverb

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Night Fire, "Night Sky Landscape Oil Painting," by Marina Petro

Night Fire

6 x 6 inches

Oil painting on archival Raymar canvas panel

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This beautiful painting was created spontaneously from my imagination. I didn't have anything in mind when I began to place colors on the canvas. I simply began painting, following my creative instinct each moment, and this is what resulted! It's always such a great adventure and surprise when I've completed these spontaneous/intuitive works. I am happy with it and hope you enjoy viewing it as well.

Today's Quotation: "The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery." 

-Francis Bacon

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Whisper, Horse Painting, "Equine Oil Painting," by Marina Petro

Whisper

16" x 20"

Original oil painting on canvas

Equine Portrait Series

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 I just completed this painting and it was still on my easel when I asked my daughter, Joy, if she would 'studio sit' for me that evening and greet visitors. While she was sitting in front of the canvas, she said she had a sense that the horse was behind her whispering in her ear....This is what she heard........I have recorded these words on the back of the original painting....

Never said goodbye
Till next time
Will miss you
Hush
I heard you
Whisper

Today's Quotation:  "Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith." 

- Henry Ward Beecher

 

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Approaching Eden, Garden Painting, "Landscape Oil Painting," by Marina Petro

Approaching Eden

8 x 10

Original oil painting on stretched canvas

Landscape, Garden series

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I would put this painting in the category of 'healing art.' It lifts and calms my spirit when I view it. I've painted this theme many times...and most of them have been adopted by very happy collectors.  When I need to relax or move away from paintings that require more analytical effort such as horses or still lifes,  I usually turn to this garden theme, or celestial paintings. Both are born intuitively from my imagination and flow relatively freely.

Today's Quotation: "The artist's task is to become a successful eccentric, a strange but wise duck able to venture out of solitary confinement and mingle among society."  
-Eric Maisel

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Hang In There
6x6

 Original oil painting on archival Raymar canvas panel

Still Life Fruit Series

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When I brought my fruit purchase home from the supermarket, I noticed a little extension jutting out from the pear stem....the perfect opportunity to see whether I could get one of the cherries to hang from it....oh....the simple amusements in life...

Cherries can symbolize fertility, merrymaking, and festivity. In Japan, where cherry blossoms are the national flower, cherries represent beauty, courtesy, and modesty. The ancient Chinese regarded the fruit as a symbol of immortality. One Chinese legend tells of the goddess Xi Wang Mu, in whose garden the cherries of immortality ripen every thousand years. Because cherry wood was thought to keep evil spirits away, the Chinese placed cherry branches over their doors on New Year's Day and carved cherry wood statues to stand guard in front of their homes.

Today's Quotation:  "The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear."

-William Jennings Bryan

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