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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Evidence Of Angels, "Angel Oil Painting" Spiritual Art, Skyscape, by Marina Petro

Evidence Of Angels
20" x 24"
Original oil painting on canvas
Angel Series
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Details and purchasing information http://www.etsy.com/listing/95822192/evidence-of-angels-angel-painting HERE  or EMAIL me for other purchasing options and inquiries. 
Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

"Evidence Of Angels"  was created intuitively. I began by just dipping my brush in the first color I was attracted to and then continuing in this manner. At one point I felt the painting was completed, put it aside for a little bit, and took a break. When I came back, it looked like it needed something else. I painted the angels in a kind of exploratory way-not quite sure how they would turn out. I liked what I'd done and deemed it finished. It's always a new adventure when I paint in this manner as opposed to my still life, landscape, and more realistic pieces.

Today's Quotation: "The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. And the first to forget is the happiest....
(I saw this quote on Facebook...there was no author)
 
 

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Cosmic Light 11, "Skyscape, Celestial Abstract Oil Painting" by Marina Petro

Cosmic Light 11
22" x 28"
Original oil painting on canvas
Celestial Skyscape Series
$700

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Details and purchasing information  HERE  or EMAIL me for other purchasing options and inquiries. 
Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

"Cosmic Light" is another creation from my imagination. I began the painting several years ago, but wasn't happy with the finished piece. I put in my storage room and forgot about it.  When I discovered it again, a fresh vision of how to complete it came to mind and here is the final painting which I am very pleased with. It is currently in my living room in  a beautiful 4" wide gold frame and is striking. It lifts my spirit when I look at it. Such is the power of art....

 Today's Quotation: "When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."
-Lao Tzu
 

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Autumn Leaves, "Autumn Moon Painting" by Marina Petro

Autumn Leaves
8" x 10"
Original oil painting on canvas
$79

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Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.
This is a painting I completed some time ago and forgot all about posting it here. This week two people commented on how striking they thought it was which brought my attention back to it.


Today's Quotation: "The hardest thing to see is what is in front of our eyes."
-Goethe
 

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Birth Of Angels, "Skyscape Painting" by Marina Petro

Birth Of Angels
6" x 6"
Original oil painting on archival Raymar canvas panel
Celestial, Skyscape Series
$95

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Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

"Birth Of Angels" is another piece painted spontaneously/intuitively. I put the celestial bodies in on the top right after I thought I'd completed the painting...kept looking at it and felt it needed a little something else to bring it to completion.  

Today's Quotation:  "There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.” 
-Martha Graham
 

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Autumn Mist Rising, "Autumn Landscape Oil Painting", by Marina Petro

Autumn Mist Rising
18" x 24"
Original oil painting on canvas
$450
Landscape Series

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 I would love to have a cabin somewhere with this view.

Today's Quotation: "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite." 
-William Blake
 

Friday, February 17, 2012

Bog Meadow, "Landscape Oil Painting" by Marina Petro

Bog Meadow
5" x 7"
Original oil painting on canvas
Landscape Series
$75
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Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

This is a meadow I pass almost daily on my drive into the city of Saratoga Springs to pick up my mail, ship paintings out, anticipate interesting synchronistic events, run errands and generally break the pattern of being at home. It's rare that I stay home for a full day. 

Today's Quotation:
"Artists are just as important as doctors and nurses," says painter Marni California. "People need nourishing of their souls as well as their bodies; in Navajo culture the medicine man and artist are one and the same." 

-from Robert Genn newsletter
 

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Heaven Sent, "Angel Painting" by Marina Petro

Heaven Sent
5" x 7"
Original oil painting on canvas
Angel Art Series
$75
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Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

Another painting 'out of this world.' I particularly like the bottom third. As I was posting this piece just now, the computer screen cut off the top two thirds, just above the moon, and I thought, "What a great painting this would make."

I love the quotation below. It is from the 91st Psalm which is one of the most powerful prayers in the bible.  I find great comfort in it.....

Today's Quotation: "For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."
 

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Night Sky Painting, Angel's Flight, "Skyscape Painting" by Marina Petro

Angel's Flight
6" x 8"
Original oil painting on canvas
Celestial, Skyscape Series
$100
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Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

Hope this painting lifts you 'out of this world' and into the realm of angels. I often wonder what most people see when they close their eyes and 'look' inside their own heads. Try it... When I close my eyes, I see the universe...always have....I am among the stars and heavenly bodies....really. It's probably why these celestial paintings are the most natural for me to create. What do you see? I'd be very interested in knowing.... I think I'll post this on my Facebook Page too....I'm curious...

Incidentally, the quotation below always brings me to tears and a profound inner response....a longing...a sadness...hard to describe...

Today's Quotation: "I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. I may not ever complete the last one, but I give myself to it. I circle around God, around the primordial tower. I have been circling for thousands of years, and I still don't know: am I a falcon, a storm, or a great song?"
-Ranier Maria Rilke

 

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Moonrise, "Full Moon Landscape" Oil Painting by Marina Petro

Moonrise
16" x 20"
Original oil painting on canvas
Celestial Landscape Series
$299
SOLD
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Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

"Moonrise" is another painting created intuitively from my imagination. There's a subtle white form between the two cliffs that looks like an angel. This was not deliberate...it just happened...

Today's Quotation: Fly me to the moon...Let me play among the stars...Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars
--Bart Howard




Saturday, February 11, 2012

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

Approaching Eden
8" x 10"
Original oil painting on canvas
Landscape Garden Art Series
$150
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Here is another painting that flowed (almost) effortlessly from brush to canvas...intuitively and spontaneously from my ever fertile imagination....

I consider 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, or more structured landscapes,  I usually turn to this garden theme, or celestial paintings.

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 

 

Thursday, February 9, 2012

From The Deep, Water Lily, Lotus, Pond, "Floral Oil Painting" by Marina Petro

From The Deep
16" x 20"
Original oil painting on canvas
Floral Art Series
$499
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Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

This was another challenging painting. I painted it a while ago while I was still under the guidance of my teacher. The lotus flower was painted in last, after I decided it would enhance the painting. My teacher suggested I leave the flower out....what do you think? One of my favorite parts of this painting is the light coming through the larger upturned lily pad near the center of the painting. It is hard to see the light coming through in this photo but it glows and I love it....

Today's Quotation: "Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly."
-Stephen R. Covey
 

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Magical Pond, "Pond Landscape Oil Painting" by Marina Petro

Magical Pond
16" x 20"
Original oil painting on canvas
$499
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Click on the image or on the word HERE (just below) for a larger view to appreciate the detail.


Details and purchasing information HERE or EMAIL me for other purchasing options and inquiries. 
Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

 This was quite a difficult painting to create but I am very pleased with the outcome. It is not a new piece. I painted it a while back. The colors I used are considered 'Healing' colors. Green is considered to be the primary color that corresponds to healing, prosperity, balance and well being. White is a color that is considered spiritual and blue is also a spiritual color and very calming. Pay attention....what do you experience when you view it...? 

Today's Quotation: "Tell me what you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" 
Mary Oliver
 

Monday, February 6, 2012

Bad Boy Garfield... Cartoon Cat, Original Oil Painting by Marina Petro

"Bad Boy Garfield"
6" x 6"
Original oil painting on archival Raymar canvas panel
$100
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Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

This is my final contribution for Valentines Day. At the moment, I am listening to John Lee Hooker singing "I'm Bad Like Jessie James"....a sheer coincidence that this song came on as I was posting "Bad Boy Garfield." What a riot! John Lee sounds really, really bad...badder than Garfield...

Thought I'd give you a smile with this painting but I am the one laughing right now...love these synchronistic events....

Today's Quotation: "If you have it (love), you don't need to have anything else. If you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you have."

 

Sunday, February 5, 2012

"Kiss Me" Garfield Cat Oil Painting by Marina Petro

Kiss Me
6" x 6"
Original oil painting on archival Raymar canvas panel
$100
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Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

Wouldn't this make a great surprise Valentines Day gift? Everyone who's seen it has broken into a huge smile.....

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 on the dashboard in my car. This particular Garfield is a small wind-up toy that rocks back and forth when you wind him up. Hope this bring a smile...

Today's Quotation: "Just the moment when you are all confused, leaps forth a voice...hold me close...I am love and I am always present."
-Rumi
 

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Sun Kissed, Fruit and Floral Still Life Oil Painting by Marina Petro

Sun Kissed
8" x 8"
Original oil painting on canvas
Fruit and Floral Art Series
$135

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This  painting was a joy to paint! It lifts my mood and energizes me when I look at it. I chose one of my favorite fabrics as the backdrop and painted it on 1 1/2 thick gallery wrapped stretched canvas. It is painted around all sides, wired and ready to hang just as it is. No need for a frame unless you choose to frame it.

Today's Quotation:  ‎'Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.' 

~ Rumi



Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Valentines Day Painting, "Falling In Love," abstract acrylic painting by Marina Petro

Falling In Love
5" x 7"
Original acrylic painting on canvas
$69
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JUST SOLD


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Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

If I hadn't painted this, I would love to receive it as a Valentine's Day gift for the sole reason that it would be a total surprise and I probably wouldn't have ever guessed what my gift would have been.

I was in a lighthearted mood a while back when I created this painting. The inspiration for the fish came from a piece of fabric and the turtle is from my imagination. The hearts were an afterthought when I felt the painting needed more..,

 Today's Quotation:  "We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and it's only end."
-Benjamin Disraeli


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