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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

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

©Marina Petro

"Cosmic Light 1"
6" x 6"
Original oil painting on archival Raymar canvas panel
Celestial Skyscape Series

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Here's another painting that was born from the spontaneous flow of intuitive painting. It is my way of relaxing in front of the easel, usually after a more structured creation was completed. This painting was rendered with pure colors, straight from the tube and only mixed and blended while on the canvas.

Today's Quotation:  "Originality and the feeling of one's own dignity are achieved only through work and struggle."
-Theodore Dostoyevsky


 

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Distant Light, "Skyscape,Celestial Painting" by Marina Petro

©Marina Petro

Distant Light
16" x 20"
Original oil painting on canvas
Celestial Skyscape Series

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Another creation from one of my astral journeys.  I think this is my natural habitat. These paintings are the most natural for me to paint and are created almost effortlessly. I enjoy the challenge of painting in a variety of styles and subject matter...and some with great difficulty.  Keeps me sharp and evolving as a painter. I'm told it isn't the wisest thing to do as an artist, though ... it is said it's better to be recognized with a certain style but I can't help it. I would go crazy and bored out of my mind...

Today's Quotation: "Our task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against it."
~Rumi

 

Friday, January 25, 2013

Red Pear And Hibiscus,"Still Life Fruit and Floral Painting" by Marina Petro

©Marina Petro

Red Pear and Hibiscus
6 x 8 inches
Original oil painting on archival Raymar canvas panel
Still Life Series

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Another beautiful background fabric 'find' to showcase this red pear. This painting was a bit complex and took several sessions to complete and  I am very happy with the result.

Today's Quotation:  "Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us."
-Meister Johann Eckhart  
 

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Eclipse, "Skyscape Oil Painting" by Marina Petro

©Marina Petro

Eclipse
16" x 20"
Original oil painting on canvas
Celestial Skyscape Series

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I'm curious. What do you see when you close your eyes and imagine you are looking into your head? When I close my eyes I see images like this painting...the universe...always out there in the heavens.  It's always been that way. 

Today's Quotation: "Of the original phenomena, light is the most enthralling."
Leonardo da Vinci

 

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Love That Plum, Valentines Day Art, "Still Life Fruit Painting" by Marina Petro

©Marina Petro

Love That Plum
6" x 6"
Original oil painting on canvas
Still Life Fruit Series
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Now wouldn't this make an unusual and unforgettable surprise gift for your valentine? Candy is eaten, forgotten, and gone forever.  Flowers wither and die...and remind us where we are all headed.  Jewelry, oh well...that's always good I suppose, but often predictable and easy to lose.  A one of a kind creation,  viewed daily as a reminder of you,  is a lot more impressive...

This luscious plum is posed on a vibrant colorful fabric I was fortunate to unearth at a local fabric shop. I found a few great fabrics recently and will be choosing models from the market to place on them soon. 

Today's Quotation: "Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies."
-Aristotle


Sunday, January 13, 2013

Reflections Of A Red Butterfly, "Butterfly Painting" Still Life by Marina Petro


©Marina Petro

"Reflections Of A Red Butterfly"
20"x 20"
Original oil painting on canvas
Still Life Fruit Series

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I really love this painting. To be fair to myself, it should be priced at least twice as much as I have it listed for at $595 and I am not shy at all about expressing this...but...the present economy is what it is...

Whew! That's all I can say.  I am so glad this ordeal is over. I didn't know what I was getting into when I chose this design but it was much more difficult than I would have imagined and feels like it took forever to complete. 

I began by painting everything but the butterfly and it's reflection. I was intimidated by those sections and very resistant. I kept losing my place and my eyes were playing tricks on me and tearing. There were times I wished there were fairies in my studio that would finish it during the night and surprise me with a fairy miracle in the morning...never happened, of course...but I wished anyway...

So that's the story of "Reflections Of A Red Butterfly"...

Today's Quotation:"The caterpiller does all the work, but the butterfly gets all the publicity."
-George Carlin 

Friday, January 11, 2013

Magical Angel, "Shamanic Angel Painting" by Marina Petro


©Marina Petro

"Magical Angel"
30" x 36"
Original oil painting on canvas

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This painting was created intuitively/spontaneously a while back. I began painting the black oval shape which is now the angel's face and the painting went from there, developing into the figure with wings...so I had this painting with a black oval face just sitting there for quite some time without a defined face. One day, feeling brave enough and determined to finish it, I took a deep breath and once again, cleared my mind as best as I could and let my intuition just take over, one stroke at a time. I am happy with the result.

Today's Quotation: "The power of imagination makes us infinite."
-John Muir



Thursday, January 10, 2013

Tidal Moon, "Seascape Oil Painting" by Marina Petro

©Marina Petro

Tidal Moon
22" x 28"
Original Seascape oil painting on canvas

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Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

This painting is listed for sale at my Etsy Shop for $695.
I am extending a special price offer to my subscribers and personal contacts list for $595.
I am leaving it at Etsy at its original price and would refund $100 back as soon as I receive notice of purchase....or, email me and I will take it off Etsy and send out a PayPal invoice. 


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This mystical seascape with the full moon appearing like a sentinel, was painted from my imagination. As most of my intuitive/spontaneous works go, I didn't have a subject matter in mind when I began. I put paints out I felt attracted to that day and began to paint from my spirit. At a certain point, I wasn't sure whether this piece would be a celestial scene or a seascape. The more I painted, the more it began looking like a seascape and I went from there. I am happy with the final outcome.

Today's Quotation: "As a suffering creature, I cannot do without something greater than I --something that is my life--the power to create."
-Vincent Van Gogh


Monday, January 7, 2013

Orange And Lily, "Still Life Fruit and Floral Painting" by Marina Petro

©Marina Petro

Orange And Lily
6" x 6"
Original oil painting on canvas
Still Life Fruit Series
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I've painted several still life paintings with oranges on this fabric pattern before and will probably use it again and again. It is one of my favorites! 

Today's Quotation: "The life of the soul is expressed through man and his art."
-Oscar Kokoschka

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Reaching For The Light, "Landscape Oil Painting" Garden Art by Marina Petro

©Marina Petro

"Reaching For The Light"
11" x 14"
Original oil painting on canvas
Landscape Garden Series

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This piece is straight out of my imagination...I consider it 'Healing Art" ...Why, you ask??  How does it make you feel when you view it?  It is even more beautiful 'in person.'

"Reaching For The Light" is actually a 'paint-over' of a painting I began outdoors last autumn and decided I wasn't satisfied with when I brought it back to my studio. It was actually pretty terrible. I'd lost patience, was physically uncomfortable, tired, and just started slopping paint around, hoping for a miracle. I didn't get one...So, the painting sat there, annoying me for quite a while until I picked it up and worked it over. I am very happy with it now.  There is a bit of texture from the original painting underneath that adds to it's interest. 

Too bad we can't 'work over' some of the past episodes in our lives....oh well...

Today's Quotation:  "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change."
-Charles Darwin