Yellow Bird, No. 9, 6×6″ acrylic on canvas. ©2018 Marie Marfia.
Egyptian-eyed Dog, No. 10, 6×6″ acrylic on canvas. ©2018 Marie Marfia.
Pink Flower, No. 11, 6×6″ acrylic on canvas. ©2018 Marie Marfia
Humming right along. I don’t always like what I’m ending up with but it’s okay because I’m learning! I’m excited to try again every day. Onward and upward. That’s the ticket.
Turning Out Austin, 6×9″ pastel on Canson mi-teintes paper. ©2018 Marie Marfia
“Turning Out Austin” is a painting about my niece Nathalie’s horse, a rescued thoroughbred and a sweet looking boy. Nathalie’s friend Pam is currently taking good care of Austin. I spent the last week with Steve camped behind Pam’s house in Tucson, AZ. This painting is based on a photo I took of Pam and Austin one morning last week. He was hungry! Pam was turning him out into a bigger paddock to have his breakfast and he just couldn’t wait to start eating!
It was lovely to hang out with Pam and her horses. I’ll have to paint some more of them soon!
I’ll be posting more daily paintings from my recent camping trip out west, so stay tuned!
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Sound of Small Waves, 6×9″ pastel on sanded paper. ©2018 Marie Marfia
Today, while walking the dogs I noticed that the waves from Round Lake were lapping along the shore and it was so beautiful I took a movie of it. And then I painted it, of course. You can’t hear the waves by looking at the painting. Or maybe you can.
This painting is on ebay as of 9pm tonight. Bidding starts at 99¢.
My Tools, 9×6″ pastel on sanded paper. ©2018 Marie Marfia
A roll of tape, an x-acto knife, brushes, scissors, fixative. That’s all I need.
This painting is on ebay as of 9pm tonight. Bidding starts at 99¢.
Where’s My Ride? 6×9″ pastel on sanded paper. ©2018 Marie Marfia
I like to watch people walking along the street in front of my store. Sometimes I hit the jackpot and they leave their big, friendly dogs parked in a truck. Cool!
This painting is on ebay as of 9pm tonight. Bidding starts at 99¢.
Salvaged, 6×9″ pastel on sanded paper. ©2018 Marie Marfia
You know how some days are just sucky? And then you decide to paint something and poof! all better now.
This painting is on ebay as of 9pm tonight. Bidding starts at 99¢.
This painting is on ebay as of 9pm tonight. Bidding starts at 99¢.
Last Ice, 9×6″ pastel on sanded paper. ©2018 Marie Marfia
Here’s a look at my morning today. Gorgeous sunrise, obfuscating trees, catterwhumpus telephone pole. It’s all downhill from here.
This painting is on ebay as of 9pm tonight. Bidding starts at 99¢.
Where’s My Ride? 6×9″ pastel on sanded paper. ©2018 Marie Marfia
Whenever I’m at the studio I am entertained/dismayed/fascinated by the people walking by my window. Today I got lucky because someone left their big handsome bulldog in the truck across the street from me. He was a good boy, didn’t bark at anyone or anything. Just sat there calmly waiting for his ride to come back and take him home. Best doggo ever.
This painting is on ebay as of 9pm tonight. Bidding starts at 99¢.
Dark Over Light, 6×9″ pastel on sanded paper. ©2018 Marie Marfia
On Saturdays I visit my mother-in-law. We moved her to Ludington not very long ago to have her closer to us. It used to be a 3 hour drive to go see her and now it’s a half hour or less. She’s only been in the memory care unit for a few weeks and she’s still trying to adjust.
Sometimes she’s feeling pretty good about things. But a lot of times she’s depressed. She knows her memory is failing and she doesn’t know anyone in the new place. It’s hard on her. Steve and I come see her 3-4 times a week.
Last Saturday I took her for a drive. We went to the beach and then to the boat landing by the river. Then we went back to the memory care place and worked on a jigsaw puzzle for a while. She got sleepy and decided to take a nap.
I sat on the floor in her room, waiting for her to nod off. She said, “You’ll be gone when I wake up.” I explained that I would be back again soon, that her son would be coming to visit in two days.
“You guys sure take good care of me,” she said.
“That’s because we love you,” I said.
“I love you, too.” she said.
“I know.”
“How do you know that?”
“Because you tell me all the time.”
“How do you know I’m telling the truth?”
“You have an honest face.”
That seemed to satisfy her. She leaned back and closed her eyes. I waited until I knew she was asleep and then left.
This painting is on ebay as of 9pm tonight. Bidding starts at 99¢.
No House of Flavors Today, 6×9″ pastel on sanded paper. ©2018 Marie Marfia.
My mother-in-law had a doctor’s appointment today and Steve and I planned to take her out to House of Flavors restaurant afterward for lunch. But the staff at Ludington Woods called and said they were quarantining the residents because there was a flu outbreak there. So we’re not going after all. Steve’s going to stop in to see her if they’ll let him. I brought a lunch.
At least she probably doesn’t remember that we were going to take her out today. That’s the curse and the blessing of losing your memory, I guess.
And of course, it’s more important that she stay healthy. Still. Ice cream would have been nice. I think this painting looks like a couple of scoops of ice cream with some sort of sauce on top. Yum! Except it’s kind of hairy looking with all the dune grass. Ew.
This painting is on ebay as of 9pm tonight. Bidding starts at 99¢.
