I’m just finishing up packing all the paintings that were won in the Handmade Holiday Auction Part One. I sold 24 pieces! So happy they are all going to their new forever homes <3 I can’t thank you guys enough for all of your support. Part two of the Auction will be starting next week. Go HERE to join the fun!
AND NOW…
“Holly, The Christmas Chicken”
I am packing up the studio so I can set up at Dickens Fest at the Citadel. I am excited to be able to take part in this new festival (this is only the second year). So if you work downtown and you need to do some Christmas shopping … PERFECT … just come and visit me. I have 2020 calendars, greeting cards, pillows, tote bags, jewelry and of course, paintings and reproductions <3
The Citadel Theatre in association with the Downtown Business Association is presenting the second annual Dickens Fest! Featuring the Pavilion of Lights (beginning November 14), a holiday market, as well as holiday teas and dinners; this year’s Dickens Fest is bound to grow even the tiniest of Grinch hearts.
HOLIDAY MARKET
9828 101 A Avenue, Edmonton, AB
★ SPECIAL EVENT:SIP & SHOP
Wednesday, November 27 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sip & Shop will be open to the public, but you can purchase a $15.00+fees&GST ticket for a voucher for a special beverage and access to exclusive Market Vendor offers for one night only. Tickets for this event must be held at will call at the Citadel Box Office.
REGULAR MARKET SCHEDULE
• Thursday, November 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Friday, November 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Saturday, November 30 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
November 26, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Comments Off on Dickens Fest November 27, 28, 29 & 30
Hey guys! Tomorrow is my day in the Handmade Holiday Auction! It starts at 1Pm eastern time. I’d love to see you there. The following are the pieces that will be up for bidding, both ORIGINALS and OOAK fine art, hand embellished and mounted reproductions. For more info go here https://www.facebook.com/events/551384022282204/
ORIGINALS
REPRODUCTIONS
November 22, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Comments Off on Tomorrow, Nov 23rd, Is My Auction Day!
12″x16″ on wood with 1.5″ deep sides. The sides are red.
This painting will be available during the handmade holiday auction online. My day is November 23rd. More info is HERE.
“Always listen to your HEART. The wisdom of your heart is the connection to your authentic power – the true home of your spirit”
― Angie karan
Listening to you heart is always the answer. Your head can get you in so much trouble… and it lies! It tells you all sorts of mistruths and can send you in a tailspin for no reason. As an artist, it took me a long time to learn this. As soon as I started listening to my heart and not my head, my art became authentic and I the more I listened to my heart, the easier it became to quiet the voices in my head.
November 19, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Comments Off on Talk To Your Heart
My annual Open House for the Winter Season. I have calendars, bags, pillows, paintings, reproductions, cards and more. All price points for shopping for a loved one or for yourself ( I’m not judging!). I am opening my doors form 10 am to 5pm to coincide with the other events going on in my area (The Carrot’s Christmas Art’s Bazaar, The Edmonton Potters Guild at The community centre and Jeff Collin’s studio). I have treats and a nice warm beverages to entice you too. A feast for all your senses! HA HA! maria@mariapacewynters (studio usually open by appointment only)
Magnolia Slice- 3″x24″ Available on Etsy or directly from artist.
This Girl, She Has Roots. This painting is in the Handmade Holiday Auction Part one, starting November 17. My day is November 23rd. Let me know if you need more info or go HERE
Don’t miss out on the 2020 online classes that I am participating in. More info HERE
November 15, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Comments Off on Open Studio, Tomorrow November 16
PYHaS2019 IS SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE: FROM THE BEGINNER TO THE EXPERIENCED ARTIST
♥ 55 LESSONS!
♥ 28 AMAZING ARTIST INSTRUCTORS!
♥ unlimited access with Downloadable Videos and PDFs!
PLUS:
♥ A password protected CLASSROOM online.
♥ Private FACEBOOK GROUP for students with supportive, friendly and inspiring online Art Community and much more!
** PYHaS2019 is still ongoing, there are a few lessons that haven’t been posted yet (my floral lesson is one of them) and the FB group is still very active.
“Nesting” is the painting I did for my first lesson. It had a great response and I enjoyed seeing everyone’s version on my painting.
Some things that people have said about my PYHaS2019 lesson:
“This is a fabulous lesson. I am trying to get the courage up to try it. So many beautiful paintings are being created and watching Maria Pace-Wynters paint and draw is delightful! Today I will at least get out some inks and see what colors I have. Finish watching the lesson And look at all your beautiful work again !”
“Almost passed up on this lesson because I was a little intimidated with the acrylic ink. But I LOVED it! What an awesome lesson Maria Pace-Wynters! Thank you so much!”
“Back from moving and jumping in with Maria Pace-Wynters “nesting” lesson. First time on birch panel and using inks. I had inks, just hadn’t used them, so thanks much for the lesson; I really enjoyed working on this and learned a lot.”
My attempt at Maria Pace-Wynters. I love Maria’s work, I am a true fan. Thank you very much for sharing your art! ❤️❤️❤️
My second lesson is a floral, ‘Red Poppies’, and is coming up soon. I cannot wait to see how you guys like it and what you do with the lesson.
Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity! This sale only last for four days!
This is such a busy time of year for all of and I don’t want to add to your already busting calendars but I also don’t want you to miss out on some really amazing events that I am involved with in the next month.
Open Studio/ Holiday Sale
Nov 16 10 am-5pm
11520 94 st
This is my annual Open House for the Winter Season. I have calendars, bags, pillows, paintings, reproductions, cards and more. All price points for shopping for a loved one or for yourself ( I’m not judging!). I am opening my doors form 10 am to 5pm to coincide with the other events going on in my area (The Carrot’s Christmas Art’s Bazaar, The Edmonton Potters Guild at The community centre and Jeff Collin’s studio). I have treats and a nice warm beverages to entice you too. A feast for all your senses! HA HA! maria@mariapacewynters (studio usually open by appointment only) More info HERE
The Handmade Holiday Auction
Nov 17- 25
Online
Once again I am participating in the online auction, Handmade and Holiday Auction. I will be in part one (November 23 is my day). I will be sharing the paintings that will have available, both originals and reproductions, here in the next week or so. Let me know is you are interested in an invite to the online event or you would like a tag for a certain piece. More info HERE
PART ONE ARTISTS ARE:
Veronika Swanepoel Olivier, Louise Williams, Marianne Velis Goodell, Robin Dalmiras, Micki Wilde, Tiare Smith Woods, Joss Rossiter, Dena Adams
Lindsay Vanhove, Nikol Wikman, Patty Huskins MacLeod and me!
This painting, My Soul Is A Hidden Orchestra, is one of the paintings that will be available in The Handmade Holiday Auction Part One.
I am so excited to be taking part of this festival. Here is some more info on this festival <3
HOLIDAY MARKET
★ SPECIAL EVENT:SIP & SHOP
Wednesday, November 27 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sip & Shop will be open to the public, but you can purchase a $15.00+fees&GST ticket for a voucher for a special beverage and access to exclusive Market Vendor offers for one night only. Tickets for this event must be held at will call at the Citadel Box Office.
REGULAR MARKET SCHEDULE
• Thursday, November 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Friday, November 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Saturday, November 30 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Don’t miss out on the 2020 online classes that I am participating in. More info HERE
November 8, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Comments Off on Mark Your Calendars
12”x16” mixed media/ encaustic painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red.
This painting will be available in the upcoming online auction Handmade And Holiday Auction. More information HERE
I used this painting to do a short demo of the acrylic paint that Deco Art sent me. I don’t use acrylic paints in tubes very often so this was a little out of my comfort zone. I really do love my acrylic inks but sometime I wonder if they are a bit of a crutch. So maybe this was a nice little push for me to experiment. I did end up reverting back to my inks but I AM a mixed media artist so playing with a variety of mediums within one piece is not unusual. In fact, I ended up adding some encaustics to the final piece (not shown in video) because I felt the painting just need something more. All in all though, I am happy with the results.
So Deco Art sent me my primary colours, Red, blue and yellow, and a tube of black and white. They also sent my an extender, a matt medium and some varnish.
I have to say, I thought the coverage was pretty good. It is really hard to get a yellow to have much coverage at all but this one was not bad, and I loved the actual hue. This goes for the red they sent me too, that was a beautiful colour. Absolutely gorgous red orange.
I also like the way they dried, nice and matt, not shiny.
The acrylic medium was great, as good as liquidtex or Golden, which is what i usually use.
The extender …. nope… I just don’t like extenders I think. I am too impatient. I want stuff to dry faster, not slower. It isn’t anything against this brand, I just don’t think extenders are for me.
The only thing I would say that I didn’t like was the tubes of paint are difficult to open and the paint kind of squirted open when you did finally manage to open them. My daughter, Scarlett, had the same problem when she tried them. I often squeeze my paint into jars because I really hate tubes so this remedy this but we did end up wasting paint.
NOOOOO! I HATE WASTING PAINT! HA HA!
This was a nice little push for me to experiment with traditional acrylic paint but I did end up reverting back to my inks half way through. I AM a mixed media artist so playing with a variety of mediums within one piece is not unusual for me, in fact, I ended up adding some encaustics to the final piece (not shown in video) because I felt the painting just need something more. All in all I am happy with how this piece turned out.
AND that is my little review.
Thank you Deco Art!
Don’t miss this!
Early Bird Prices are still available for both online classes I am participating in next year.
Here is some more info so you don’t miss out not these amazing year long classes!
This course is now open for registration !
If you register by November 31st, you will get a discount on the price!
Please use this link https://karabullockart.com/ref/84, it is my own special link and is how I get paid for the class <3 Everyone that registers using my link will get a set of 5 postcards! Just message me after you register.
As you know, LET’S FACE IT is a course created and hosted by Kara Bullock. It is for anyone that wants to practice creating portraits and figurative art, but is especially designed for those of you that have felt scared or intimidated to do so at some point in your life. Together, we want to share with you our strategies, tips, and techniques that we use in order to create our portrait and figurative artwork. You will leave this course feeling confident enough in your skills to never feel intimidated again. In 2020, we will be studying style development and the course will equally focus on portraits AND figures! I personally will be teaching a figurative piece which is something I don’t do as frequently as portraits so it will be a learning experience for me too! I will be doing a main lesson and a min lesson. It’s going to be awesome!
Click HERE to find out more about LET’S FACE IT – 2020.
Remember to use the above link that is in this blog post. This is how you support me and ensure I get paid for doing this course <3 AND … Everyone that registers using my link will get a set of 5 postcards! Just message me after you register.
JUST A REMINDER FOR PYHAS 2020
Registration is now open for PYHAS 2020. I will be doing something very different in this lesson, using another artist’s work to springboard an original artwork in my own style.
