Mixed Media Artist

Children’s book

The Little Princess

This is a 5″x7″ mixed media painting on paper. The sides are 1.5″ deep and are painted red.

This painting is available HERE.

Deep in thought …

Being a princess isn’t always easy…


Lift Me Up


This is a 8″x24″ mixed media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5″ deep and are painted red.
This painting is available HERE.

This is a little different for me. More illustrative and a bit minimal. No cut out butterflies or flowers. It was hard to leave it like that. Knowing when to stop can be half the battle, hey?

maria@mariapacewynters.com


Rose Red

Rose-Red
5.5″x6.5″ mixed media painting on paper.
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October 15,2009
I was asked to write about this one, so I am coming back to it a few days later.
When I was little I got this old fairy tale book that had some obscure stories as well as some more familiar ones. I don’t remember what the book was called but one of the stories was about two sisters, Snow White ( who was fair) and Rose Red (who was dark). I remember it really struck me because up until then I always knew of the classic Disney Snow White, who was dark. My mum used to say that when I was asleep I looked like Snow White because I had very dark hair, very pale skin. So when I read this new story, I once again felt a kin to Rose Red and instantly she became a favorite.
The other day when I was painting this piece, I began by making her hair dark and when I did the name ‘Rose Red’ popped into my head. The whole time I painted it I was thinking of this story, the book, and my connection to the character. I wanted her hair to be blue black ( a colour my Grandmother’s hair was often described as), her lips, cherry red and her skin porcelain (like mine used to be).
This is my version of Rose Red from that old fairy Tale.


Give Us A Kiss

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Here is a new Circus Girl painting …
5″x7″ mixed media painting on paper.


The Balance Beam

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7″x5″ Mixed media painting on paper.
I am thinking that I would like to have some two colour black and white drawings to accompany the full colour images. This is me playing with that idea.


Stage Fright

Stage-Fright

This is a 5″x7″ mixed media painting on canvas. A new painting of circus girl.

In the new painting, we see a frightened circus girl being comforted by Harriet the circus elephant.
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Pink Beard

pink-beardsmAnother character I developed several years ago.  Actually, she was inspired by Imogen because she loved pirates and pink.


IF ‘Legendary’ The Frog Prince

girlfrogs1He was legendary among the old timers  in the  lily pond.

Oh, by the way, this one is available as a limited edition reproduction ACEO.


IF ‘Breezy’ – Girl With Red Balloon

girl-with-red-balloonEvery time  she held a balloon she couldn’t help worrying that it  just might blow away.

I did this 8″x10″ painting this morning.  She looks to the future, I see the past.  Somehow we both have to try to enjoy our moments together right now without letting these thoughts get in the way.  Somehow, as a Mother, I need to teach her these skills so that she can be content and happy with what she has right now.

Available on etsy.


IF ‘Instinct’ Little Red Riding Hood

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Little red riding hood  knew she shouldn’t have strayed from the path.  Her mother had told her not to.  It was just that she wanted her grandmother to feel better and  knew that the sight of wild flowers would put a smile on her face.  But now, it was getting dark and she had the strangest feeling.  You know that feeling.  Like she was no longer alone.  Like someone was watching her.

Little red riding hood stopped picking flowers and stood up straight. Standing silently she listened for movement in the dark woods  surrounding her.  She moved the freshly picked flowers up toward her face. ‘Maybe their sweet smell would calm her’, she thought to herself, but this feeble gesture did nothing to ease her increasing feeling of  dread.  The harder she tried to listen, the louder her heartbeat pounded in her ears.  She was all at once being taken over by a horrible sense of foreboding.  Like she was being  devoured,  body and soul, by fear itself.


Circus Girl and Lion Study (ACEO)

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This is an ACEO study I did today of Circus Girl lying against the lion’s mane.

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Circus Girl and The Newsprint Flowers

Here is a new Circus Girl painting.  This one is large, I really  felt like painting a larger version of her … she is almost life size.

This piece is a 24″x30″ mixed media painting on wood.

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IF ‘Time’- Alice Spots The White Rabbit

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IF ‘flawed’- Sad Song

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Her song was only flawed by its sadness.


IF ‘Climbing’- Watching The High Wire Act

waching-the-hire-wire Even climbing the ladder gave Circus Girl butterflies.


IF ‘contained’- The Secret Garden

the-secret-garden1Mary  could never have imagined the secret that was contained within the stone walls.


Circus Sketches From My Sketchbook

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Circus Girl and Elephant

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This is a 11.5X15.5″ mixed media painting of circus girl being rocked to sleep by Harriet, the circus elephant.


IF “Rambuntcious”-The Sword Swallower

Everyone said that she was  rambunctious as a child.

Even so, no one expected her to  grow up  to be a sword swallower.

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This is a mixed media ACEO on paper.


Circus Girl And Strongman

circus-girl-and-strongmanThis is a 11.5″x15.5″ mixed media painting of Circus girl having her toes painted by the strongman.


IF Similar

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The Orange Peelers, 1.5’x5′, mixed media on canvas, 2008

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A Favorite topic of mine.    The ‘Orange Peeler’ Factory.  This idea came about when I handed Scarlett a bowl of tiny little oranges and she spent 2o minutes peeling them.  In a two year old’s world this is a very long time.   Anyway, that was the inspiration and then I just let my imagination fly!


The Red Beret- Mini Canvas

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This is an original mixed media painting on a 2.5″x2.5″ mini canvas that I did today.  It is available here

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17058627


Little, Little Red Riding Hood

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Here is a smaller version of Don’t Stray From The Path.  It is a mixed media ACEO that i finished today.

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Oh, by the way, yesterday I was featured in this really neat newsletter called Paper Street’s Catch Of The Day,  this is a family operation (even their eight year old son is involved).  You have to subscribe to get the newsletter emailed to you  http://paperstreetsupplies.com/

They also have a shop on etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5291682

Thanks  you guys!


My Red Accordion

This ACEO is an original mixed media painting that I did today.

I love this new character. She is a harlequin musician. Here she is playing her red accordion. I plan on doing a larger version in the next couple of days.

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