This  encaustic/ mixed media painting is 10″x20″ and is Sold. The sides are 1.5″ deep and are painted red.

I do layaway on paintings over $100. Contact me via email maria@mariapacewynters.com

It has been very dreary in Edmonton for the last few days. It’s been warmer, so I am not  really complaining but  the sun has not been out and on Sunday it was so foggy we couldn’t even see downtown from the loft window. All that said, I can’t help thinking about spring and summer. It comes so fast when it starts and the girls and I have even got some seeds to start inside. We don’t usually do this because … CATS… but this year we thought we could start them in my studio ( a no cat zone).  Speaking of the studio and of things I have never done before, I am in the process of filming my workshop for the PAINT YOUR HEART AND SOUL 2019 year long, online painting class.  Yesterday’s work may not have had the results that I wanted, my bun made several unwelcome appearances so I have to change where I position the camera. That being said, I am excited about how everything else looked and can’t wait to start editing it together.

For those of you that have been asking me about this workshop, I have included the link for more info HERE. I will be doing a demo of one of my floral paintings and one of my portrait paintings.

12″ x 12″ mix media/ encaustic  painting on wood. The sides are red and are 1.5″ deep. This painting is SOLD

This Happy Chicken is a 13″x19″ mixed media painting on rag paper. This painting is flat and would need to be matted and framed by you. She is available HERE in my Etsy shop or you can contact me directly maria@mariapacewynters.com

Sometimes when I am making a reproductions of my paintings, I mess up. I use really lovely (and expensive) rag paper so the idea of it it going to waste is upsetting to me. I  am a paper lover, through and through. I always have been. I love working on paper, I love the smell of it, the feel of it, the different weights, the different tooth. So, when a mistake happens, I often use the ruined print as an under painting and making something new from it. This Happy Chicken above is an example of making lemons into Lemonade.  I am sure she would happily wave here tail feathers and exclaim “Waste not, want not” to all that would listen.

“Until further notice, celebrate everything.”

-Anonymous

These two are available in me Etsy shop. They are encaustic mixed media paintings on wood. The sides are 1.5″ deep and are painting red. They look great as is, no need for framing.

Summer Peony Slice

3″x18″ mixed media encaustic painting on wood. Available HERE

Summer Peonies

12″x12″ mixed media/encaustic painting on wood. This painting is available HERE

12″x6″ mixed media painting on wood with 1.5″ deep sides that are painted red. This painting is available HERE

I did this little koi a while back but forgot to post it. So here she is swimming in her little water lily pond.

6″x36″ mixed media painting on canvas. The sides are 1.5
deep and are painted red.

This painting is available HERE

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature
is that all of us tend to put off living.
We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over
the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are
blooming outside our windows today.
– Dale Carnegie

Hello, what a great Auction! So much fun. Several pieces are still available to purchase at the BUY NOW price. The Handmade Holiday Auction runs until Dec 14, don’t miss all of the amazing art that is being displayed!

These paintings are still OPEN, 

$275 BUY NOW

$275 BUY NOW

$ 200 BUY NOW

SOLD

$140 BUY NOW

$150 BUY NOW

$200 BUY NOW

These paintings are on the Auction block in less than an hour.  GO HERE to bid

The following items are on the Auction Floor and are going to be closing in the next few hours. GO HERE to bid

One more sleep until The Handmade Holiday Auction with Stephanie Gagos begins!

Below are all the original paintings that I will have up for auction. I am also going to include the info that Stephanie Gagos  has provided so you know how the auction works. She makes it all so much clearer than I could.

Love you all, and I hope to see you on my day! 

FROM STEPHANIE GAGOS:

This is 14 day long handmade holiday auction with well over 300 items up for auction. The event may be longer than stated above since FB only allows you to schedule a 14 day event…we will most likely run into the 13th for our wrap party.

Artists include:

Donna Davies Timm, Marisol Diaz, Susan Strange, Elaine Flamholtz Schloss, Kara Strachan Bullock, Amber Bryce, Christina Miles, Sean Baker , Kristen Penrod , Sona Viola , Barbara Youngman, Jamie Baldwin Gaviola, Stacha Prazak Conboy, Suzy Madden, Natasha Wozniak, Jenny Wentworth, Kimberly Heil-Artist, Jennifer Bonneted ,Jennifer Albin, Robin Laws, Robin Mead, , Nikol Wikman, Marianne Velis Goodell, Maria Pace-Wynters (THAT’S ME ), Jodi Ohl

Each item will have a starting bid and a closing time as well as a shipping amount (please read the note on shipping below). Winning bid at the end of closing time wins the item. Please be aware that our clocks cannot possibly be in sync. Closing time is by my clock.

All times are EST. I will tag you when you win (if we are FB friends) Please note winner is by my clock and that clocks may vary.

Payment and shipping costs are to be sent to the artist’s Paypal account within a few hours in USD, no later than 24 hours. Please be prompt with payment and pay as soon as you know you’ve won. I will post the winner for each item with a blurb that describes where to send the payment.

Some items will have a Buy it Now Price, if a buy it now price is hit, bidder wins it regardless of current bids. Please be sure to read carefully. A BIN may be placed at any time unless someone has won the item already.

Items not bid on will be available at the starting bid or higher for the duration of the event. Look for anything that does not say sold. Occasionally we have a wrap party and include items that did not get snatched up.

Sometimes we allow anonymous bidding but cannot guarantee this option will be available.

Shipping: Items will be shipped within 3-5 days after the auction.

Shipping outside the U.S is at an additional cost, please contact the artist to get a quote.

SHIPPING INCLUDES SHIPPING AND HANDLING, NOT JUST POSTAGE. SOME ARTISTS ALSO INCLUDE INSURANCE.

Please contact the artist about shipping inquiries. I will not be able to assist with information about shipping. We cannot guarantee your item will arrive in time for the holidays.

Please feel free to comment on the pieces even if you are not placing a bid. The love and support at my auctions are part of what makes the process truly special. Thank you for being here!

If you would like to be tagged when certain pieces come up, please comment on the piece and say “Tag me” in the weeks before the auction.

Please only ask to be tagged if you intend on bidding.

If you are interested in being updated on all of my future auctions, you can sign up here:

http://www.stephaniegagos.com/auctions/

**This auction is not in any way affiliated with FB.

SO MUCH FUN, RIGHT?!