About Me

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Hello and welcome to my blog! Here is a little bit about me. My love and passion for art started at a very young age in a country thousands of miles away from the beautiful coasts of California. I was born and raised in Italy where I gained my college degree in art. Inspired by the ever-present array of Italian art and culture, my dreams began to unfold on canvas. After experimenting with many mediums such as acrylic, water and colored pencil, I finally found my niche working with oil. My dreams continue to take shape through my artwork and my talent keeps improving by way of critique classes and workshops with well-known artists. It is especially underneath the picturesque sun of Laguna Beach where I find some of my greatest inspirations. I try to capture the peace and serenity of nature. “Nature is a blessing” I always say, and I hope to share that with you in this blog.

Friday, January 22, 2010

"White Flowers"


Oil on Canvas

18x24

Private Collection

"White Roses"


Oil on Canvas

16x20

Private Collection

"Roses"


Oil on Canvas

16x20

Private Collection

"Purple Flowers"


Oil on Canvas

18x24

Private Collection

"Calla Lily"


Oil on Canvas

16x20

Private Collection

"Mums"


Oil on Canvas

18x24

For Sale

"Yellow Daisies"


Oil on Canvas

18x24

Private Collection

"Lady & the Lake of Como"


Oil on Canvas

16x20

Private Collection

"Springtime"


Oil on Canvas

16x20

For Sale

"California HIlls"


Oil on Canvas

14x16

For Sale

"Lake in the Forest"


Oil on Canvas

16x20

Private Collection

"Winter Sunrise"


Oil on Canvas

16x20

For Sale

"Country Road"


Oil on Canvas

12x16

For Sale

"Yosemite Half Dome"


Oil on Canvas

12x16

For Sale

"Pine Tree by the River"


Oil on Canvas

16x20

Private Collection

"Mountain Stream"


Oil on Canvas

18x24

For Sale

"The Lake"


Oil on Canvas

16x20

For Sale

"High Sierra Mountains"


Oil on Canvas

18x24

Private Collection

"Castel Fusano (Italy)"


Oil on Canvas

18x24

Private Collection

"Fields of Gold"


Oil on Canvas

18x24

Private Collection

"The Alps"


Oil on Canvas

11x14

For Sale

"Laguna Beach"


Oil on Canvas

16x20

Private Collection

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Welcome to my blog!

Hi friends and welcome to my gallery of paintings!
My passion in painting is keeping my attention to nature and its beauty, this is my favorite subject to display on the canvas and my desire to do better all the time is constantly with me.

Here I will post most of my artwork, several paintings belong to my private collection and
if you are interested on purchasing any of these I will make sure to provide you with a new, similar creation.
Feel free to contact me at any time I will do my best to reply ASAP.
You can e-mail me at: mariamkca@ca.rr.com
Looking forward to hear from you with any comments.
My best to everyone :)