This Friday’s Feature artist is Oliver Jeffers! It’s no surprise that I’m particularly fond of his cartography projects. Below are some of my favorite places…including my hom...
Making leaps and bounds in painting this week! Ive got a table-full of WIPs (works in progress)! Adhered lots and lots of maps to my stretched canvases painted in Matisse Background Colors! I’m...
I have sometimes thought of the final cause of dogs having such short lives and I am quite satisfied it is in compassion to the human race; for if we suffer so much in losing a dog after an acquainta...
This Friday’s Feature artist is Elisabeth from Poppy & Pinecone on Etsy! I love her whimsical watercolor maps and have posted my favorites pieces and meaningful places to me! To find out mo...
My new painting this week is entitled Landscapes Shifting. ©2012 Mary C. Nasser, Landscapes Shifting, mixed-media/acrylic on canvas, 5 x 7 inches This painting layers Hawaiian maps, decorative p...
This week, I was thrilled to register for Blogging Your Way 2.0, taught by Holly Becker from decor8!I took Blogging Your Way 1.0 in the fall and loved every moment! I found motivation, inspiration, i...
This Friday’s Feature artist is Claire Brewster!I love the way she combines maps and nature, creating flora and fauna from imagined locations! From her bio:Claire uses old and out of date maps ...
Can I just say how much I love my new Matisse Background Colors! I treated myself to these 250ml jars of colored gesso to create tinted grounds for new mixed-media map paintings. I primed 48 canvases...
Last week was bittersweet. I lost my beloved Daphne suddenly to kidney failure. Tuesday evening the vet told me that her kidneys were failing. Thursday, Daphne died. She was an extraordinary co...
This Friday’s Feature artist is Rebecca Garcia! I’ll take one of each from her Etsy shop, too, please! Happy Friday!Mary^
My mother and I share a wonderful tradition each spring. We visit Wiethop Greenhouses together and choose flowers to plant. And this year was no exception...except this time, I brought my camera! Car...
This Friday’s Feature artist is Amy Rice! I’ll take one of each from her Etsy Shop please! Needless to say, I love the way she uses maps and the positive messages her artworks convey. Aft...
My new painting this week is entitled Green Sand Beach. ©2012 Mary C. Nasser, Green Sand Beach, mixed-media/acrylic on canvas, 5 x 6 inches This painting layers Hawaiian maps, decorative paper, ...
Thursday is National Specially-abled Pets Day! This holiday is recognized and celebrated annually every May 3rd! National Specially-abled Pets Day encourages adoption always and for people who would ...
_This Friday’s Feature artist is Robbi Lindeman of saltlabs! Her map pillows bring back wonderful memories for me of my travels. I love the look of the vintage maps! _And you know I could just ...
My new painting this week is entitled Solitude. ©2012 Mary C. Nasser, Solitude, mixed-media/acrylic on canvas, 2 x 3 inches This painting layers Hawaiian maps, typed text, mica, olivine, metal e...
Berlin gripped me with its unique combination of both history and newness.Historical accounts are manifest in ancient art, contemporary architecture, and structures from the past laden with 20th cent...
This Fridays Feature artist is Luis Dourado! "I’ve always liked the idea of mind traveling and moving. When I look into maps, I start floating a little bit, remembering the pla...
My new painting this week is entitled Exploration.This painting layers a Hawaiian map, micron pen, typed text and acrylic paint on a small stretched canvas. Still love juxtaposing metallic and blue c...
Vesna Delevska painted live to the enchanting guitar playing of Deyan Bratic during Wood Icing’s art reception this weekend. Together they brought magic to the evening! Thank you to everyone wh...
This Fridays Feature artist is Flora Kao! I’m especially drawn to her City Studies painting series – their layers of blue lines and overlapping patterns of city maps. These paintings and ...
Monday, I visited Journey, my Wings in the City butterfly, in its permanent home on the campus of Visitation Academy. It was my first time seeing my sculpture at Viz, and I am so very honored that it...
1 chunky red day-a-page 2012 Moleskine journal size 3 ½” x 5 ½” x 26 WCA chapters with 1400 members = 425 opportunities to make art for WCA’s 40th anniversary! Current...
This Fridays Feature artist is Lordy Rodriquez! I especially enjoy his Geological series of ink on paper works! From his biography: The Geological series is a new body of work that pushes the iconogr...
Opening by Mary C. Nasser My new painting this week is entitled Opening. The title comes from the definition of volcano.This painting layers Hawaiian maps, olivine, text, ephemera, acrylic media and ...
Earlier, I posted about participating in The Map Project at Art House Co-op. On Friday, I mailed my artwork for 2 more Art House Co-op projects: The 4 x 6 Exchange and The 4 x 6 Exchange 2! My submis...
This Fridays Feature artist is Tucker Nichols! I love that the world is his canvas – literally! Besides creating cartographic drawings and paintings on a variety of surfaces, Nichols also does ...
My new painting this week is entitled Abound.This painting layers Hawaiian maps, olivine, a large brad, text, metal ephemera, acrylic media and paint on a small stretched canvas. I even hand-stamped ...
Thrilled to share my recent interview with artist and friend Kristen Powers, aka Kae Pea! Enjoy!MCN: What inspires you as an artist? KP: Everything inspires me. Literally. I am influenced by music an...
_This Friday’s Feature artist is Chris Kenny.I am particularly drawn to his three-dimensional mapwork collages. Needless to say, his piece entitled Volcanic Field is my very favorite!Chris Kenn...
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