This portion of a fine cherry dining table gives a hint of her confident and flowing style. This expanding table seats eight and is lettered with uplifting, positive words along its edge.
Author and seminar leader, Greg Godek, asked Maria to create a series of promotional mailers and posters for his clients. It's theme of famous quotes and a writing quill is another great example of Maria's artistry and creativity.
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Gouache on board, "Let Her Be" is approximately 30 x 36 inches (76 x 91 cm). Along its side is written, " . . . and we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh at gilded butterflies. - W. Shakespeare, King Lear"
Complete with a bottle of Rolling Rock and a pair of Doc Martins, "Renoir Ripoff" lives up to its title. This acrylic on canvas measuring 15 x 30 (38 x 76 cm) inches is "ripped off" from Renoirs "Dance in the Country" 1882-3.
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