Commissioned art work

  My latest commission for a friend in UK.

Wood panel 8"x8" with yummy oil pastels, acrylics,and encaustic finish

Spread your Wings

   140 lbs Fabriano watercolor hot press paper  

        Acrylics, ink,Stabilo 'All",gel pen                         

A new Journal entry.

Inspired by nature photo of a snow deer and a Northern Flicker with a whimsical touch.

"Spread Your Wings" by Mariette H.
Surrender, Surrender
To the limiltess love
Which lies within your heart
With purity
A song,a poem so lovely
Beauty abounds
Quiet sounds
In the still forest
Come and take a rest
Listen in Silence and watch the Magic unfold
 ~~~~~
Butterfly, Butterfly
SPread your wings
Learn to fly
Butterfly
~~~~~
To distant lands
Where no limit is at hand
Your heart of gold
Of stories untold
Spread your wings
Learn to fly...
Butterfly

First of Three Paintings Commission

I am working on three paintings presently for one person.
The theme is Three Sisters..I just finished the first one.
The first one I just finished was inspired by Raphael The Three Graces.
The Three Graces are the personification of grace and beauty.
In Raphaels The Three Graces all women have their hand on each other's shoulders, and I was immediately
inspired to create a mixed media work using that same idea , because the Three Sisters are very close to each other. It was a great challenge, and enjoyed creating this  artwork for Jenni.
Although Jenni and I know each other only thru helping each other out thru etsy, we don't know each other well; but after doing these three paintings I feel a closeness I can relate to,because we are also Three Sisters.

In the Three Sisters I created the customer wanted specific items held in their hands a sun, moon and star

 The second painting was inspired from a photo of my 2 sisters and myself. 

In this painting more so than the other two, I felt some sadness.Just

the way it turned out. By writing the three words Love Faith and Hope it enhanced

the love and closeness of the Three Sisters under trying situations

 

In the last painting The Three Sisters are under an arch. I was inspired by different artists.

I used a crackling technique

to make the building look old.This painting also depicts the closeness with The Three Sisters.

Alice in Wonderland ATC Exchange

These are my ATC's on Alice in Wonderland theme for the exchange at Cristina Zinnia's site.
Various materials were used, and bottles digital sheet purchased from an etsian.


Mariette xox

Mail Art

I belong to a group where we do mail art. Artists

exchange art thru the mail. Here is one I did for

an artist in France called Le Petit Oiseau D'or

(The Little Golden Bird)

It translates.. A little golden bird

Came to visit

It was a beautiful treasure

And with me he stayed

Mariette xox