Hello again!

 

Wow! It has been 4 years since I posted anything on my blog! 

A lot has happen in my life since my last post, sickness and a lot of sad departures from this world of old and young friends and family.  Life has its ups and downs and we cannot predict when things will get complicated, but enough of all theses, am back and hope I will be keeping you informed with all my art’s journey as it happens from now on!

The year is in its second month already and I managed to create  three new paintings, I always try for five a month but am not complaining,  a good start in the new year 2023!

Also, my painting - Lady Luck - was future at  Singulart Gallery as the most loved painting for January! 

Am creating more abstract paintings from last year, as I found it’s so much more creative!

Don’t get me wrong I love doing country scenes and my contemporary/modern paintings as well!  Abstract is a new way of expressing myself without explanation!  I like to give the viewer the opportunity to find out the meaning and feel of the painting.

It is amazing but usually people explain it very close to what I was thinking and feeling at the time of creation!

Well here are some of my paintings

LADY LUCK 61X76CM

ANEW DAWN 76X76CM

AFTER THE RAIN 76X76CM

SPRING 36X52CM

ACTION NEEDED 61X76CM

You can find me in social media

website: marypapas.com

facebook.com/marypapasstudio

instagram/marypapasartist

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Some of my contemporary paintings available.  Please email me: marypapas@yahoo.com  for more information.

Another Year gone by!

(Painting commissioned and sold just before Christmas 2018)

(last painting sold before the end of 2018)

And so we are into 2019.

It has been a very complex year, what I mean with complex is that I cannot say it’s been a good year or an average year with all the ups and downs I had this year!

The art market was incredibly busy the first six months of 2018 and them ... we hit a slam! The winter months (for us in South Africa) mid June & July were slow  in sales, maybe because of a very volatile economy with more ups and downs than any other year that I remember, winter was an all time low in art sales!  Nevertheless, all in all I sold 72 paintings in 2018 and had quite a lot of commissions done!

Another highlight in 2018 was my new website, very easy to navigate and I can up-date it myself!

Come to think of it, I would say it was a wonderful year!

Now looking forward to the new year 2019, it looks very promising, according to the economists and business people, with lots of Art sales and  Exhibitions coming up throughout the year.

My dear friends and collectors don’t forget to visit my website, Facebook  and Instagram pages to keep up with new work that becomes available every so often.  Thank you for your time and may 2019 be a prosperous and eventful year for All!

Website: marypapas.com

Facebook.com/marypapasstudio

Instagram/Mary Papas Artist

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A new season is here!

Here we are again! Summer is on it’s way, well rather Spring is here but living is South Africa and particularly in the Gauteng,  you don’t get much of spring time.  We go from Winter into hot weather of 24 to 28 degrees in a couple of days.  But let’s look at the bright side we are getting much happier with life, the sun is shining and we are more positive and optimistic about everything  S. African! Winter is over!  Time to get down to serious painting with exhibitions coming up very soon I need lots of new paintings to show.

Here are some  paintings done the last couple of weeks to welcome the new season.

LONELY WILLOW (50X50CM)

STANDING ALONE 30X40CM

 

IN THE COUNTRY #6 (60X76CM)

COUNTRY SCENE #44 (30X40CM) SOLD

ROUGH SEA #1 (15X21CM) SOLD

ROUGHSEA#2(15X21CM)

BLOSSOMING POT PLANT (22X38CM)

CHERRY BLOSSOMS (23X23CM) COMMISSION

DAISY BOUQUET (12X25CM) SOLD

A commission of 5 works from my - Anonymous Faces Series - (c)2018

The Paintings below are available for sale.

Interested? Please email me: 

marypapas88@gmail.com

or contact me at +27823409509

Flourishing Country - (c)2018

Kilmore Quay - Ireland - (c)2018

Golden Lake - (c)2018

Country Poppies - (c)2018

In the Country #5 - (c)2018

PAINTINGS SOLD 1ST QUARTER OF 2018

It has been a good start in the year and hopefully it will get better as the economy improves in the coming months.
Now I have to start planning for my exhibitions and keep painting for direct sales too.

My Annual Art Exhibition with 'Hellenic Arts 2017'

Please view the video with sound and check out the paintings I will be exhibiting this year.