marilene's art: 1-FIGURATIVE paintings

The spirit of dance. Acrylic, 18x24

The song of Maine was painted on claybord panel with acrylic gouache. the size is 16"x20" and sells for $1200.The background was inspired by a photograph my friend Nita Casey brought to the Breakfast club meeting( a group that meets every wednesday to discuss Art).The photograph was taken in Maine and we were supposed to incorporate it in a painting. So I did in the back of the ladies playing music but also had to add a white horse that seems to bring an element of mystery

Still Life with fruits.Acrylic on paper, size of painting 18x24 (without frame or matting). For frame and matting add 4 inches on each side, most probably the size will be 22x28"

Still Life in yellow.Acrylic on paper, size of painting 18x24 (without frame or matting). For frame and matting add 4 inches on each side, most probably the size will be 22x28"

Girls with birds and red.Acrylic on paper, size of painting 18x24 (without frame or matting). For frame and matting add 4 inches on each side, most probably the size will be 22x28"

Musical Afternoon in red. In this painting that won the Georgepoulos award for drawing at the Currier museum of Art in 2008, I incorporated all the elements dear to my heart: birds, cats( I do have a white cat who sleeps on my head every night), a romantic Newburyport garden in the back, flowers on the women dresses and those hats that make them look from another time. The ladies look like stain glass to remind me of the year spent in Egypt in my grandmother 's house where a huge stain glass would greet visitors in the main entrance.Let's not forget the tiles that remind me of my years in college in Lebanon where I was studying interior architecture. The size is with the frame and painted matboard 24"x30"

In this painting I wanted the central woman to have one of those huge hats full of flowers. I changed the background colors a few times but settled on a vivid red with yellow gold flowers. The Harlequin in the back seems to be pretty happy and dancing.It is inspiredWomen with pink hats from the Italian Commedia. 24x30"

The same theme of the horseman, cat, birds and music seem to recurr all the time with some lovely ladies and flowery dresses. I will call this painting Flower dresses with horseman. It is for sale and the size without the frame is 16x20"

Add caption In a gold room of the Renaissance what else is to do than talk with a red and blue bird who seems to linger a little bit longer on a lovely tree branch? Maybe the bird is telling about the arrival of Spring and the promise of Summer. There are some medieval design elements on the lady's dress. Size18"x24" . The title is Conversation with the BIRD

I changed the perspective in this painting titled "Music in the Blue room" painted on claybord with acrylic goauche. The size of the paitning is 14x18 and I added a new frame with matting that makes the total size go to 20x24"

Oil. 30x40"Women, girl and cat"2006.Ezechiel Straw award at the Currier Museum of Art . NFS

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Four women and flowers. Oil. 30x40

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Ladies with hot air balloons hats. Acrylic gouache on paper.18"x24"is the size of the painting with frame

Family reunion. Acrylic gouache on panel.16"x20".On the foreground are Elizabeth, my daughter, William my nephew and some of my cats. SOLD

Still life with music, acrylic on paper, size of painting 18x24 (without frame and matting)

Girl and three birds, acrylic on paper, size of painting 18x24 (without frame or matting). For frame and matting add 4 inches on each side, most probably the size will be 22x28"

Madeline and the birds birthday party,acrylic on paper, size of painting 18x24 (without frame or matting). For frame and matting add 4 inches on each side, most probably the size will be 22x28"

Bird and still life, acrylic on paper, size of painting 18x24 (without frame or matting). For frame and matting add 4 inches on each side, most probably the size will be 22x28"

Still life on water. 22x28" Acrylic on paper

.Acrylic on paper, size of painting 18x24 (without frame or matting). For frame and matting add 4 inches on each side, most probably the size will be 22x28

Madeline and Paulina with birds. Acrylic on paper, size of painting 18x24 (without frame or matting). For frame and matting add 4 inches on each side, most probably the size will be 22x28

Madeline and friends in winter, Acrylic on paper, size of painting 18x24 (without frame or matting). For frame and matting add 4 inches on each side, most probably the size will be 22x28"

Madeline Birthday's party.acrylic on paper, size of painting 18x24 (without frame or matting). For frame and matting add 4 inches on each side, most probably the size will be 22x28"

Madeline's carousel. . acrylic on paper, size of painting 18x24 (without frame or matting). For frame and matting add 4 inches on each side, most probably the size will be 22x28"