Anita Marci's "Luscious Mangos" from the Cycle of Life Series

"Mango Blossom"  Kiln-Formed Glass Art

"Luscious Mangos" Acrylic on Canvas

"Fallen Mango"  Color Photograph

     "Luscious Mangoes" is a part of my five piece "Cycle of Life Series." The series is comprised of three different media for each piece and chronicles the cycle of life for fruits and flowers. The Emergence pieces are Kiln-Formed Glass Art. Glass is a new medium for me and I chose it for this reason. This  represents the birth or blossom of the fruit or flower.  The Culmination pieces are Acrylic on Canvas. I chose acrylic because painting is and always will be my favorite personal expression.   This is the peak or height of the fruit or flower in all of it's glory.  The Release pieces are color photographs. I chose photography because it is always the final stage for me in documenting my works of art.  It was very exciting for me to observe the organic transformation of these elements- to really be a part of the cycle of life which every living thing - including us- goes through here on our Planet Earth.  There is beauty in every one of these stages, we have only to observe it.

Anita Marci's "Five Sunsets"

     "Five Sunsets" is an unusual piece because it started out as a technical exploration.  I had just purchased some acrylic blending gel medium. It is very difficult to get a smooth blend with acrylic paint because it dries so quickly. So, I decided to explore this extender- which extends the open time of the paint.  I was quite delighted with the results. I had lots of my own Maui sunset photos so, I just kept on painting.  I ended up keeping one that was much softer - kind of pink, lavender and baby blue-for my own collection.  These five seemed to want to be together.  I especially enjoy them emerging out of the dark background, like a night sky.  Of course, they are also reminders of the way our Maui days end  so very beautifully here each evening.