Anita Marci's "Peach Hibiscus" Painting

     This is a 22" x 28" Acrylic on Canvas painting. I took the photo for this on my very first trip to Maui and I waited ten years to paint it. I did a little paint brush magic on this flower so you will never actually see a hibiscus like this one.  I was so taken by that cast shadow from the center. I just love the bright complimentary colors in this piece!!

Anita Marci's "Happy Mangoes" Painting

     This is a 24" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas.  I received these mangoes from a friend. They were from the tree near my condo. I love mango season. It is so much fun to watch the mango blossoms grow into tiny green balls which eventually ripen and turn into delicious colorful fruit.

     The scarf they are sitting on is a favorite Gucci of mine that I bought in NY.  I shot a series of fruits and veggies on this scarf.  The only other one I have painted is called "Happy Bananas." That painting won a first place American Art Award in 2013 in the Impressionism Still Life Category!!!

Anita Marci's "Lipstick" Paintings

    These paintings were made for the 2014 Art Expo New York Show. They are  9" x 12".  Before making this collection, I reflected back on my twenty years in NYC as a commercial artist.  I was in my early twenties when I moved there. Fresh out of college and full of hopes and dreams.  I remember how I felt when I moved there from Pennsylvania where I grew up.  I was surely a stranger in a strange land. Fortunately for me, my new boss took me under her wing and guided me on the fashion etiquette of NYC. Rule number one-- a lady never goes out with out her lipstick!!  

     I was so pleased to see a father buy these for his beautiful young daughter to begin her art collection with the purchase of all four of these paintings.  Also happy they will stay together. I was kind of hoping they would.  Sister paintings and all that good stuff!!

Anita Marci's "Banana Lime" Painting

     This painting begins with a gift from a friend.  I received some freshly picked Bananas and Limes. I placed them on my white kitchen counter and was attracted to the combination of yellows, greens and yellow-greens.  I grabbed my camera and began to shoot. I kept getting closer and closer until I took this final shot. I love the abstract quality of this piece!!!

Anita Marci's "White Rose" Painting

     There is a good story here. I took the photo for this painting about ten years before I painted it, I made a study and presented it to a collector as a concept painting.  It was declined, so I put it away for a future date. I took the study out to make the painting seven years later.

     This painting was made for the Art Expo New York show. I thought the fresh crisp quality of a white Summer Rose would be appealing in the cold damp April weather.  And so the story goes that the original flower was a red hibiscus that turned into a white hibiscus and then became a white rose. Ahhh, the magic of  the paintbrush!!!

Anita Marci's "Color Burst Clouds" Painting

     This painting is 24" x 24" and is titled "Color Burst Clouds."  It was painted from a photo I took of a fab Maui sunset.  I was so pleased when I posted this on FB and a HS friend who is now a meteorologist made a comment about the "anvil" formation and the poof (my word) in the upper left corner that indicated that this must have brought on quite a storm. Yes, he was correct. I knew the moment I took this shot that I would make this painting.  The photo already looked like a painting of mine. My vision was clear.

Anita Marci's "Nevada Skies" Painting

     This painting is titled Nevada Skies and is 24" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas.  This photo was taken on a road trip from LA to Vegas. I was a Vegas Virgin and was so excited for my first visit to Sin City. I had no idea the journey to get there would be so inspirational.  I took many photos on the drive but this is the only one I have painted so far.  I enjoyed the creativity of the themed hotels there. It was quite a bit more intense energy than I am used to here on Maui, but I did enjoy it.