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 "Green Mango" Painting

     I could't resist sharing this brand new painting of mine titled "Green Mango" and the story that goes with it. It is mango season on Maui and I have been enjoying watching the beautiful mango blossoms slowly turn into fruit. The mango above, in the photo, caught my eye because of the cast shadows of the leaves on the fruit.  I waited for several days for the wind to calm down, but it never did. Finally, I got my camera out and practiced my patience, while waiting for a quiet moment to get the shot. I was rewarded with this photo which then became the above painting- 29" x 44" acrylic on canvas.  I love the serenity of this painting and of course I love those leaf shadows.  The palette is unusually muted for me but I enjoy the softness of it.  So glad I took the time to get this shot, because the next day the wind had taken the mango and this painting would never have been made if I had not seized the moment when the inspiration hit me.  Carpe Diem!