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 "Pohaku Hana" Paintings

These paintings were created from my photos of rocks that I took on a brief trip to Hana- which is on the east coast of Maui. It rains there all the time so being able to shoot a photo is a luxury! I was intrigued by the shapes of the rocks but the lack of color left me flat. I looked to Wolf Kahn who is one of my favorite colorists for some color direction. I like to explore color passages that are in his paintings.

The art is small- only 8" x 10" but I enjoy the feeling of tranquility that I get from them. They were fun to paint and I was surprised and pleased with the outcome. They are available for purchase for a mere $300 each- a steal for an original acrylic on canvas. Let me know if you are interested.