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Finding my groove in the middle of a pandemic.

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It's a warm Saturday afternoon here in my kitchen, as my mom watches Cantinflas and the neighborhood dogs bark to yet another round of fireworks. Life has changed for me in the recent years, two of my kids are now married, my 30 year marriage ended and my youngest is heading off to university in the Fall. It's been a time of transition, mourning and letting go. In the midst of it all I think I finally found my groove. It's been a difficult few months with all that we are facing in the world and in our local communities with Covid-19, social and economic disparities. Heartbreaking loss of life and palpable fear. Since the Shelter in Place began in March... just days after closing the shop. I've pretty much turned to getting my hands dirty and playing with dirt, literally by planting a new vegetable garden, filling planter boxes and rekindling my love for succulents and flowers. Getting close to the earth has been the most grounding thing during this time. I have a...

Intuition a new series of intuitive paintings.

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I  N  T  U  I  T  I  O  N A new series of intuitive paintings.  Acrylics on Fluid Cold Pressed Watercolor paper.  12 x 12 inches Available in my Etsy Shop  as well as in merchandise in RedBubble .

How are you?

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How are you? It seems to be the question every time I talk to someone lately. So much going on in the world.  I have been home Sheltered In Place with my mom, daughter and sister. I am finding ways to stay busy. It's been a challenge to stay motivated when there is so much sad news. It's times like this where you dig deep, go inside and find hope in all the good that is happening. Staying in gratitude for all the blessings that come my way everyday. I've also been working in the garden, planting seeds as well as returning to my art practice. I used to be prolific painter in years past. The last 4 years have been consumed by the gallery and cafe that we closed in March just a few days before the Shelter in  Place order. I am continuing to curate art as I did before and taking it online just like old times. I think it will be while before galleries open again and because both my mom and I are high risk I won't be visiting them anytime soon. These past few months at ho...

I'm back!

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After almost 3 years of not blogging I am back! I'm excited to share what I've been doing for the past 3 years and also share new projects. I could write a book on what life has taught me, but for now I will revive this little art blog. I miss writing and I miss sharing on this platform.While the masses flock to Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and all the other social platforms. I personally miss the intimacy of writing with out word count limits and  hope to filter out all the other noise associated with the other sites. My goal is to simplify where I post and how I share. I hope you join me on this new journey.

Blog move.

Hi all, This blog is no longer  being updated. I've moved my blog and updates over to: http://mariasanchez.me/ Thank you for stopping to visit here. Maria S.

Moleskine watercolor paintings

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Happy Friday! I had a great week with lots of great news that I hope to be able to share soon. In the meantime I've been spending the little free time I have exploring watercolors and mixed media in the Moleskine journal. Enjoy!   

Good Friday

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It's Good Friday and all is good. Sending out love and blessings on this sacred of days. Taking time to reflect on what is good, the sacrifice made many years ago and the many blessings in my life. I can easily sit here and complain about about a lot of things, but choosing not to. Life is oh so short. So I revel in the little blessings like playing with new art supplies. I picked up this pretty pink Moleskine and some watercolor pencils to get me inspired again. Yesterday started with some abstract drawings and today a little more free form sketches. Feels oh so good to see color dance across this fresh new Moleskine. Maybe these will become larger paintings in the next few weeks to come!