PYHAS 2020 SALE
You have won a free spot in LFI 2021! YAY!
DO YOU WANT TO TAKE PART? Here is some more information >>>>
LET'S FACE IT is back for it's sixth year and It goes on sale Oct. 12, 2020. The first 500 can purchase this amazing course for just $99, after that, the price will go to $119 until November 30th. Then on January 1st, the course will cost $149.
Bookmark this page: https://karabullockart.com/product/lfi21/ref/84 to join the wait list.
My free taster lesson is up! Don’t miss it… sign up now!
So excited for you guys to do my free taster lesson for Life book 2021… I look forward from hearing from you and seeing what you do! You can join the FACEBOOK group here Don’t miss out on these free lessons!
The painting below is called ‘Faith"‘ and is created in my taster lesson: “PERFECT, NOT PERFECT”
A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LIFE BOOK 20121:
All taster session content will run through 28th September 2020 to 11th October 2020 after which all taster sessions will POOF disappear unless you join Life Book 2021 which begins on January 1st. If you join Life Book 2021 you get over 80+ mixed media art sessions with a focus on art and wellbeing, a virtual gift bag with free printables/ discount codes/ free classes and more AND you keep life long access to all taster sessions too! This is a crazy good deal. Over 26,000+ people have enjoyed this crazy good deal since Life Book first began in 2012! :) Hope you’ll join us too! If you’re excited, you can already pre-order Life Book now or read more about it here.
I AM SO EXCITED TO BE TEACHING IN LFI2021! I had so much fun teaching last year and enjoyed seeing all of the amazing art that was created. Beyond inspiring. I feel so blessed to be teaching again in 2021 and I am so happy to be able to give away one free spot!
LET'S FACE IT is back for it's sixth year and It goes on sale Oct. 12, 2020. The first 500 can purchase this amazing course for just $99, after that, the price will go to $119 until November 30th. Then on January 1st, the course will cost $149.
Bookmark this page: https://karabullockart.com/product/lfi21/ref/84 to join the wait list.
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Comment on this post. (Just say ‘signed up’, to get your name in the draw).
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The Winner will be announced on Oct 8TH, 2020.
GOOD LUCK!
A year-long academic course that is devoted to studying portraits and figures.
27+ artists sharing their knowledge and expertise on portraiture and figurative art
Geared toward all levels - beginning, intermediate and advance artists
Focus is on all ages, males and females.
Academic areas of study include but not limited to:
Understanding proportions
Various portrait angles and poses
Composition
Color theory and value
Finding a likeness in your own work
Loosening up in both your dry and wet mediums
so much more!!
FOR MORE INFO click HERE
I am so happy to be part of LIFEBOOK 2021 and I am so excited to be able to offer this free taster lesson.
All taster session content will run through 28th September 2020 to 11th October 2020 after which all taster sessions will POOF disappear unless you join Life Book 2021 which begins on January 1st. If you join Life Book 2021 you get over 80+ mixed media art sessions with a focus on art and wellbeing, a virtual gift bag with free printables/ discount codes/ free classes and more AND you keep life long access to all taster sessions too! This is a crazy good deal. Over 26,000+ people have enjoyed this crazy good deal since Life Book first began in 2012! :) Hope you’ll join us too! If you’re excited, you can already pre-order Life Book now or read more about it here.
DON’T forget to sign ups for the FREE taster sessions with LIFE BOOK!
Sessions start Sept. 28 and go for two weeks!
CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER THE COURSE NOW!
Join me and this amazing group of artists online for some summer auction fun. Let me know if you need an invite or a tag for any of these paintings <3
HERE IS THE SCHEDULE:
August 12th Lara Provost , Xandra O'Neill
August 13 th Larissa West, Robin Wade
August 14th Idania Salcido, Maria Pace Maria Pace-Wynters
August 15th Tiare Smith Woods and Jodi Kincaid, Lucy Brydon
August 16th Jodi Ohl, Jennifer Hammond Yoswa
August 17th Micki Wilde Solo Auction
August 18th Micki's Auction Ends/Wrap Party 530pm EST
August 19th Wrap Party Ends 12pm EST
You can join HERE
The actual show will happen over at Auctions with Stephanie Gagos group.
Please join us HERE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1118917878158733/
The pop up album will be pinned to the top of the group as an announcement. You can also find it in Announments.
Golden Dreamer
This 12”x12” painting is on a gold wood stretcher. She is available during the Summer Pop up auction. Join HERE
Reflecting
8”x16” mix media painting on wood. This painting will be available HERE
Focus On Your Blessings
6”x12” mix media painting in gold canvas. This painting will be available HERE
The Magical Poppy Tree
9”x12” mix media painting on gold canvas. This painting will be available HERE
Messenger Of The Soul
10”x 20” mix media painting on wood. This painting is available HERE
Here are my girls that are in this auction with Artistic Souls Gallery and here are their stories… GO HERE for more info
The Floral Warrior
Creating beauty in the world is her strength. Her super power. The world can never have too much beauty. She works tirelessly to fill each dark corner with her love, with the lightness from her very soul. She wants to lift the world and everyone in it, so they only see love, they only feel love, they only project love. Let the beauty found in love be a contagion. SOLD
Find Your Way By Moonlight
“A dreamer is one that finds his way by moonlight.”
Oscar Wilde
This girl has found it hard to find her way as of late. She feels lost, she feels purposeless, she has even questioned her dreams. This last while has been hard on everyone. The world has seemed like a dark place this last while. It has made her feel lost and confused but she knows there is always a light shining from above, she knows she is not alone. She can find her way but she knows she has to have faith in the dawn. She can make it through this dark time knowing that. She can find her way by moonlight. SOLD
Look Up
“There’s always a reason to look up”
A.D. Posey
Sometimes she feels so small when she takes her evening walk through the giant flower garden. It is hard to find her way until she remembers to look up and let the stars guide her home.
Night Blooms
She loves to walk among the night blooms, the dampness and sweet aroma in the air. She lets her mind drift to recent times when he was beside her, doubling her happiness, sharing the beauty in that moment. She closes her eyes and imagines him. She can’t help but sigh deeply, knowing that he will be with her again, until then, the night blooms keep him close to her. SOLD
I am so excited to be the guest artist for July 5 and 6 with the amazing group of artists from Artistic Souls Gallery Auction online. The theme is “Telling A Story’, which is very fitting as I always try to tell a story with my paintings. I often ask the girl in my paintings to tell me their story and then I follow their lead. This sometimes takes me places that I hadn’t anticipated. They always have an interesting outlook on the world. I hope you will join me. Let me know if you need an invite or a tag for this event. You can also visit HERE for more info and to browse the beautiful paintings the all of the artists will be putting up for auction.
Find Your Way By Moonlight
5.5”x16” mixed media painting on board. This painting will be available July 5 and 6 online. GO HERE for more info and join this event.
Look up
16”x16” mix media painting on black rag paper. This painting will be available July 5 and 6 online. GO HERE for more info and join this event.
Night Blooms
This is a 16”x26” oval mix media painting on canvas.This painting will be available July 5 and 6 online. GO HERE for more info and join this event.
I am so happy to announce that PYHAS 2020 will be on sale from June 15 until June 22.
The sale price is $119, which is $50 off of regular price ($169), no coupon is required.
Please use this link to take part in this special deal (this is my special link and is how I get paid)
PYHaS2020 IS SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE: FROM THE BEGINNER TO THE EXPERIENCED ARTIST*
♥ 65 LESSONS!
♥ 37 AMAZING ARTIST INSTRUCTORS!
♥ unlimited access with Downloadable Videos and PDFs!
PLUS:
♥ A password protected CLASSROOM on my website
♥ Private FACEBOOK GROUP for students with supportive, friendly and inspiring online Art Community
and much more!
All sales are final, no refund/exchange.
**More of my online classes can be found HERE
Just listed these three little paintings in my Etsy Shop. I am trying to get myself in the studio on a more regular basis … starting off small. So far this week has been good and I am appreciating the good weather. This weekend was so crazy, weather wise but we did paint Imogen’s bedroom so that was good!
Hope you are all doing well. <3
Little Poppy Slice
3”x12” mixed media/encaustic painting in wood. This painting is available HERE
Strongest Ties
6”x8” mixed media/encaustic painting on wood. This painting is available HERE
Black And White Poppy Slice
3”x18” mixed media/ encaustic painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red. This painting is available HERE
“That is what the intuition is for: it is the direct messenger of the soul. “
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
I have had this picture in my head for ages. I wanted to paint a girl with a pigeon on her head. She isn’t exactly how I had imagined her but, as I should know by now, these paintings really have a mind of their own, I just do what I am told. That is often they way it is, and as an artist it can be frustrating. I often hear people complain that the art they do is not how they imagined it in their head and because of that they feel it is less. Less beautiful, less valid, less successful.
Really, we need to lean into it. Don’t resist the direction your art is taking you. Don’t fight it. Listen, compromise maybe, but there is a reason you are being pushed in a direction you may not have envisioned yourself. Who knows where you will go?
Part of being an artist is listening to our gut…our soul. Making sure we are open to those little bursts of inspiration, happy accidents or an unplanned direction in our studio or on the canvas. These are love messages sent to us by something more in tune and more powerful than ourselves. Don’t close yourself off from such an amazing resource.
Pigeons are messenger birds and I have received the message loud and clear.
I hope you had a great week and have a wonderful weekend,
Love
Maria
Messenger Of The Soul
10”x20” mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted Red or Turquoise. This painting will be available in the August Auction POP up, more info to come.
It has been so long since my last post. I have been feeling anxious and have been keeping myself busy (maybe so I don’t have to think about what is happening in the world right now). I have been doing things that I have always wanted to do but always put off for some reason or another. Making churros for May 5th, baking brioche buns, beer bread and donuts out of pizza dough ( we won’t talk about the potato yeast fiasco … I may never get that smell out of my nostrils).
We are eating A LOT but we have also taken up daily morning walks which has really helped our mental health. We have more energy and stamina to face the day as well as feeling much more positive. It feels like we are living in the movie, Groundhog’s Day, which in some ways in a nightmare and in other ways a blessing. Remember, the Bill Murray character learnt a lot of stuff and became a better person because of it.
I have also started writing my daily morning pages again. I have done The Artist’s Way on and off for over 25 years and it really does help to get out all that stuff that is swirling around your head when you first wake up in the morning. It allows you to really focus your day, sort stuff out and really… just clear your head of all the stuff that distracts you from living your best life. It helps you get out of your own way.
In the studio I have been playing with silk screening, embroidery and painting a chair, all things that I have wanted to do for ages but just can never seem to find the time. These new experiments may lead to something new in my art or not, it is fun to try new things and so I am allowing myself to do that. That being said, I am painting as well and finished a new Red Poppy Slice that is super long ( and hard to document) but I love the colour combo in the one.
We have also decided to make a raised veggie garden in the backyard. I am excited at the prospect of actually growing tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce, peppers, garlic, kale and of course herbs galore. Fingers crossed that we actually get some plants to grow! That would be amazing. Regardless, the backyard is looking so much better already.
So, those are some of the things I have been doing to keep myself and my girls distracted. Some days are harder than others and some habits are better than others.
Take care guys and remember: Be Safe, Be Brave, Be Strong, Be Inspired but mostly, Be Kind (to yourself.)
( I found all these messages on our walks, put up by some pretty amazing humans. So I am sharing them with you).
Best,
Maria
Raised Veggie boxes and pea/pee gravel
These are the new planter boxes in the backyard that Chris is currently working on. Rosie likes what she sees.
Painting A Chair
I bought four of these chairs a few years ago and they have sat in the basement. No material to be had so why not paint them? This one will be for my studio desk and Imogen and Scarlett have plans for one each. I think that the bright yellow arms are going to be awesome.
Beer Bread
Who knew? I couldn’t get any yeast and then I discovered this recipe for beer bread. So good and so easy! 3 cups of self raising flour, 1/3 cup of sugar and one 12oz bottle of beer. For the first two, I used Guinness …so good! I brush on a little butter on it at 50 minutes and then put it back in the oven for 5 more minutes. (Otherwise it looks very anemic and not very appetizing.)
Sorry for any misunderstanding, I will not be teaching in The Creative Bundle. I highly recommend taking part in this amazing group of artists but I am not offering a class with them at this time . If you buy the class, there are no refunds and I can not be responsible for any that are sold.
Best, Maria
This week, we have tried to follow a stricter schedule. We had tried to avoid this but it came to my attention that not following schedule has led to feeling unaccomplished by the end of the day. This then led to an uneasy sad feeling when bedtime came around.
So far, so good. Our schedule and the goals we have set are helping immensely. We are feeling empowered and have much more energy. We are figuring this thing out together, day by day, week by week and dare I say, month by month. I am proud of my family. I am so grateful to be stuck with them.
I haven’t felt much like painting faces this week so I have turned to my beloved peonies to lift my spirits. If you would like more info on these paintings, you can contact me directly HERE.
I had many requests for a studio tour when I posted my first reaching out video. Your wish is my command. I hope you enjoy my messy studio and I have tidied up since, so thanks for the motivation!
Have a great weekend you guys,
Maria
Peonies In Love
12”x12” mix media/ encaustic painting on wood. SOLD
Pink Peonies
12”x12” mixed media/encaustic painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are painted red. Available.
“The Thing About This World”
9”x12” mix media painting on board.
Available in my Etsy shop
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea
I hope that you are all doing well. It is a crazy time. I will be honest, I approached this whole thing with the most positive and upbeat energy I could muster but the last few weeks have been hard and my energy has wained. I felt better today and I am sure it was because of the beautiful weather. Spring is finally starting to emerge and I can’t tell you how much that has lifted my mood. I have opened my Etsy shop again. I feel I need to feel a little more NORMAL, I need to keep painting and I need to keep doing my job. SO I opened up again. I may change my mind, but today it is open.
I’ve also been working on editing my PYHAS 2020. I’m excited about this class. I love Georgia O’Keeffe and using her beautiful paintings and her own image to inspire me to create this lesson has been a real joy. If you’d like to take part in any of my online classes, GO HERE. Speaking of which, I have been doing a little demo of painting on black paper on my YOU TUBE channel, they aren’t the quality of the online lessons I do for PYHAS or Let’s Face It, as I am doing them all on my iPhone and the last few, I haven’t even done a voice over but I just wanted to continue to share with you. It is has been hard to make myself go out to the studio in the last little while but having you guys out there, cheering me on and needing me is a huge motivation. SO, thanks for that.
OK, so here are the next few videos, and again, not great quality and not the professional set up that I use for the classes I sell.
Hello everyone,
How has your week been? I am sure it has been full of ups and downs; moments of clarity and moments of absolute confusion. I know it has been for me. I am trying to stay upbeat but it is such a crazy, uncertain time and it is hard to remain positive. Anyway, it is nice to reach out to you guys again this week. Posting this ongoing painting is a way to stay in touch with you guys and I am enjoying all of your feedback. It really helps me feel a connection to the world I have worked so hard to create. It is hard not to worry but I am going to keep putting beauty in this world, humans will always need beauty in their lives.
So, this is me, talking myself off the ledge. I am not feeling 100% well, and I know you can get paranoid at this time. Every sniffle, every cough or sore joint makes you wonder if you have IT. Really, how can we feel 100% well? We are all stressed; we are all worried about the future. Now more than ever, we have to try to remain present as much as possible. None of us can know what the future holds (we never really could but it was nice to feel like we had some control). The world might look completely different from what we are used to by the end of all of this. We just can’t know. We have to have faith. We have to have hope. We also need distractions…
…So here are some more videos of me painting to do just that.
Love you guys,
Keep putting beauty in the world!
Maria
Social distancing this week in Edmonton
Took the girls and the doggies out for an walk in the country and a picnic in the car. We even brought a bucket (no gas station bathrooms TY). Rest assured, no one used it HA HA! All and all, a well needed outing for everyone and we didn't come near a soul.
I am still listing art in my Etsy shop and you are more than welcome to purchase something, I just can’t mail anything right now as I am no longer able to get to the POST OFFICE. I have lots of paintings available that I had to take back from Highlevel Diner after their closure so go and have a gander. The link is HERE. I am offering 20% off on all purchases, just use the coupon THANKS20. Also, just a reminder, I do offer layaway for anyone that would like to take a little longer to purchase a painting. I’m trying to keep the cash flowing but I know that everyone else is too.
Hello everyone,
It has been a difficult week. Such a crazy time to be alive. I decided to do some videos to reach out to those of you that are stuck a home in isolation. It is something I have been thinking about doing for a while now but I wasn’t really sure how. So, I figure, why not figure it out together?
If you have any questions about art, my art or techniques, feel free to ask me. I will try to answer them in some short demo type videos. Hopefully you will find them interesting and maybe even inspiring.
I’ve been working on my PYHAS 2020 class as well but I have to be honest, I am finding it hard to concentrate. I am loving my subject though, I am using Georgia O’Keeffe as inspiration. I know you guys are going to love painting this one with me. If you would like to take part in this class, follow the link HERE.
Another thing I have decided to start doing is a weekly newsletter. Make sure you subscribe to my website.
So thats all, I’ll be back after another week of keeping my distance. Be safe guys, and make sure you play your part in making everyone else safe. Keep your distance and make some art!
Best,
Maria
“Courage Doesn’t Always Roar”
12”x12” mix media painting on wood. SOLD
This new mix media painting is SOLD.
“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of day, saying, "I will try again tomorrow."
Mary Anne Radmacher
Expect Miracles
24”x32” mix media painting on wood. SOLD
Sadly, I had to remove all of my paintings for Highlevel Diner. They have closed the dining room and are only doing take out for now so there was no point in keeping my paintings up on the walls.
When You Come Back
3”x18” mixed media painting on wood. SOLD
When you come back, you will not be you. And I may not be I. – E.M. Forster
We Are All Connected
7” x13” mixed media painting on rag paper. SOLD
“Love is the thread with which we are connected with world” Dr. Debasish Mridha
PYHAS 2020
working on this class. Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe. Want to join me? Use this link
This new mix media painting is available in my Etsy shop. GO HERE
“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of day, saying, "I will try again tomorrow."
Mary Anne Radmacher
Courage Doesn’t Always Roar, 12”x12” mix media painting on wood. The sides are 1.5” deep and are black with star details.
“You’ll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.”
George Michael
This body of work is about having the courage to believe in ourselves, to love oneself and listen to our own ‘heart’ when it comes to deciding what the things want in our life. We are not all the same. We are all so dramatically different in so many ways. This is an amazing thing. Just as amazing, however, is that we are all so similar in so many ways. This is to be human. To embrace our differences, our uniqueness and to be comforted by the common bonds we share.
I have always been a dream cultivator. I have always tried to encourage my girls to dream big, to go for everything they want, to be bold, to have courage. To be honest, I think I thought if I told them this stuff enough as they were growing up, they wouldn’t have to go through the same stuff I went through. They would figure everything out so much sooner than me. They wouldn’t doubt themselves, hate themselves, fear life, fear the future, regret the past… overthink themselves into oblivion. That is what I thought. I could spare them all that stuff and they could just jump to being like me when I turned 40 and stopped caring about all the stuff so much. They could just start there. I had done all that hard work FOR them. I could spare them those hardships.
If only.
My girls are all the things I tried so desperately to save them from. They are full of doubt, question their worth, fear the future and occasionally hate themselves … just like I had done. They don’t see how amazing and how talented they are. They don’t see how other people see them.
I am realizing this is to be human too. This is all of us. Even the ones that put on brave faces and airs of being better than everyone, having confidence by the buckets, seemingly living that perfect life. Even them. They are human and to be human is to have self doubts, second guesses and moments of self hatred. I can’t stop them from going through these things and it pains me, like no other pain, to witness their suffering and struggles but I can be there for them. I can listen to their woes. I can cheer them on. I can distract them momentarily (this still works occasionally with teens NOT just toddlers). I can just be there. Always.
Another thing I can do is look after myself. I can show them by example how to self love, have confidence, try new things, face my fears and succeed or even, fail. And ultimately I can paint my way through this time, like I always do. Taking that pain in my world and making it into beautiful reminders for all of us to love ourselves a little more, be tender and kind to ourselves more often. We also have to remember that everyone feels this way sometime or another so we have to extend that kindness to others around us, even the smallest gesture, smile or thumbs up can change soemone’s day.
These paintings, all my paintings really, are love letters to my daughters and ultimately to myself. We all need these reminders and I paint to send this message to my girls and to remind myself of these things.
