Author: Luciana Mariano

Painter.

sunday morning wonderings

velhice

On this day, seven years ago, I lost my brother in a motorcycle accident. I miss him [a lot]. I wonder how his life would be now, what he would be doing, how proud he would be to know i´m following my heart and my dreams, choosing the not so easy path of painting for a living.

This painting has something to do with moments that will not be lived. It´s called Velhice (aging, aeldredom) and it was a guess about how my life would be if my marriage continued. Different perspectives and tastes would lead us to different doors? A life together, but separately? Unecessary noise, self imposed silence? Getting fat and old, collecting patches of colors that I would never live myself. The easy path, but not so easy after all. Life is a matter of choice. Fortunately I can see that now and choose self love, self steem, self awareness… happyness.

I can choose what I want.

I know what I miss.

And life goes on. Painting and wondering on a lazy, cold and lonely sunday morning.

what are we all waiting for?

parede verde

parede laranja

parede azul

I just realized that this 3 paintings were a sequence after all…

Not only the confusing and colorful background, nor the ladies, nor the wooden floors.

They are all waiting or expecting something.

They are all envolved at a simple situation, but in deep thoughts.

When I paint I do not plan the image. It grows just before my eyes and hands, just like that.

And they tell me a story, later, that revails a lot about life [myself?]

That´s why it´s so much fun… it´s the inside out that makes sense.

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Please visit www.ardies.com to see more of my work – exhibition goes until june 30.

Exhibition… come and visit!

cabra-cega

Check out  my work at www.ardies.com

From June 6 to 30 th. at Jacques Ardies Gallery – Rua Morgado de Mateus, 579 – Vila Mariana – São Paulo – Brazil

It will be a pleasure sharing this moments with you!

❤

house, trip, son, work, bills, book, exhibition, divorce…

house

 

this is a really tiny illustration, a fraction from a bigger painting i made .

this is how life can be: an uncomprehensive  fraction from a bigger picture…hard stuff to figure out.

 

I hope to sell well on saturday.

Once upon a time…

quintal de minas

There was, once, this girl…

but she was more than one, she was many.

She could quietly observe the movements of life.

She could dream and realize beyond impossibilities.

She could could sit and play as an innocent child.

or she could close herself in to a distant, dark and cold yard, waiting for expiration of time.

[The gate is not locked.]

Life is full of possibilities.

bed, breakfest and friendship…

bed and breakfest

This painting was made for my friends Adriana´s cousins: Ceci and Cleusa.

They live in White Plains, NY and they have by far the best bed and breakfest in the States…

even before they open it.

Love is an art printed in one´s eyes and gestures, voice and touch.

I (still) believe in love.

Find yourself

pra vocês

Many times, even in front of the mirror, we don´t see ourselves.

You are there. You can look at yourself ..but you don´t really see who´s there…

Find your inner child in here. I´m sure you can – if you only try!

 

In this painting, if you

friends and cats

pri´s picture

Friends are the kind of family you can choose. Friends: I want them all.

Cats are classy, independant, self-aware, beautiful. Cats: I want to be like them.

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This painting was made while visiting my dear friend Priscila and her husband Tom in Rochester, NY. Snoo and Baby Kitty are their cats/babies…

Aren´t they cute?