Cat in the mirror
Acrylics on canvas
50×40 cm

There is an absence
and a presence
And a mystery
Pictures of a long gone
and yet so present past.
Happy times
Moments of joy
Neat and cousy
Quietness.
There is a letter
A coffee
A treat
A lovely setting
Waiting for you?
Waiting for whom?
Eat and rest?
Up or down the stairs?
Candle and day light?
Who is it, on the arms of the girl, under the tree, on the wall?
Everything is a cheerfull mystery
An invitation for curiosity
Eye, mind and heart are called in
To run around the scene
and wonder
Discover
Imagine
play!

As vezes acho que meu principe encantado passou, me chamou e eu estava dormindo.
Tudo bem… A fila anda!

Sometimes I think my prince charming passed by, called me and I was asleep.
It’s all right… Next!

😉

Por cada porta em que passo, aprendo.
Cada chave achada ou perdida
Cada degrau
Cada dia
Todas as entradas
Todas as saídas,
Adicionam
Mostram
Ensinam.

Para cada tirano do caminho
Um anjo
Para cada palavra rude
Um por do sol inesquecível
Para cada lágrima
Um abraço
Para cada porta
Uma chave.

Inveja, grosseria, maldade
Tudo se apaga,
Se esquece
Enfraquece
com amor.

Tive minha cota de ambos
Mas decidi
Dar atenção
E manter na memória
E no peito
Só o que me faz bem,
Quem me faz bem.

Viver é uma caminhada solitária.
É preciso atravessar muitas portas
Descobrir e entender o percurso
Transpassar o tempo
Decidir delicadamente
E carregar só o essencial.

Algumas portas se fecham
Outras ficam para sempre abertas
Generosamente escancaradas.
Permitem a passagem do ar
O fluxo das memórias
O acesso a verdade
A entrada solene
da luz.

Luciana Mariano

Every painting has a little story, a secret or a mistery in it.
This one is called “Morning Ritual”.
He looks like a very successful business cat, fancy, cool, Armani like dressed, on his morning ritual:
clean cut, ready to work, morning paper and coffee…
But wait, what time is it?
In five minutes the coocoo wil come out and…
( ) breakfast will be served
( ) it will be 8 o’clock, time to go
( ) you decide the ending 😉

This painting was sold today at the Biennale International d’Art Naïf in Ottmarshem, Alsace, France.

Merci Beaucoup!
Another painting going home!
Enjoy!

A delicadeza
está nos gestos
Nas palavras
Na essência de quem a tem.

***********

Greensleeves

(poss. Henry VIII of England, 1500’s.)

Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved you well and long,
Delighting in your company.

Chorus:
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.

Your vows you’ve broken, like my heart,
Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in a world apart
But my heart remains in captivity.

chorus

I have been ready at your hand,
To grant whatever you would crave,
I have both wagered life and land,
Your love and good-will for to have.

chorus

If you intend thus to disdain,
It does the more enrapture me,
And even so, I still remain
A lover in captivity.

chorus

My men were clothed all in green,
And they did ever wait on thee;
All this was gallant to be seen,
And yet thou wouldst not love me.

chorus

Thou couldst desire no earthly thing,
but still thou hadst it readily.
Thy music still to play and sing;
And yet thou wouldst not love me.

chorus

Well, I will pray to God on high,
that thou my constancy mayst see,
And that yet once before I die,
Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me.

chorus

Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
To God I pray to prosper thee,
For I am still thy lover true,
Come once again and love me.

chorus

If you are in Alsace, come by!
🙂

Life is full of precious moments and simple pleasures… Pay attention to those!
A vida é cheia de momentos preciosos e prazeres simples: fique atento a eles!

Fantastic exhibition at the International Museum of Naïf Art in Vicq, France!
I wish you all could have been there!
The place is gorgeous, the paintings are looking good and the public was the most kind and receptive!
If you can, do visit!
Thank you for all the good vibes and thoughts!

Luciana Mariano

I am very pleased to invite all of you to my first solo exhibition at MIDAN (Musée International d’Art Naïf), in Vicq, France.
Vernissage next saturday, the 5th October, at 4 pm.

Kind regards,

Luciana Mariano