The Artful Life of Maria

Random blog stories of her views, thoughts, ideas & vingettes of an artist who is an urban sketcher, creates fine art, plein air paintings, home decor, fabric & paper projects, gardens, authentic Italian, home style & healthy recipes, natural olive oil soaps & handcrafted items. Writings may relate to art history, visual arts, other artists, world culture & ancestry. Oh and BFF, Sandi, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier & husband Ronald, retired Engineer.

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Thursday, March 12, 2015

The Artful Life of Maria - Art Philosophy and Inspiration

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Maria Creates: Leland, North Carolina, United States; PROFESSIONAL ARTIST: Urban Sketcher and Coordinator of Cape Fear Urban Sketchers of North Carolina, plein air painter and studio artist in acrylic, oil; watercolor. FLOORCLOTH designer and creator. HANDCRAFTED SOAPMAKER and producer of natural home products. DEMONSTRATOR, INSTRUCTOR, ART EVENT COORDINATOR, GARDENER, NATURALIST, GOURMET COOK. I LOVE: museums, history, historic sites, geneology, travel, buying local, farmers markets, sunrise & sunsets.

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