Artist Statement: 

"My name is Maria, and I am a painter. Through my artwork, I aim to reflect like a mirror. I paint what I see, what has already been created or planted. It's an inner reflection of my love of nature, saturated colors, and expressive brush strokes. All paintings are colorful expressions of creation. Most are inspired by local scenes around the Midwest, where I am from. They are acrylic on canvas. I work by building layers and thinning the paint to delicate glazes to create depth in each artwork. While also incorporating pronounced mark-making influenced by careful observation of nature. A limited color palette of three primary colors and titanium white are used to create a variety of colors. I invite viewers to ease up and appreciate the evocative joy of nature from inside and on a canvas."