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artmdiggs: October 2010
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Saturday, October 30, 2010. Fishermen Along Brazil´s Coast. Aren´t these just the cutest little boats you´ve ever seen? They are quite prevalent along the coast and are used for fishing by the locals, called. A mixture of early inhabitants - Indians, slaves and Europeans. Even though today many city-slickers have their second home in Bertioga, we can still see simple fishermen making their living as their ancestors did before them. Saturday, October 23, 2010. Ballet of Color on the Beach. Seller. A c...
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artmdiggs: December 2010
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Friday, December 10, 2010. The Light of the World. Devotion by Marilyn Diggs. FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS GIVEN, UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN.". Best wishes in this holiday season to you who are following my blog in (according to statistics) the USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, France, England, Germany, Spain, India, Russia, Poland, China, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Indonesia and anywhere else that I may have missed. All paintings are for sale on this site.. Saturday, December 4, 2010. The Light of the World.
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artmdiggs: Home in the Gardens
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Friday, July 22, 2011. Home in the Gardens. The Corner of my Street. I´ve just come back from vacation. It's wonderful to travel, to see family, as well as new sights. But, it is always good to return home. For me, that is São Paulo, Brazil, the largest city in Latin America. For more paintings on this subject and others: http:/ www.mdiggsart.com/. Let me hear from you at mdiggs@mdiggs.com. Most of the paintings on this blog are for sale. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). She Sells Sea Shells.
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artmdiggs: February 2011
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Sunday, February 13, 2011. The Beauty of the Orient. 65279;. Oriental Treasures 100 x 80 cm. 65279; I´ve lived in San Francisco, California at three different times in my life. One of my very favorite haunts was Chinatown. It seemed like every time I went there, I couldn´t resist bringing back a treasure. They inspired me to paint this big picture that combines elements of Feng Shui with some of my favorite pieces. Close up - detail. Visit http:/ www.mdiggsart.com/. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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artmdiggs: July 2011
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Saturday, July 30, 2011. She Sells Sea Shells. Still Life with Shells. Still lifes have endless themes to be explored. I painted a series in which all had shells somewhere in the composition. This is one of my favorities. The unusual formations created at the top of the white sea shells are intriguing and must be painted in a way to create their hardness and bumpiness. They contrast with the smooth white wax candles on the right. Most paintings on the blog are for sale. Friday, July 22, 2011. Just down t...
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artmdiggs: March 2011
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Saturday, March 26, 2011. Rio Has No Rivals. Rio de Janeiro has one of the world´s most beautiful skylines. In 1975, a dream came true for this young American bride, as I flew over the picture postcard of Brazil. It was love at first sight. How to drink in so much beauty? Rio Seen From the Ocean. My feelings manifested themselves on canvas. I have painted Rio dozens of times, especially Sugar Loaf mountain (on the right) and Corcovado peak with the Christ the Redeemer statue (on the left). Features an ex...
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artmdiggs: Art in the Park
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Sunday, September 11, 2011. Art in the Park. Japanese Bridge in Ibirapuera Park. Did you know that São Paulo city has the biggest Japanese community outside Japan? In the 1940s free land was given to Japanese immigrants, to stimulate growth and agricultural development. The arched Japanese Bridge decorates São Paulo´s largest park - Ibirapuera - São Paulo´s answer to New York City´s Central Park. Most of the paintings on my blog are for sale. I´d love to hear from you at. Art in the Park.
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artmdiggs: May 2011
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Sunday, May 22, 2011. A Work in Progress. 65279;. 65279;Many people are amazed to see how a painting develops. Here is a technique that works for me and which I teach my students. The first step is setting up a composition that is pleasing. This may involve a trial and error moment where you add or subtract objects and rearrange them until you get what you want. I´ll make a small black and white sketch on a note pad (not seen here) to test out the composition, before I go to the canvas. I´d alwa...
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artmdiggs: January 2011
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Sunday, January 23, 2011. My View of São Paulo. 65279; I broke my foot not too long ago, and had to spend time in bed. Here is the view I saw from my terrace window during that time. 65279;My faithful schnauzer probably wondered. Why I couldn´t take him out for his walks! Animals and people, especially children, steal the scene in paintings, no matter what the subject is. Several of this painting´s admirers and some of my students questioned why I didn´t put this cute dog facing the spectator. While Braz...
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artmdiggs: November 2010
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Saturday, November 27, 2010. 65279;. D'aprés John Singer Sargent. 65279; Albert Einstein said, "Genius is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration." He might have just as well be talking about painting. Do you think an artist just picks up a paint brush, dabbles it into paint and voilá, a great painting? Luncheon on the Grass. Were borrowed from a print by Marcantonio Raimondi -. The Judgement of Paris. C 1520), who copied Raphael. Or in French -. Plus the name of the original artist, as you see her...