Migration Painting Exhibition underway in Florida

"March of the Flamingos, Stairway to Heaven"
acrylic on canvas
62"x48"
all rights reserved

Galleria Mare in Nokomis, Florida, will be hosting my series of 20 abstract paintings and mixed media works on canvas and paper from 11/16/17 through the end of January 2018.   All of the works are from my "Migration Series" - works which focus on themes of relocation, movement and life change. The colors of the plants and animals of the Gulf of Mexico and tropical environments can be seen in the works as well as reflections of weather, rain and even with the devastation of hurricanes, a realization that life can be illuminated with light and hope once again.

Galleria Mare

is located at

801 S. Tamiami Trail, Nokomis, Florida

(above Cafe Evergreen)

gallery website

"March of the Spoonbills"
acrylic on canvas
60"x30"
all rights reserved

"In Search of Tom Petty"
acrylic on canvas
30'x40"
all rights reserved

Original Artwork Makes a GREAT VALENTINE gift!

So many of my artworks, paintings and mixed media pieces are about LOVE. I never get tired of creating images on this theme. It's my way of trying to make this crazy world we live in a kinder and gentler place.

This week only in February, and just in time for VALENTINES DAY, you can purchase Laurie Maves original artworks on my VANGO ART PAGE for LAURIE MAVES ART at 10% OFF normal retail pricing.

I hope you can find the perfect way to say "i love u," with this artwork. Have a beautiful February!

Dear Blessed Sacred Heart of Mine
mixed media on gessoed paper
9"x12"
sale price $90
Link to purchase

Our Love Grows and Grows
mixed media on gessoed paper
9"x12"
sale price $90
Link to purchase

Love in All Things
mixed media on gessoed paper
16"x20"
sale price $180
Link to purchase

2019 Here I Come, an artist new year's resolution

I'm sure you've read enough of the 2017 posts and resolution blogs by now, so I thought I'd approach this year by envisioning what I want for my life in 2019 and encourage you to do as well. 

I have a cryptic tortoise tattoo on my right shoulder. I got it over a decade ago and it was meant to symbolize how I, like the Tortoise and the Hare story, embrace the phrase, "slow and steady wins the race."

But honestly I'm tired of the race. The rat race indeed that most of us get sucked into one way or another. Most of us who bother to be on LinkedIn or other social media platforms because we are constantly driven to connect and get "our message," "our product," "our story," out to whomever wants to bother to read about it. 

I paint. I draw. I post. I blog. 

I paint. I draw. I post. I blog.

You get the picture.

The real reason I do all of this is because I want to share what I make with you because years ago people began buying my work and kept saying it was fabulous and they loved it and thank you for making your art, etc etc. and so I've got these habits of grinding out hundreds and thousands of images, in hopes that you or any other person on the planet just might find an image of mine that speaks to you or them and brings peace, wonder, joy, happiness, and/or love.

So as I keep on keepin' on for 2017 as I am still living and breathing, I plan on making art until 2019. And if at that point all of the world has had its fill of Laurie Maves ART, then I might just hang up the brush and pick up a fishing pole!

"Everything I Do, I Do It All For You," mixed media on canvas panel, 11"x14" is available for acquisition here: on my Vango Page with 65 other original works for sale

Large Gottlichkeit Paintings at Artwork Network

ascending heart, 5'x5' mixed media on canvas in progress in the studio

Come join me to view three of my latest grand abstracts now exhibiting at Artwork Network in the Santa Fe Arts District of Denver,  Colorado.

Thank you so much to owner, Alan Kircher, for hosting:

"ascending heart"

"migration"

and "save me love"

three of the latest 5'x5' mixed media works on unstretched canvas.

For the opening reception on Friday, August 5, 2016, I will also be live painting on site from 5-8 pm.
878 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO

For more details, please visit Artwork Network online for show dates, gallery times, and pricing.

migration, 5'x5' mixed media on canvas in progress in the studio

save me love, 5'x5' mixed media on canvas in progress in the studio

Now buy my art directly from Instagram

Look what's new for @LaurieMavesART on my Instagram page: click HERE 

I post new work almost daily. And now you can buy the work I'm posting directly from Instagram! I'm so super duper excited! It's super safe - you don't have to keep a credit card on file and go shop! Just in time for the holidays:  Here's more of the scoop directly from the source called Pay With Penny:

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