Sunday, January 31, 2016

30 IN 30 COLLAGE BY SUE MARRAZZO

The painting challenge is over! 
There were 1403 participating artists in this online painting challenge.
The challenge art can be viewed at: www.30paintingsin30days.weebly.com

Quote #31: 
"Art is love."
--William Holman Hunt, English painter

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS COLLAGE:

by Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS


Friday, January 29, 2016

DAY #30 by Sue Marrazzo

This is my last painting for the painting challenge (and I am early!)
Check it out at:

Day #30
The End!

Quote #30:
"Art is who we are. It facilitates self-realization in everyone."
--Philippe Benichou, French-American artist

Painting#30:
 Title: "Self-Realization"
Medium: Mixed Media
Size: 9" x 12"
Substrate: Paper
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "Self-Realization"

Thanks, Bloggers, for your support, & comments!

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Hierarchy By Sue Marrazzo

Day #29:
The painting challenge can be viewed at: 

Quote#29:
 "He who is discouraged after a failure is not a real artist."
--Auguste Rodin, French sculptor

Painting #29:
 Title: "Hierarchy"
Medium: Mixed Media
Size: 8" x 8"
Substrate: Board
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "Hierarchy"

Thanks for looking!

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

True Love By Sue Marrazzo

Quote #28: 
"Being true to yourself is what feeds creativity, 
not self-doubt and criticism."
--Diane Arenberg, American artist

Painting #28:
 Title: "True Love"
Medium: Collage
Size: 5" x 7"
Substrate: Canvas Panel
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "True Love"

The January 2016 Painting Challenge:

A Rebellious Spirit by Sue Marrazzo

Day #27: Painting Challenge

Quote #27:
"Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life."
--Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist

Painting #27:
 Title: "A Rebellious Spirit"
Medium: Mixed Media
Size: 9" x 12"
Substrate: Paper
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "A Rebellious Spirit"

Monday, January 25, 2016

A Natural Wonder by Sue Marrazzo

Day #26 of the online challenge: 

Quote #26:
"Good Art is not what it looks like, but what it does to us."
--Roy Adzak, English photographer & sculptor

Painting #26:
Title: "A Natural Wonder"
Medium: Mixed Media
Size: 9" x 12"
Substrate: Paper
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "A Natural Wonder"

Free To Dream By Sue Marrazzo

Day #25: Painting Challenge www.30paintingsin30days.weebly.com

Quote #25:
"Art is the journey of a free soul."
--Alev Oguz, Turkish artist

Painting #25:
Title: "Free to Dream"
Medium: Mixed Media
Size: 9" x 12"
Substrate: Paper
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

Close-Up #1
 Close-Up #2

Thanks for looking, today!

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Day #24 By Sue Marrazzo

Quote #24:
"I believe that if it were left to artists to choose their own labels, 
most would choose none."
--Ben Shahn, Lithuanian-American artist

Painting #24:

Title: "Cabin Fever"
Size: 9" x 12"
Substrate: Paper
Medium: Mixed Media
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "Cabin Fever"

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Saturday, January 23, 2016

ABSTRACT REALITY BY SUE MARRAZZO

Quote #23:
"They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. 
I never painted dreams. I painted my reality."
--Frieda Kahlo, Mexican painter

Painting #23:
 Title: "Abstract Reality"
Size: 9" x 12"
Substrate: Mixed Media Paper
Medium: Mixed Media
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "Abstract Reality"

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Friday, January 22, 2016

LOVE NOTES BY SUE MARRAZZO

Quote #22:
"Apply Colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music."
--Joan Miro, Spanish artist

Painting #22:
 Title: "Love Notes"
Size: 9" x 12"
Medium: Mixed Media
Substrate: Wood Panel
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "Love Notes"

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Painting #21 By Sue Marrazzo

Quote #21:
"Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing."
--Marc Chagall, Russian-French artist

Painting #21:
 Title: "An Expression of Love"
Medium: Mixed Media
Size/Substrate: 9" x 12" on Paper
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "An Expression of Love"

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Feeling It by Sue Marrazzo

Quote #20:
"I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say 
"he feels deeply; he feels tenderly."
--Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter

Painting #20:
Title:"Feeling It"
Size/Substrate: 8" x 10" on Paper
Medium: Mixed Media
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS
 (Below) A Close-Up of "Feeling It"
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Day #19 By Sue Marrazzo

Quote #19:
"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water."
--Rabindramath Tagore, Bengali artist

Painting #19:


Title: "Vision of Love"
Size: 5.5" x 8"
Substrate: Mixed Media Paper
Medium: Mixed Media/Collage
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "Vision of Love"

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Monday, January 18, 2016

ARRIVED BY SUE MARRAZZO

Quote #18:
"Artists who seek perfection in everything 
are those who cannot attain it in anything."
--Eugene Delacroix, French artist

Painting #18:
Title: "Arrived"
Medium: Mixed Media/Collage
Size/Substrate: 5.5" x 8" on paper
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS
 (Below) A Close-Up of "Arrived"

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Sunday, January 17, 2016

A Sophisticated Vision By Sue Marrazzo

Quote # 17:
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
--Leonardo da Vinci, Italian artist

Painting #17:
 Title: "A Sophisticated Vision"
Size: 9" x 12" on paper
Medium: Acrylic
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

 Close-Up #1
Close-Up #2

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Saturday, January 16, 2016

Good Times By Sue Marrazzo

Quote #16:
"A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art."
--Paul Cezanne, French artist

Painting # 16:
 Title: "Good Times"
Medium Acrylic on Paper
Size: 9" x 12"
By Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "Good Times"

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

FORTUNE BY SUE MARRAZZO

Here is my (early) 15th painting for the online painting challenge.
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Quote #15:
 "Blessed are they who see beautiful things in 
humble places where other people see nothing."
---Camille Pissarro, French painter.

Painting #15:
 Title: "Fortune"
Medium: Mixed Media/Collage
Size: 5.5" x 8"
Substrate: Paper
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "Fortune"

Spotlight By Sue Marrazzo

Quote #14:
"It takes a long time to become loose without losing it."
--Sandy Sandy, American Artist

Painting #14:
"Spotlight"
Medium: Mixed Media/Sculpture
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS
 View #1
View #2

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

DAY #13 BY SUE MARRAZZO

Quote #13:
"Never leave a painting mediocre; it's better to take a chance with it."
--Guy Courier, American painter

Painting #13:
 Title: "Off The Beaten Path"
Medium: Mixed Media
Size: 9" x 12"
Substrate: Paper
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "Off The Beaten Path"

I am participating in a 30 day painting challenge.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Unexpected By Sue Marrazzo

Quote #12:
"Painting is the nail to which I fasten my ideas."
--Georges Braque, French artist

Painting #12:
 Title: "Unexpected"
Medium/Substrate: Acrylic on Paper
Size: 5" x 12"
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "Unexpected"

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Day #11 By Sue Marrazzo

Here is my 11th painting in the online painting challenge 
that I am participating in this month.
Here is the link to the challenge: 

Quote # 11:
"Art is the journey of a free soul."
--Alev Oguz, Turkish artist

Painting #11:

 Title: "Oh My Soul"
Size: 5.5" x 8"
Medium/Substrate: Mixed Media/Paper
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close-Up of "Oh My Soul"

Thanks for looking!!

Monday, January 11, 2016

Day #10 By Sue Marrazzo

I am 1/3 of the way in the painting challenge...It's hard to believe. 
Thanks for checking it out!

Quote #10:
"A painting is finished when the artist says it is finished."
--Rembrandt Van Rijn, Dutch painter

Painting #10:
Title: "A Creative Finish"
A mixed media painting on paper
by Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS


Here is the link to the painting challenge:







Saturday, January 9, 2016

NUMBER 9 BY SUE MARRAZZO

Here is my 9th mixed media painting in 
Leslie Saeta's January 2016 Painting Challenge. 

Quote #9:
"Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely."
--Auguste Rodin, French sculptor

Painting #9
 Title: "The Burg"
Size: 18" x 18" on canvas
Medium: Mixed Media
Artist:Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

 "The Burg" Close-Up #1

"The Burg" Close-Up #2

Friday, January 8, 2016

Something Else By Sue Marrazzo

Quote #8: 
"I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else."
--Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist

Painting #8:

 Title: "Something Else"
Medium: Mixed Media
Size: 8" x 10" on canvas panel
Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS

A Close Up of "Something Else"

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

CONFIDENCE BY SUE MARRAZZO

I am currently participating in an online daily painting challenge. 

Here is my 5th post...

Quote #7:
"Find your own technique."
---John Sloan, American artist

Painting #7:
"Confidence"
2 Views of 
A Mixed Media Painting 3-D Sculpture
by Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS


Thanks for looking!!