New Shop Items! Shiny Sea, Deep Winter, Shiny Sea

Mary Cogley, Artist

Hello - ok! More new paintings! I decided to try a different style for "Shiny Sea" and went monochrome, with a splash of color. I hope you like it. Anyway, these three new items are listed on my Etsy Shop "Signature Energy Impressions".

Click the links just below to purchase them on Etsy:

Shiny Sea
Deep Winter
Quiet Dawn

As always, if you are looking for an original of one of the prints I have for sale, I can create an original watercolor in that style. So, do let me know. I'd be happy to discuss the process and pricing for originals, with you. Any questions? Just ask.

Peace and joy to you, and here's to trying different things,
Mary

Shiny Sea

Quiet Dawn

Deep Winter

New Shop Items! Mellow Morning Sunrise and Drumming!

Mary Cogley, Artist

Hello - It's finally "Spring Ahead" time. Real spring will surely come soon! As promised earlier, I listed three new items on my Etsy Shop "Signature Energy Impressions".

Click the links just below to purchase them on Etsy:

Mellow Morning
Summer Joy
Drummer's Dream

As always, if you are looking for an original of one of the prints I have for sale, I can create an original watercolor in that style. So, do let me know. I'd be happy to discuss the process and pricing for originals, with you. Any questions? Just ask.

Peace to all, and let's hope for Spring, Soon!,
Mary

Drummer's Dream

Summer Joy

Mellow Morning

Expressing Winter Thoughts 2014

The past weeks have brought many snow falls to our area and a friend of mine posted the other day that he loved the silence that comes with snow. I do, as well, and it reminded me that there are positive aspects to the winter season. Among them are the quiet and peace when Mother Earth is wrapped in her white blanket for a time of rest and renewal. And there is the absolute beauty of a snowfall! Not to mention the unique quality of each snowflake! There are winter hikes through the woods and skiing and sledding for those who love them.

So I decided to honor the beauty and picturesque quality of winter by doing a few paintings. I painted "Winter Sunset" to capture the beautiful bronze reflections the sunset was making on the snow. Then, I painted "Tree Spirit" to honor the survival of a very old tree that has been damaged but has survived many winters. And finally, I painted "Winter Magic" to honor the barren beauty of winter. The frozen landscape is made magical by a hint of sun and the falling snow.

I wish you all the peace of winter and look forward to the coming spring,
Mary

Paintbox Days

Mary Cogley, Artist

Looking back over last week; I realized I had not been able to paint due to some extra demands on my time.   So by the weekend, I found myself really hungry for the joy and freedom of creating with color!  It feels almost like a physical hunger for the energy of the water and colors and wonderful paper! In fact, to me.....colors even have a sound!

I was so excited to have free time to play with my watercolors that I did three paintings....one on Saturday and two on Sunday. The first two are just fun depictions of a drummer in a sort of beach setting which reminds me of the awesome cool feeling I get from hand drumming. The other makes me think of absolute joy. This happy primitive looking stick figure reminds me of how I feel at our annual Summer Rhythm Renewal.....four days of joyful drumming, dancing, and affirmation of one another. 

The third one is, once again; a sunrise, called Mellow Morning, pulled from my memories of August, 2013, at the Outer Banks, NC. I turn to these memories for happiness, comfort, and peace.

Hopefully I have pulled the people who view my work into my space when I transfer my feelings into a watercolor painting.

Soon these new offerings will be posted in my Etsy shop for you to purchase if you wish.

Until then .....I will be "playing in my paint box".

Wishing you joy!Mary

Day's End

Mary Cogley, Artist

I have a lovely memory of evenings at the Outer Banks, North Carolina during our visit in summer, 2013.  It is of a soft warmth, after the intense heat of the day has subsided and the setting sun bathes the sky, and the sand, in a warm glow.

Things are peaceful and quiet now, and the beach-goers have taken their leave.  Only a few hearty souls are trying their skill at surfing and the gulls are sweeping the sky or parading along the sand. 

It is a wonderful time to relax or meditate and be comforted in the gradually dimming light of day, as the sky turns from pink and gold to dusk.

Soon, I'll list a new painting inspired by this, called  "Day's End."

Wishing you Peace,
MARY

New Shop Items! Original Watercolors "Winter Memories" and "Moonlight Angel"

Mary Cogley, Artist

Hello - 2014 is turning out to be very, very cold. Today, I've listed two more new original paintings on my Etsy Shop "Signature Energy Impressions".

Click the links just below to purchase them on Etsy:

Winter Memories
Moonlight Angel

There is something about original art that is tactile and beautiful. I hope you'll consider these originals, and you can see some details about them in their item details on Etsy.

As always, if you are looking for an original of one of the prints I have for sale, I can create an original watercolor in that style. So, do let me know. I'd be happy to discuss the process and pricing for originals, with you. Any questions? Just ask.

Peace, love, and I hope you can make some wonderful winter memories despite the freeze!,
Mary

Moonlight Angel

Winter Memories

My Process

Choosing brushes and colors

Hello and Happy New Year! I hope your 2014 is full of positive events that inspire you and help you move forward with love and light.

I took a moment to photograph and document my process, so I hope you'll take a look at the page I made!

With love,
Mary