The first painting of my gorgeous sister Cari “Cari”, Oil on canvas, 76 x 50.5 cm, 2016 Over the years my sister has been an inspiration for me in many different ways, now she also inspires me artistically. I loved so much working on this painting, capturing her beauty and elegance, in this case dressed…
This is a very special painting for a very special couple. A good friend of mine, who is always supporting my works, got engaged recently. The rest of my friends decided they wanted to give them a meaningful gift they could enjoy for the rest of their lives. With that idea, they asked me if…
“. . . mixing with the soft waves themselves (…) these are the times of dreamy quietude, when beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it… “ – Herman Melville (Moby Dick) Oil and acrylic painting “Humpback whale” by Marta Galindo.
“Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand was stone.” – Jorge Luis Borges Oil painting “Indiana Teahouse, Cottesloe” by Marta Galindo.
“¿Qué es el ser ante el color del mundo? El color del mundo es mayor que el sentimiento del hombre” – Juan Ramón Jiménez Acrylic painting “Hells Gate lighthouse” by Marta Galindo.
I consider there is some attractiveness on what you do not get to see completely, on what leaves you with the desire of seeing more, of knowing more. We have an extraordinary mind that fills the gaps for us, and yet, we want more, we want it all. Part of the beauty of the sea…
“The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamouring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of contemplation. The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.” – Kate Chopin (The Awakening) Oil painting “The wave”…
It is truly exceptional the way new ideas can cross your mind… Someday you go for a walk, you see a leaf falling from a tree, and that is it. “Every particular in nature, a leaf, a drop, a crystal, a moment of time is related to the whole, and partakes of the perfection of…
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