"Blue Hydrangeas & Cosmos on Sunshine Gold"

Acrylic on Canvas-17"x22"- By Mary Maki Rae - 2018(c)

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A close up the Painting I've been working on - more details to paint in yet.

It was while painting this Image - that I first heard that Aretha Franklin had 

past away - So we could call it - "Flowers for Aretha" -Love her song "Natural Woman" - And the way she sang Sam Cooke's song: "You Send Me"-! RIP.

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Tablescape with Blue Vase

"Tablescape with Blue Vase"- Acrylic on Canvas

17" x 20" By Mary Maki Rae - 2018 (c)

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Working on more Summer paintings - again with a "softer edge".

Enjoy the kind of "misty feeling" of the lightly layered backgrounds - then adding the "more defined" objects - flowers and birds for contrast-!

Also enjoy the new little "fish tile" that I added in last-! (It's actually a lovely blue & white pattern - but I thought just painted White - created the perfect balance in the painting-!) 

We're experiencing a 80 - 90 degree "Heat Wave" here in the Northwest - this week - which we're not acclimated to usually -however the Mornings are cool and comfortable to work in the Studio. 

"Tablescape with Blue Vase" Mary Maki Rae -2018 (o)

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"The new "Summer Palette"  MMR 2018(c)

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"The Garden In July" Acrylic on Canvas 18"x 24"

 Mary Maki Rae (c)

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Painted this Canvas - Summers ago - still enjoy it-! It has a little of that   "elusive - misty feeling" that seems to come with the warmth of a July Summer-!

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Contemplating the Cosmos

"Contemplating the Cosmos" -Mary Maki Rae 2018(c)

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I've been working on more "Summer Paintings" in a New Cooler Palette with a "soft edge". Really enjoy the contrast of the Blues with the Golds - accented with the deep - rich Magenta.

Inspired by the Cosmos that are finally in bloom - after such a cool Spring - and a lovely Blue Star-like Flower 

A Vignette of two paintings with the flowers -

Acrylic on Watercolor Paper - 9"x12" MMR-2018(c)

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"A Little Lace Magic" - Mary Maki Rae -2018(c)

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The "Summer Palette" MMR 2018 (c)

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"Contemplating the Cosmos"

By Mary Maki Rae - 2018(c)

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Summer

"Muse with Dove" - Mary Maki Rae 2018(c)

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Working on some more Designs on Watercolor Paper in a Bright Palette and on the Painting of the lovely ladies shown below. Imaged these on an overcast day- must try again when the Sun is shining brighter in my studio.

"Breezy Summer Days" with Lilly-Rose-&Daisy

Acrylic on Canvas -18" 24" -Mary Maki Rae 2018(c)

(Painted in more details - took a better image-! )

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"Breezy Summer Days" - Mary Maki Rae 2018(c)

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