Vision 20/20 Art Party & Fundraiser

"Collecting Fall Branches with Leaves & Berries"

By Mary Maki Rae - Acrylic on Wood - 8" x 8"

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Here are a few of the Nine Wooden Panels (8"x8") I've painted for the Annual "Vision 20/20 Event" that I'm looking forward to attending this Saturday-!

Hope to See You All There-! 

"Male Kestrel with the Fall Leaves" By Mary Maki Rae

Acrylic on Wood - 8" x 8" 

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"A Happy Elephant" (Party Ready-!)

By Mary Maki Rae - Acrylic on Wood -8" x8"

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"Curvy Vase with Bouquet" - "Sweet Face in Sweater

Weather" - A Happy Elephant" - and "Pink Dahlia"

All By Mary Maki Rae - Acrylic on Wood - 8" x 8"

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Fall Paintings

Mary Maki Rae - Acrylic on canvas - 2018(c)

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Working on Fall Paintings - Such as this much larger 30" x 30" Acrylic on Canvas of some "store-bought" flowers combined with Autumn leaves and Snowberries -

(parts of which are shown). 

Love the equation of the bright-colored flowers contrasted with the White.

Mary Maki Rae -Acrylic on Canvas -2018 (c)

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And some other Details -Mary Maki Rae -2018(c)

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Sparrow Hawk

"Sparrow Hawk" Acrylic on Canvas- Mary Maki Rae 2018(c)

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Working on a New group of Paintings in a Fall Woodland Theme - using a new Fall palette with texture - washes and a Soft Edge. 

So far I'm Inspired by Birds - Leaves - and Autumn Flowers. . . . .   

A Fall Palette . . . .MMR -2018(c)

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Summer Cottage

"Summer Cottage" - Acrylic 9"x 12" Mary Maki Rae 2018(c)

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Continuing with more paintings in a "Summer Palette" - Enjoyed painting  this dreamy little scene with some sweetly-scented Carnations in a whimsical vase. 

Here's Ariel's Guy on a Pedestal - imaged with the Carnations

"Kitchen Chic" -Acrylic 12"x 9" on Watercolor Paper

Mary Maki Rae 2018(c)

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"Summer Rose" - Acrylic on Watercolor Paper - 9" x12"

Mary Maki Rae -2018(c)

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 Summer Roses - Always exquisitely beautiful-

A gift from Tamsen

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"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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