 The Path - 40x30 - Oil on Exhibition Canvas El Sendero - 101x76cm - Oleo SOLD The Path is a painting I started a couple of years ago and it looked completely different when I first started. Unfortunately I didn't have the time (or sense of direction I guess) to finish it right then and there and it stayed in the studio turned against the wall for a long time. Then I decided to get it done and the path became so overgrown I could no longer see it. I loved working with colour in this painting! It was very hard at first to let go of parts that I was enjoying in the previous incarnation but I got brave and allowed to painting to take its own course! Below you can see the start of it, it went through many lives and makeovers before getting to the finished piece you see above. Thank you Janice at Calla Design for finding a home for this painting :)  ***** "El Sendero" es un cuadro que empecé hace un par de años y al comienzo era completamente diferente. Desafortunadamente no tuve tiempo o tal vez no sabía muy bien en qué dirección ir para terminarlo en su momento por lo que permaneció en el taller contra la pared durante mucho tiempo. Cuando finalmente decidí terminarlo, las plantas comenzaron a crecer tanto que taparon el sendero inicial! 🙂 Me encantó trabajar con color en este cuadro! Fue difícil al comienzo abandonar y cubrir partes que me estaban gustando en la primera versión pero junté coraje y dejé que el cuadro siguiera su propio camino! En la segunda imagen, pueden ver el comienzo, pasó por muchas vidas antes de llegar a la pieza terminada que ven arriba. Gracias Janice de Calla Design por haber encontrado un hogar para este cuadro.
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 Just Around the Corner - 8x8 - Oil on Cradled Panel A la vuelta de la esquina - 20×20 cm - Óleo sobre panel Last Fall I did this painting of the gorgeous succulents urn outside Calla Design , a design store on Estevan Village that represents my work. It was done Plein air and I really enjoyed both the process and the finished product. It sent me on a quest for more succulents to paint! Now, I am eagerly watching them grow and plan to do a few more paintings with these succulents! ***** Este otoño pasado hice este cuadro de las hermosas plantas en la urna que está afuera de Calla Design, un negocio de diseno que representa representa mi arte en Estevan Village. Lo pinté al aire libre y realmente disfruté tanto del proceso como del trabajo terminado. Me dio ganas de buscar más plantas para pintar! Ahora las veo crecer con entusiasmo y tengo planes de pintar mas cuadros con ellas !
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Marcela Strasdas
I am an artist living in Victoria, BC, Canada. I love to paint the beauty around me, capture moments and memories. I paint because the process gives me immense pleasure and joy. I paint because it allows me to remember places I have been to, moments I have lived. Just like music can in an instant transport you to a different time, my art has the ability to take me back in time and place and put a smile on my face. I paint because it allows me to imagine my next trip or my next walk in the woods. It mean it to be an invitation for you to pause and just simply enjoy the moment. Hope you enjoy my art! Archives
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