Piece description from the artist
By December of 2020, aka month 9 of confinement, I was finding life a little… slow. I’m sure many of you had similar feelings as the holidays approached. The days just seemed to stretch on and family gatherings were cancelled and no end was in sight.
My parents in France were also feeling the weight of loneliness. To keep my spirits up, I decided to do a simple painting. Now what would I use? Carnations! My mom’s favorite flowers, and her mother’s too. A silver milk pitcher! A silver tea set was on my wedding list 20+ years ago, in Paris. I put the flowers inside the pitcher, and got working. Even though I couldn’t travel that year, the subject of my painting transported me slightly to another place than the one I was stuck in. And it was enjoyable; I really liked painting the complexity of the flowers, the reflections of light on the silver pitcher, and practicing a variety of techniques.
Marion Buricatu is a Franco-American artist who began oil painting when she and her family emigrated to the US in 2001. Her earlier career in France included training in Geophysics and work in the environmental management field.
In addition to studying painting from a variety of teachers, Marion earned a modern art certificate at the MOMA, became a docent at the Worcester Art Museum and now teaches at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. For more about her work, visit her website: marionsworkshop.com
Marion's art connects her two cultures, mixing her life in New England with her memories of the Loire Valley, where she is from. She create art to start conversations and discover how the USA and France are similar and different in daily life. She enjoys sharing the stories behind her art to make the experience richer.
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