By
Mara Galvao
Piece description from the artist
The Works on Paper Series was born out of the COVID pandemic. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, I wasn't able to use my studio space anymore. Being an artist who loves to paint on rather large pieces, I felt at a loss. I was in no mood to paint with the circumstances going on in our world and I just stopped. I couldn't see my grandchildren, couldn't visit my family in Brazil. It was depressing and I had no motivation to work. Eventually, I started to think about how I could use paper in my work and something sparked within me. Suddenly, I was eager to start something new. I am a self taught artist and love to experiment with mediums. So, for the first time, I started using watercolor on paper and fell in love with it. I loved the ebb and flow of the watercolor. My creative energies returned! It was the start of something new.
Mara Galvão is an artist who was born and raised in Brazil. She lives in SF Bay Area with her family since 2000.
Her work is an expression of her passion for the beautiful country where she was born. Her paintings reveal the raw, rustic, and natural elements present in the country, while also encompassing the rich, colorful and spontaneous cultural aspects of it.
Mara's process is a combination of techniques she has learned in the US and from working closely with some well-known artists in Brazil. She incorporates pigments, coffee grounds, marble dust along with acrylic, oil, ink, and other mediums into the canvas.
She is always learning and expanding her experiences by exploring the materials she uses on her works.
Mara has been showing her paintings in the US, Brazil, England, Spain, and Japan.
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