Piece description from the artist
It’s been almost 20 years since I moved to New England, and every time it snows, it feels like the first time. Twenty years is a lot of first times, I can tell you that! I think I will never lose my wonder and amazement when I open the door after a huge snowstorm. I love how the whole world gets buried under ten feet of snow, how the green of boxwoods and pine trees contrasts so sharply with the bright white, and how the snow reflects every ray of light.
Now if you’ve read the story of my painting “Hydrangeas in the Fall” you’ll see that I love my hydrangea plant, and it’s the reason I did this painting. After a snowstorm, the first thing I see when I leave my house is my hydrangeas. It looks like this: all the leaves are gone, there is a huge tangle of branches coated in ice; and within the tangle are the gigantic flowers leftover from the fall, dried and dead and hanging heavy with snow. It’s absolutely gorgeous. So obviously, I had to paint it. What is something you still enjoy seeing no matter how many times you’ve seen it before?
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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