MARIA SKY ☰

Art is never static - it continuously evolves to something new, different and exciting.

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“Tojan Horse” - ©2022 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>A lazer print taken of a sink print, made from left over paint, is viewed to see various images - such an image of a brown horse head that is then enhanced with oil pastels</em><p>Sink print of image of a brown horse head enhanced with oil pastels</p>
“Trojan Horse”
Mixed Media 14x11 in. ©2022 



“Bull” - ©2022 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>A lazer print taken of a sink print, made from left over paint, is viewed to see various images - such an image of a bull's head that is then enhanced with oil pastels</em><p>Sink print of image of a bull's head enhanced with oil pastels</p>
“Bull”
Mixed Media 14x11 in. ©2022 



“My Unicorn” - ©2022 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>A lazer print taken of a sink print, made from left over paint, is viewed to see various images - such an image of a unicorn's head that is then enhanced with oil pastels</em><p>Sink print of image of a univorn's head enhanced with oil pastels</p>
“My Unicorn”
Mixed Media 14x11 in. ©2022 



“Rugged mountains set against a night sky; 16x20 in., acrylic - ©2021 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Painting of a rugged mountain range set against a night sky</em><p>Hidden in the mountains are faces of various creatures . . . for example there is a bear in the upper right hand corner.</p>
“The Hidden Creatures of the Night”
Acrylic Painting 16x20 in. ©2021 



“A fold out book with drawings pertaining to the year of covid - ©2021 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Inside is a drawing of a person, a startled creature with large ears, a person with a mask and a small dragon emerging from an egg. There is a burning fire along the mountain edge.</p>
“The Year of Covid and Fires”
Single paged Folded Book. ©2021 



“Bank of America”36x48 in., acrylic - ©2021 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>1st place winner - Fine Arts Exhibition</em><p>Painting of the Bank of America building in San Mateo, California</em><p>The mosaic facade of the BofA building is composed of all walks of life in San Mateo County - from vegetable growers to major industries.</p>

“Bank of America, San Mateo”
Acrylic Painting 48x36 in. ©2021 
1st Place Winner - Fine Arts Exhibtion



“Yellowstone Pond”16x20 in., acrylic - ©2021 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>View of one of Yellowstone's dangerous, but lovely, ponds.</p>
“Yellowstone Pond”
Photography 16x20 in. ©2021 



“Storytime”16x20 in., acrylic - ©2021 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Gather around: It's storytime</em><p>Birds, cats, dogs all gather around to listen to campfire stories.</p>

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“Storytime”16x20 in., acrylic - ©2021 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Gather around: It's storytime</em><p>Birds, cats, dogs all gather around to listen to campfire stories.</p>
“Storytime”
Acrylic Painting - 20 x 24 in. ©2021 
1st Place Winner - Fine Arts Exhibtion



“Look and See” 48 x 48 inches, Tempera paint and pastels ©2020 All Rights Reserved <p>Oil painting based on a composite of seaweed and other images.<p/>

“Look and See”
Acrylic Painting - 48 x 48 in. ©2020 
1st Place Winner - Fine Arts Exhibtion



“Window”16x20 in., acrylic - ©2014 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Dirty window at the Alcatraz Prison</em><p>View through a dirty window located at the Prison.</p>
“Dirty Window”
Photography - 20 x 16 in. ©2014 
3rd Place Winner - Fine Arts Exhibtion



“Old Plant Stand - Repurposed 1” 24x36 inches, mixed media - ©2020 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>A bamboo plant stand, that was originally used to displace my artwork at the Kaleid Gallery, later was left outside. As the years passed, the plant stand aged and started to fall apart. It was then that it was reborn / repurposed into an art piece. It was hung at the Vargas Gallery for the <em>“Bamboo and Haiku Show”</em>, even had an interview by the local Santa Clara newspaper, but due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, the opening and any viewing of the show had been cancelled and no newspaper article was published.</p>
“Bamboo - Repurposed 1, 2”
Mixed Media ©2020 
Vargas Gallery



“Old Plant Stand - Repurposed 1” 24x36 inches, mixed media - ©2020 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>A disasembled old bamboo plant stand, that was repurposed into an art piece. A bamboo plant stand, that was originally used to displace my artwork at the Kaleid Gallery, later was left outside. As the years passed, the plant stand aged and started to fall apart. It was then that it was reborn / repurposed into an art piece. It was hung at the Vargas Gallery for the <em>“Bamboo and Haiku Show”</em>, even had an interview by the local Santa Clara newspaper, but due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, the opening and any viewing of the show had been cancelled and no newspaper article was published.</p>
“Bamboo - Repurposed 3, 4”
Mixed Media ©2020 
Vargas Gallery



“Red; 2x3 inches, mixed media - ©2001 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>Colorful hand woven mini-weaving with black flat beads and sea shells. It has no real meaning but reminded me a some of the wild and whimsical tiny creatures that inhabit earth.
“Red”
Mini Weaving 2x3x1 in. ©2001 



“Is it safe to come out now?” 20 x 16 inches, Pencil and pastels ©2020 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>Drawing of Milly the cat, hiding under the bed wondering when it will be safe to come out..</p>
“Is it safe to come out now?”
Drawing 20x16 in ©2020 



“A peaceful view of a pond surrounded by cattails and trees” 11 x 14 inches, chalk pastel ©2019 All Rights Reserved

“Serenity”
Pastels 14x11 in.©2019  1st Place Winner and Best of Show - Fine Arts Exhibition, Artist of the Year Award - Burilngame Arts Society



“Peacock”14x16 in., chalk pastel - ©2020 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Displayed at Russian Cultural Center - Art Gallery</em><p>A chalk pastel drawing, based on a photo I had taken, of a peacock that was just turning his head.</p>
“Peacock”
Chalk Pastels 14x16 in. ©2020 
1st Place Winner - Fine Arts Exhibtion



“Golden Rule” 16x16 inches,acrylic ©2000 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>Part of a series based on each of the major religion's “Golden Rule”. Against the yellow background, you observe a fairly rich lady looking off to the side. If you look closely, on the blue green background are faces of the dabits, the poor, those that live on the streets of India. <p/>
“Golden Rule - India”
Acrylic Painting 12x12 in. ©2000 



“Ladybug” 4x6 in., mixed media, ©2018 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>An orange squashed plastic “bug”was found in a parking lot and was included with the framed ladybug. This work was part of a series of 4x6 inch artwork shown at the Pajaro Valley Arts Council Exhibition.</p>
“Ladybug”
Mixed Media 4x6 in. ©2018 
Pajoro Valley Arts Council Exhibition



“Green Beetle” - 4x6 in., mixed media, ©2018 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>A green beetle set inside a small green frame adorned with vertical glass and one thuja leaf.</p>
“Green Bug”
Mixed Media 4x6 in. ©2018 
Pajoro Valley Arts Council Exhibition



“I'm Really a Leaf”altered photo - ©2014 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>One morning I noticed a yellow leaf with one drop of water on it. I took a photo and mirrored the image. It was entered in the Manipulated Photos San Mateo Fine Art Exhibition. The leaf fooled judges who thought it was an actual photo of a real moth and moved it into the Still Life Category.</p>
“I'm Really a Leaf”
Altered Photography ©2014 



“Three Cowboys”16x20 in., acrylic - ©2018 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Steamboat Art Museum 2018 Plein Air Events & Exhibit, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA</em><p>Alongside the road there was a statue of three cowboys, each one had different colored bandanas tied around their necks. The sky was beautiful with fillowing clouds. I stopped to paint. As time passed the sun emphasized the details of the bronze sculpture. This painting was sold on opening night.</p>
“Three Cowboys”
Plein Air - Acrylic Painting 16x20 in. ©2018 



“The Sentry” 12x16 in., acrylic - ©2018 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Steamboat Art Museum 2018 Plein Air Events & Exhibit, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA</em><p>In a golden field, an old wheel stood alongside an old wooden fence. The field was aglow in the hot autumn sun. It was interesting to note that the first part of the fence by the old wheel spelled <em>“HI”</em>. As I was painting, a dog came up the driveway to see what I was doing.</em></p>
“The Sentry”
Plein Air - Acrylic Painting 12x16 in. ©2018 



“Serenity”14x16 in., acrylic - ©2018 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Steamboat Art Museum 2018 Plein Air Events & Exhibit, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA</em></p><p>On this particular day, the plein air artist drove to a local ranch. There behind an old wooden fence, three aspen trees glow in the cloudy morning sun.</p>
“Three Aspens”
Plein Air - Acrylic Painting 16x14 in. ©2018 



“The Stream” oil painting 24 30 in. - ©1972 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>It was so long ago, while I was in college that I painted this scene of a stream.</p>
“The Stream”
Oil Painting 24x30 in. ©1972 



“My New Home Environment”16x20 in, mixed media - ©2018 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>Shown at: Time and Tide Bell #200Fish, United Kingdom</p><p>A Rock Cook fish looks in disbelief at its polluted environment - consisting of plastic bottles, small metal toy truck and a plastic cap that have been tossed haphazardly, by humans, into the ocean, not thinking of what this is doing to the ocean's environment. This combination of items shows the debris that have become common place in the Earth's oceans.</p>
“My New Home”
Assemblage 20x16 in. ©2018 
Time and Tide Exhibition - United Kingdom



“Escaping Virtual Reality” 16 x 20 inches, Pencil - 9H to 6B ©2018 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved. A pencil drawing of a moth found in New Mexico. The bottom half of the drawing is “pixelated” depicting of how “virtual reality” and “reality” are blending into our perceived daily “reality”. The question now is: “Is what we see on the internet, is it real or created by algorithms?”</p>
“Escaping Virtual Reality”
Pencil 20x16 in. ©2018 
2nd Place Winner - Fine Arts Exhibition



“Docile King” 23 x 18 inches, Tempera paint and pastels ©2004 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>Sinks, dirty with left over tempera paint, were the basis of Sink Prints. Large sheets of paper were placed on top and a “print” would be made. After it dried, various images “appeared” which were then enhanced with pastels.Three signed limited editions of this painting are in private collections in Portland, Oregon; Palo Alto, California; and in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.</p>
“Docile King”
Sink Print 24x18 in. ©2004 
Silver Award - San Mateo Fine Arts Exhibition



“The Journey Starts Here” 24x36 inches, mixed media - ©2019 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>A large fan with a map and various images of places and nature was originally created for the Pacifica Art Guild Member's Show at Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, California. Since it was about a journey of travels, after the Art Guild show, it was put on display at Burlingame Subaru.</p>
“The Journey Starts Here”
Mixed Media 24x36 in. ©2019 
Subaru Dealership, Burlingame, California, USA



“Big Smile” Photography - ©2006 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>As my daughter and I walked around the city, I took a photo of this grinning horse alongside one of the main streets of New Orleans.</p>
“Big Smile”
Photography ©2006 



“Headdress” mixed media ©2007 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>This started with a large paper bag which was embellished with various materials, objects and peacock feathers.</p>
“Headdress”
Mixed Media ©2007 



“Fish” 11 x 14 inches, mixed media - ©2004 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>Nev'dull mixed media of a fish.</p>
“Le Poisson Catfish”
Mixed Media 11x14 in. ©2004 



“Just Fishing; 16x20x5 inches, mixed media - ©2020 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>A combination of a colorful background and seashell.
“Bright Under the Sea”
Assemblage 12x9 in ©2020 



“Blue Crystal”16x20 in., acrylic - ©2021 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Manipulation and distortion of a photo</em><p>A wild swirling of wavy and curved lines.</p>
“Blue Crystal”
Altered Photography ©2021 



“Upward Bound”16x20 in., acrylic - ©2021 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Gentle upplifting to the great unknown</em><p>An abstract painting that could be interpreted in many ways - one possibility of the gentle movement towards the blue/pink unknown.</p>
“Upward Bound”
Acrylic Painting - 30 x 48 in. ©2021 



“Time for Freedom” 20 x 16 inches, mixed media - ©2020 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p>A mixed media of paper, paint, glass and wire symbolizing mankinds continued strife for freedom.</p>
“Time for Freedom”
Mixed Media 16x20 in. ©2020 



“Floatig”16x20 in., acrylic - ©2021 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Manipulation and distortion of a photo</em><p>A wild swirling of wavy and curved lines.</p>
“Floating”
Altered Photography ©2021 



“Window”16x20 in., acrylic - ©2014 Maria Sky, All Rights Reserved <p><em>Mirror image of seaweed</em><p>After photographing various seaweed, the photo was manipulated and mirrored to give this effect. The above photo is a closeup of the actual work.</p>
“Blue-Green”
Altered Photography ©2014 



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About the Artist

Maria Sky

From an early age she was always interested in art and would choose anything related to art over something else. “Long ago, my mother had me make a choice between buying new slippers or a “Make It” artbook. I choose the “Make It” artbook.”

Her art evolves and changes with each change of seasons. Her philosophy is that art is never static. with so many different avenues to explore, innovative ideas are formed with each new art piece.

She has taught in all art and digital mediums - printing, crafts, jewelry, stained glass, textiles, ceramics, graphic arts, photography and animations at Capuchino High School for 32 years and has mentored art students in the International Baccalaureate Art Program based in Switzerland.

Her work has been shown at BABA Jam, Kaleid, Peninsula Open Studios, Art Ark Gallery, 1212 Gallery, Pajaro Valley Arts Gallery, Society of Western Artists, the Burlingame Artists Society Gallery Shows, Vargas Gallery and in the #200Fish exhibition at the North Sea Observatory Art Space in England, Great Britain and solo shows at Bank of America and Borders Book Store.


AZONIC Design- art that is not confined to one medium or technique

Contact

For more information or inquiries about Maria Sky's artwork send your request to: mariasky@azonicdesign.com

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