Postsde-maria memberin Curators Community • 5 days ago • 1 min readWork in progressHello guys, how are you all doing, yesterday's rain almost destroyed my plan for the day due to the dark cloud, but thank God the light was stable for about 5 hours, I was able to paint some part of the lion's face and it was very interesting especially when adding the other colours to it. progress shotsde-maria memberin Curators Community • 8 days ago • 1 min readWork in progress.Hi guys, how are all doing today, today I decided to do some touching on the lions face, and I also mixed a new palette of blue but this time around I broaden it by adding a little bit of yellow and red in other to make my painting more interesting. progress shotsde-maria memberin Curators Community • 10 days ago • 1 min readWork in progressHello beautiful people, how are you all doing today, I will be sharing with you some of the difficulties I am facing with this piece , I have been sitting in an uncomfortable position while working, and the reason is because I have not set up my studio fully due to finances, that is one of the reasons I sometimes work at my friend studio, but no…de-maria memberin Curators Community • 13 days ago • 1 min readWork in progressHi guys, I will love to give you guys update on my work, yesterday I did the blocking, so today I focus on one part of the lion's face, then started detailing the face gently giving it more layers, and the more I layered it the more it looks rich, however painting this part today was interesting. progress shotsde-maria memberin Curators Community • 14 days ago • 1 min readWork in progressPeople hardly talk about how time consuming it is to mix colours before painting, or maybe it is because I like mixing all the colours I needed first, anyways I still love the process of mixing my colours regardless. As you can see in my colour palette I wll be working with blue monochrome, I did a painting for someone last week and I use blue…de-maria memberin Curators Community • 15 days ago • 1 min readWork in progressHello beautiful people, how are you all doing, after a while of being occupied I decided to start a painting that was stuck in my head, however I will be doing a series of it, so today I prepared my canvas from the beginning then I block the background with white paint because I realised blocking my background helps a lot, then I proceeded by…de-maria memberin Curators Community • 1 mo. ago • 1 min readThe sight of a dreadful superstition.This piece was inspired by the fear people had for bush baby in my country, Nigeria have so many believes when it comes to bush baby, some people say it is half human and half animal that torment people at night with it's cry, because it cries like a baby, some believe it has a magic mat that can give people riches and also torment you if you…de-maria memberin Curators Community • 2 mo. ago • 1 min readWork in progressHello guys how are you all doing, I will love to share with you what I have been working on, today I stretched and primed a 2 by 3 ft canvas size, and I primed it using acrylic and glue, after it dried I want ahead and did the blocking of the forest and painted the sky as well, but I had issues painting the sky because I want to try a new method…de-maria memberin Curators Community • 2 mo. ago • 2 min readWhy I love painting mystery. (Acrylic on canvas)Hello guys, how are you all doing, today I will like to talk about why I love painting mysteries and how I see it.The honest truth is, that is how I see life, most times I see how people view things in a negative way but I try my best to interpret it in a better and positive ways, although they look dark but some are not entirely dark. Like one…de-maria memberin Curators Community • 2 mo. ago • 1 min readBetween faith and fear. (Acrylic on canvas)The vulture rests peacefully on top of the church calmly and unbothered, In many Nigerian communities, such a sight would immediately be called a bad sign a symbol of death, darkness, or evil, and in most cases some will even curse the church. But the painting challenges that belief, the bird is not hunting, attacking, or causing harm. It simply…de-maria memberin Curators Community • 2 mo. ago • 1 min readDancing with the devil (acrylic on canvas)This piece talks about a lady who loves playing with fire, like being with dangerous men, the man she's dancing with is a dangerous and reckless man, but she doesn't care, she loves it. This relates to a lot of women out there that just want to enjoy their lives, not caring about the risk. But beyond the surface of pleasure and excitement, this…de-maria memberin Curators Community • 2 mo. ago • 1 min readI Decide. (Acrylic on canvas)A man’s destiny lies within his own hands. The globe she holds represents that destiny that is not perfect and not complete, but filled with both darkness and light, the dark colourful areas are the parts that demand change, effort, growth, and responsibility, they are the struggles she can not ignore, the weight she must carry if she is to…de-maria memberin Curators Community • 2 mo. ago • 1 min readBlush of light (Acrylic on canvas)This piece explodes the gentle conversation between colours and illumination, soft transitions of yellow, pink, orange and green evoke the sense of connection and balance, this piece is created to make people find beauty in places that feels unseen, and inner peace where they lost expected. progress shotsde-maria memberin Curators Community • 3 mo. ago • 1 min readSoft power. (Acrylic on canvas)There's this level of confidence women have after a good makeover, and especially when you finish it up with a good lip combo, for me it speaks of choice of identity, restraint of knowing when to reveal and when to remain. And one of the part I love most in my body is my lips, that is why I love to beautifying my lips and that is why I made this…de-maria memberin Curators Community • 3 mo. ago • 1 min readÈsó (Fruit). ( Acrylic on canvas)Hi guys, how are you all doing today, I will be sharing with you my new piece "Èsó" (Fruit). This piece represents a woman surrounded by the fruits of labour, in Yoruba culture Eso means fruit and it also represents a child, this painting symbolise survival and provision, her bundle of joy is not what lies in the basket alone, but what rest in…de-maria memberin Curators Community • 3 mo. ago • 1 min readWork in progressHello my beautiful people, how are you all doing. Today I will love to share with you this beautiful piece I'm almost done with. so I decided that I didn't want an ordinary background, I wanted something that will tell a story, after a while of thinking I decided to paint nature around it , although it still needs some finishing touches but I…de-maria memberin Curators Community • 3 mo. ago • 1 min readWork in progress. (Acrylic on canvas)center> Hi guys, how are you all doing today. Can you believe I had to change some of the fruits because I can’t control the color and it has more details than I expected , instead I added more grapes and coconut instead, and another thing I corrected was the strawberries, and the mango. progress shotsde-maria memberin Curators Community • 3 mo. ago • 1 min readWork in progressHi guys, how are you all doing today, have being working on the body, clothes and some of the fruits which is my main focus, I planned on finishing the basket of fruits today then give you guys the update tomorrow, so guys what do you think about the progress. progress shotsde-maria memberin Curators Community • 3 mo. ago • 1 min readWork in progress (Acrylic on canvas)Have been really busy today that I wasn't able to do much on this piece but I made sure I worked on it, so today I painted the baby's hair and the rest of his body and I worked on the woman's scalp and her dress but am not done with the dress, so stay turned guys. progress shotsde-maria memberin Curators Community • 3 mo. ago • 1 min readWork In progress ( acrylic on canvas)Hy guys, today I will sharing with a piece I'm working on, this is my first time of painting human, honestly it's a little bit challenging but I am trusting the process, I have decided to take my time with this painting because I want it to come out wonderful, this is a painting of a mother carrying her child while selling fruits, I feel so…
