"Coffee Break" original oil painting on linen

Measures: 24" x 30"

Mary Beth Gaiarin is an oil painter, and while she specializes in still life, she happily paints whatever subject captures her attention on an artistic level. When creating a composition, Mary Beth maintains a tight intimate focus on the subject and she strives for a balance of serenity and calm, but often with a surprise of intense color. Her paintings can be contemplative and quiet or playful and spontaneous. She uses saturated, juicy color to dance out of the shadows. She paints with simple, meaningful strokes and uses texture and the weight of the paint to create movement and expression. She explores the juxtaposition among objects in traditionally arranged still lifes, but is also drawn to the architectural structure that comes from single subjects such as a vase of flowers or strawberries in a humble cardboard box. 

Mary Beth is a juried member, of the Torpedo Factory Artist Association, Alexandria, Virginia. She is also a member of The Art League, Alexandria, VA. 

Mary Beth and her husband spend part of the year in Italy where they manage her husband's family vineyard in Piemonte. The vineyard makes four types of wines, all indigenous to the region of Piemonte, www.briccodeitati.com.  

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