Maria Pierides

Amongst the Sparkling Waters

2020

Sound of the Wind by Maria Pierides [2020] Original Oil, pastel, collage and wax on deep edge canvas Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm Complete Size of Unfr...

Wild, and Full of Summer 3 by Maria Pierides [2021] original Oil, oil stick, pastel and wax on deep edge cradled panel Image size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work...

The stories we tell ourselves ll by Maria Pierides [2022] Part of a series of paintings I worked on towards a group exhibition exploring the theme Journey. The Stories we tell ourselves is based on the idea that we can have quite self limiting beliefs at times, and how we can recognise this in ourselves to change things. When we do the hard work on ourselves, I feel that there can be quite a powerful shift. Additional information: Original Oil, soil stick, pastel and wax on canvas Image Size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:100 cm x D:2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Maria Pierides trained as an artist and art psychotherapist and worked in the NHS for a number of years. She is now devoting herself full time to her art at her studio in the foothills of the Brecon Beacons. Living within earshot of a running stream, she explores in paint the texture and temporality of human experience. Building up and scraping back areas of paint to capture the atmosphere, mass, light and poetry of the landscapes she is aiming to represent, Maria's work seamlessly connects inner and outer worlds. Maria’s painting has been shortlisted for the Society of Women Artists Open, Bentley Open Art Prize, The Maidstone Museum, The British Women Artists Competition and the East Meets West Art...

The stories we tell ourselves ll [2022] original Oil, soil stick, pastel and wax on canvas Image size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:100 cm x D:...

When The Dawn Will Come was inspired by glowing clouds rising at dusk. The under painting process I use lends itself to creating organic forms, which I then tighten up with struct...

The title of this painting comes from the soft glow you see at night in or near a city, where the sky is never totally black. There's always a halo of light that makes the world seem...