Marieve Ortiz

I do believe that every human being has a creative side that should be explored without limitations. From my early childhood I’ve been in close contact with nature. The mystery of life and its development always fascinated me and I became an observer of Nature.
I enjoy expressing what I see around me in many different ways . So the inspiration can comes to me in the form of sound, movement, colour and words, so I express my feelings and emotions through music, painting and writing.
After my arrival to Australia, travelling with my husband helped me to make contact with the magnificence of the Australian landscape. I soon felt in love with this country and its people and I had an urgent need to express it somehow.
This beckoned me to acquire my first set of pastel sticks in Australia and I started painting again. After many years of painting, taking classe and attending worshops I have also participated in numerous group exhibitions with local Art Societies.
But, in 2010 I’ve joined the Plain Air Painting Girls group of artists, which gave me a new opportunity to paint outdoors with my peers and open myself to a more professional way of work. When I’m outdoors I become one with the landscape and that is what I try to represent in my work: A harmonic union that makes us living participants of its transformation.
I am fascinated by lights and the subtle movement of the shadows that they produce in contact with the subject. But most important yet is the spiritual meaning hidden behind them. Exploring those shadows and illuminating them helped me to find my soul and open an inner dialogue with the subject.
That is what I’d like to share in my paintings – my passion for art, my love for every creature and formation in Nature and a strong desire to express beauty as I see it. I like to offer the viewer not only a glimpse of what and how I feel but also a reflection of my own.
My philosophy is to live and enjoy the present moment, creating a better tomorrow. I continue learning and exploring my art day by day. Thus my last painting will be always better than the one before, but never as good as the next one. Looking for perfection I’ve created my own way of working been this outdoors or in my studio.
Often when I’ve got a new idea I also know the medium I’m going to use. But pastels are by far my favorites for outdoor painting. I’m not a quick painter. So, I also take lots of photographs for later reference. I like to take the time I need to paint and enjoy the moment. Once the painting is finished often I’ll keep it in the observation shelve until I’m happy enough to frame it. By that moment,surely another idea will be already in my mind and a new project on the way.
So, by the moment an exhibition is over I’ll be already working in a new one. Writing my first painting book, and preparing another painting subject.
And the cycle of life continues.

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