Marci Cervantes
Origami Birds
Marci has loved drawing and painting for as far back as she can remember. She is self-taught and prefers painting with acrylics because of their versatility, favoring bold, vibrant colors. She also paints with oils when there are no time constraints.
Flower Fantasy
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Inspiration What inspires her? "It can simply be an idea that comes to me, either by seeing something with my physical eyes or my mind's eye, and it ignites a spark, that desire to bring it to life through my own unique expression." |
Summer of '' 45
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Bailey Lucy
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Marci loves animals. She is a member of PETA. |
AWARDS
Having never been in an art show, she decided to enter the 2014 Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association's 51st Annual Regional Juried Art Show in which three of the following paintings were selected:
Lone Warrior was selected to be shown on the cover of the show's catalog. In the following year 2015, she had 2 paintings selected for the Juried Art Show: Flower Fantasy and Summer of '45--shown at the beginning of this web page.
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Additional Bio and statement Marci was born and raised in San Francisco. She lived for a few years in the Haight-Ashbury as a single mother and worked full-time. In 1978 she and her son moved to Suisun City, but continued to work in San Francisco. She married in 1980. retired in 1996, and became a widow in 2008. |
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Her favorite saying is "The best is yet to be," and a few of her favorite artists are Georgia O'Keeffe, Michelangelo, and Salvador Dali. She has also written and published a book--Consequences--under the pseudonym Sasha Cervantes. |
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Commissions
She also accepts commissions. "I love the reactions I get from my clients when they see the finished work. It's very gratifying."
To contact Marci: email [email protected]