Dreaming with Maria

Paintings and mixed-media works shaped with cyanotype, flowing color, and moments of rest, tenderness, and memory.

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Featured Series

A curated selection of my ongoing and signature bodies of work.

Works on Blue

Dreamlike paintings and drawings over cyanotype prints, where saturated color meets soft, narrative gesture.

Rest Series

Large-scale portraits of sleeping figures on layered and collaged cyanotype prints, exploring the intimacy of identity, memory and quiet moments.

Flow Series

Imaginative abstract paintings where color and form evolve freely, without reference or predetermined subject.

Hybrid Works

New mixed-media works that blend abstraction with figurative realism, evolving into surreal, otherworldly moments.

Murals

Large-scale public works translating my painterly practice into immersive environments.

Observations

Studies exploring form, light and presence in watercolor, gouache, and acrylic.

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A curated selection of prints and small-format artworks from the studio.

Goodnight Kittens - Print

An archival giclée print capturing the softness and dreamy atmosphere of the original painting.

About the Work

My paintings explore dreams, tenderness, and emotional connection. Working across pencil, ink, cyanotype, gouache, airbrush, acrylic, oil, and collage, I capture beautiful moments, important memories, and strong emotions that resonate with the heart.

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Studio Notes

Two weeks of sketches and reference studies led to these satisfying moments.
My first time pairing masking fluid with acrylic, and airbrushed light bringing the piece to life.

Currently Working On


• New surrealist paintings of animals
• A comissioned mural of three fairies for a brewery
• Finishing a third blue+yellow abstract oil painting

Recent Recognition


Selected as a finalist for the MTech Mural Open Call at the University of Maryland

Upcoming Exhibition


Watercolor showcase at The Yard in Eastern Market, Washington, DC.
Opening Reception: December 17, 6-8 PM

Мечты, мечты! где ваша сладость?”
“My dreams, my dreams! Where is your sweetness?
— Alexander Pushkin, Eugene Onegin