Online Store

I've been spending a lot of time updating and reorganizing my online ZAZZLE store.  This company takes your artwork and will print it on all sorts of items, to include posters and canvasses.  I still have a lot more to add, but this is a good start.  Maggie Huft: on Zazzle

Global Art Project for peace

 Yes, it's that time again - and with the current world situation, it couldn't be more appropriate.  Even though I don't have an assigned partner yet; I am finished with my contribution and am posting early. 

First finished art for 2022

 It took two months, but it is finally finished.  It is not entirely what was in my head; but I'm not unpleased.  That fits the concept.  It's the idea of reaching out into the universe and pulling an idea into oneself.  Maybe it makes in all the way into consciousness - sometimes not.  

Inspiration - 18" X 24"

New Website

 I decided to move my website to GoDaddy.  This site is a lot cleaner than the old one, and much easier to upgrade.  It took a couple of days to get it organized; and I will definitely need to make adjustments - but it is up and running.   

Belief-Is-Magic Home (godaddysites.com)

Updates

 I am in the process of making changes to this blog.  Fine Art America and Linked In accounts have been closed.  My portfolio page belief-is-magic.com (by Yahoo) is no longer supported.  You can visit that site, but I can no longer make updates.  I am considering my options. 

Sigh

 I'm not posting new art this time - just a few comments to start the year. We are into a third year of this pandemic.  Not sure what my problem is...maybe the covid restrictions - or maybe that I have arthritis issues that make doing things more difficult.  My motivation is still quite low - so many other things to do and so little "give a shit".  BUT, I am working on all that.  

The art league has started up again, although only 10 - 12 members have been showing up.  One excuse could be the week and a half of snow in early January - or - maybe the covid restrictions (we still wear masks).  One of our members brought in free blank canvasses she got from someone moving - so now I have over a dozen canvasses.  AND we have a date set to switch out artwork at a venue we haven't changed in over a year.  That is set for March.  I do have a canvass about half done and plans for another.  Also, this is a Global Art (for peace) year; and I've signed up to do that again.  

Hopefully I will have new art to display soon. 

December 2021

 I'm posting my Christmas "card" as promised.  This was my gift exchange for our art league holiday party - just yesterday.  These are always a lot of fun:  gift exchange, catered lunch and lots of visiting before we all go off on our holiday plans for the rest of the year - no more art meetings until January.  

"One Rose"

 This will probably be my last new art post for the year; except for my holiday card.  The actual rose (in our yard) is more toward the yellow color; but I liked this color combination. 

New art up

I am going to call this one Attraction for now - not set on that title.   I was given this narrow canvass and decided on this idea.   And originally I was going to have a moth; but my husband suggested the firefly, which seemed to be a better fit.  Yes, the "glows" are iridescent. 

Individual Art Show

 I have not been involved in a personal art show in over three years.   Lately it's been shows with my art league members and we can usually only have 2-3 items per person.   And then nothing happened all of 2020 up until now due to Covid.  

So when I was invited to enter this one, I decided to get back into it.   It was held August 14 and 15 - hosted by a lady who has a pottery studio in a shopping area with a parking lot where we all set up:  an illustrator doing sketches, a potter on the wheel, a fractal artist, my acrylic work and of course, the pottery studio.   It was a beautiful day - not too hot, no rain.  Unfortunately, there was a studio tour going on at the same time; so visitors to our area was light.  But I did sell enough cards for a latte.   And it was a pleasant day. 

Now comes the unloading the car and putting things away.   

Snowy Woods

 I started this one way back in the spring of 2020 sometime before my son passed.  For a long time I couldn't touch it - but here it is finally finished.  It reminds me of one of my favorite poems:  "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost.

Nurturing Hope

I finally finished up this canvass this week.  This painting and the last seem to be from me working through issues - political and personal.  BUT - I do have an idea in mind that will be "less weight".

 "Nurturing Hope" - 14" X 18"
This is a somewhat restricted palette -
burnt sienna and iridescent gold for the skin-tones with just a bit of added white; and burnt sienna and dioxazine purple for the shading.  There is also just a bit of carbon black with the purple for the darkest areas.  And finally, iridescent pearl for the flame.