New "Flowers" paintings by Marin Gruia

I have already presented my father, Marin Gruia, and his classical-looking contemporary paintings. For a presentation of his artistic activity, see my previous post HERE. For a separate series of flowers see this post HERE. For his watercolors, see HERE. For some of his winter landscapes from Transylvania, see HERE.

Now I would like to show you his latest work, a large-format square canvas (70 x 70 cm, 27.5 x 27.5 inches) depicting a rich flower bouquet in a vase. The colors are very sensitive, rendered in an impressionist manner in tones of white, red, pink and light green. The technique is his favorite, aka oil on canvas.

Flowers by Marin Gruia

Here is another, older painting on the same topic, just to get an idea of the style and how he would like them framed for the best effect. This artwork is still oil on canvas.

 

Flowers, oil on canvas, framed, by Marin Gruia

Two of his flowers miniatures (still oil on canvas, but glued on cardboard for safer shipping, size ca. 12 x 15 cm (4.7 x 5.9 inches), unframed) are also available in my Etsy shop, the Goddess Gruia, benefiting from a 20% reduction with coupon code SPRING active until the very end of the last of March 2017. You can find them HERE in "Dad's paintings" section.

Romanian artist Marin Gruia

 

The Alchemist's Midnight Dance

One of the mix technique miniatures I have created this year is entitled The Alchemist's Midnight Dance and combines linocut prints on paper, acrylic colors, golden leaf and incision on canvas. It is part of the gold foil experiments I have described before, attempting to provide a higher contrast for the gold through a darken background.

Though the composition is less central, I do like the overall mix, with tiny details, different textures and various techniques.
For more works by Ana Maria Gruia, aka Goddess Gruia, visit the website, the Etsy shop - reduction coupon available till the end of 2016 - and the Facebook page.

"The alchemist's midnight dance" acrylic on canvas painting by Ana Maria Gruia

detail of "The alchemist's midnight dance"- linocut, collage, gold foil

detail of "The alchemist's midnight dance"- linocut fragment

Marin Gruia's new Facebook page

As a Christmas surprise I have created a brand new Facebook page for my father, an established painter from Romania, whose computer-using skills are just not up to speed with the task. So I am turning manager and present you the beautiful, sensitive, classical-looking landscapes and flowers, in oil and pastel, of Marin Gruia from Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Feel free to like the page and contribute to the surprise!
And read more about dad's work HERE.

Current status of Marin Gruia's Facebook art page

Marin Gruia, Flowers, oil on canvas, 2016