Anda Marcu

That Evening by the Ocean is one of my two pieces on view at Forest City Gallery for the 50th Anniversary Member Show and Sale until December 20.

🌊🌊That Evening by the Ocean (2020): acrylic, pastel, charcoal on gallery profile canvas | 30x24 in (76x61 cm)
Reminiscing: summer-like days in the middle of a long-gone October.
Treasured moments.
Visual crush.
Wanderlust.
Daydreaming.

🔹Forest City Gallery 50th Anniversary Member Show and Sale: Dec. 9-20, 1025 Elias Street, London, ON. Proceeds raised from any sales benefit the exhibiting artists and FCG and Embassy Cultural House.

Delighted to have Slices of Autumn as one of my two pieces on view and available at Forest City Gallery () for the 50th Anniversary Member Show and Sale between December 9 and 20.
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“At no other time (than autumn) does the earth let itself be inhaled in one smell, the ripe earth" [ Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters on Cézanne]
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Acrylic on solid wood. Small (7.75 x 5.5 inches | 19.5 x 14 cm)
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🔹50th Anniversary Member Show and Sale: Dec. 9-20, opening reception: Dec. 9, 7-9 p.m. (attendance is free). Proceeds raised from any sales benefit the exhibiting artists as well as FCG and Embassy Cultural House.

Windswept III & IV are on view at Westland Gallery () for The Square Foot Show until the end of this month.
"...the wind has its reasons. We just don't notice as we go about our lives. But then, at some point, we are made to notice. The wind envelops you with a certain purpose in mind, and it rocks you. The wind knows everything that's inside you." (Haruki Murakami)
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Windswept III & IV: acrylic on wood, 12 x 12 inches
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The Square Foot Show: Dec. 6 - 30, 2023, Westland Gallery (156 Wortley Rd., London, ON).

A little sneak peek into the fun stuff we've been making during the last few art classes at L'Arche London, Ontario for the Christmas Bazaar happening today!
If you're in the London area, join us from 1-3 at the Gathering Place (4448 Col/ Talbot Rd.) for one-of-a-kind gifts and irresistible baked goods, crafted with love and festive cheer.

Alright, let's call it what it is... this is me reading instead of gathering all the news for you ⏰ The studio newsletter I totally meant to send three days ago? Well, it's finally hitting your inboxes TOMORROW! 📬✨
If you're not already on the list, now's your chance to get in on the action. Sign up today and be part of our inner circle – you'll be among the first to catch up on what's been happening and what's coming up next, and maybe even a few tales of my procrastination adventures

📣 Issue 3.2 is now live!
This issue explores the concept of "home" in all its intricate and diverse forms. From the warmth of a cherished place to the embrace of a shared memory, each piece in this issue offers a unique perspective on what it means to find comfort, belonging, and identity within the spaces and connections we hold dear.

📣 Issue 3.2 is now live!
This issue explores the concept of "home" in all its intricate and diverse forms. From the warmth of a cherished place to the embrace of a shared memory, each piece in this issue offers a unique perspective on what it means to find comfort, belonging, and identity within the spaces and connections we hold dear. As always, we are immensely grateful to all the contributors who have shared their work with us for this issue. Your trust in The Purposeful Mayonnaise is humbling, and we are honoured to be a platform for your artistic expression. We received numerous exceptional submissions from all over the world and we wish we could’ve included them all!

Our mission is to bring you a new issue overflowing with art, words, ideas. We hope we have succeeded.

Please visit https://www.thepurposefulmayo.com/issue-3-2

Cover art: Anne Avaux (), Pli fragile (Fragile Fold), 2022, photograph

What an incredible week it has been starting teaching art classes at L'Arche London, Ontario!
The energy and enthusiasm of this community, which brings together people with and without intellectual disabilities, is truly inspiring. Teaching here is a reminder that art has the power to unite, uplift, and create beautiful connections.
🎨🌅 Each of us created our own collage of a beach sunset. Looking forward to more moments of creativity and growth together! 🌟🏖️

"Blue, the color of longing and melancholy, has a way of tugging at the heartstrings, painting emotions where words fail." - Atticus
🔷ALSO: tomorrow the 7th is newsletter day! To make sure I make it to your inbox, simply head over to the link in my bio and sign up.
Direct link: https://www.andamarcu.com/newsletter

Thank you for your unwavering support and patience. Your encouragement means the world to me, and I'm beyond grateful for each and every one of you.
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Slices of blue.
Summer solstice vibes.
Embracing the tranquility and wonder that the color blue brings and its mesmerizing power that touches my soul.

Slices of Blue 1 & 2: acrylic on mineral (stone) paper; part of Monochrome: Blue.

📢✉️ Announcement Time! 💌✨
Hey everyone! After a much-needed break, I'm thrilled to announce the return of my studio newsletter! 🎉✨ It's been a while since I last hit your inbox, and I've truly missed connecting with all of you through this special channel.

During my hiatus, I took the time to reflect, recharge, and gather fresh inspiration. Now, I'm bursting with excitement to share this with each and every one of you! And the best part: my me-to-you letter is a two-way street. As always, I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts, ideas, questions and suggestions.

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Thank you for your unwavering support and patience. Your encouragement means the world to me, and I'm beyond grateful for each and every one of you.
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Waves of blue
Celebrating the mesmerizing power of waves and the enchanting allure of the color blue.

Waves of Blue 1 & 2: acrylic on mineral (stone) paper; part of Monochrome: Blue.

This is Windswept # 2, currently on view for the Perfect 10 group art show with Collective 131 ()

Windswept # 1 has been collected, but # 2 is still available.

➡️ You can see this show until March 31 at the Holt Renfrew Centre, Yorkville, Toronto (50 Bloor Street West.).
All pieces are 10 x 10 inches on gallery profile, and are on sale for $200.

Windswept # 2(acrylic on wood) is part of the Monochrome: Black project. "Monochrome: Black, Blue & Yellow" will be released in its entirety later this year.

I am honored and delighted to have "Gliding Through" juried into Windows to the Inside: Expressions of Mental Health group exhibition by Woman Made Gallery, Chicago.

Windows to the Inside broadens the dialogue around mental health with a spectrum of visual work by 90 artists who have been responding to these tumultuous times through their art.

On view until April 30.
https://womanmade.org/windows-to-the-inside/

Gliding Through, 2023: acrylic on mineral (stone) paper; part of Monochrome: Black.

This is Windswept #1, currently on view for Perfect 10 group art show with Collective 131 ()

➡️ You can see this show until March 31 at the Holt Renfrew Centre, Yorkville, Toronto (50 Bloor Street West.).
All pieces are 10 x 10 inches on gallery profile, and are on sale for $200.

Windswept #1 (acrylic on wood) is part of is part of the Monochrome: Black project. "Monochrome: Black, Blue & Yellow" will be released in its entirety later this year.

Hey there awesome people, my "Up" (film photography, double matted, framed) is part of To Gather Toward Tomorrow Gala Silent Auction by L'Arche London.
"Up" is one of the ~100 fabulous items ranging from gift cards to local restaurants & businesses, hotel stays, jewelry, art, gift baskets, theatre tickets, and much more.
You can bid on it here: https://bit.ly/3Z3zwzx
The Silent Auction runs until 9:00 am on Mon, Feb 27.
Please join me from the comfort of your home in support of L’Arche London, as we raise funds for our day programming and operations at the Gathering Place.
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Across Canada and around the world, L’Arche creates communities of friendship and belonging. In L’Arche, people with and without intellectual disabilities live, work, learn, and grow together.

Check out Free the Verse for the interview I did on my Quotidian (III). Thank you for having me!

Anda Marcu on Quotidian (III) | Free the Verse It was between 4 and 5 am; the house was quiet. I remember staring at a pile of orange peels on the desk across the room from me. This poem just poured out – I wrote it in one go.

Summer Solstice, Summer Breeze and That Evening by the Ocean are part of the Abstract Group Exhibition at The Glow Gallery by Taren White Gallery until February 28th.
Check out the entire selection here: https://theglowgallery.com/product-category/february-abstract-show/

February Abstract Show – The Glow Gallery Add some colourful joy to your home with a piece from my latest “JOY SERIES” of paintings! “New Joy No.1” has been created to provoke a feeling of peace, love and joy. This original artwork is painted with acrylics and oil pastel. Seal coated and ready to hang. This piece has been profession...

Monochrome [Black]: Wind


"[...] there’s something all glorious and gracious in the wind. These warm Trade Winds, at least, that in the clear heavens blow straight on, in strong and steadfast, vigorous mildness; and veer not from their mark, however the baser currents of the sea may turn and tack, and mightiest Mississippies of the land swift and swerve about, uncertain where to go at last. And by the eternal Poles! these same Trades that so directly blow my good ship on; these Trades, or something like them—something so unchangeable, and full as strong, blow my keeled soul along!" [from Herman Melville's Moby Dick]

Thank you, Spare Parts Lit!

More from the daily Monochrome: Black.
Studio views.

And a little bit more from Moby Dick: "He sees no black sky and raging sea, feels not the reeling timbers, and little hears he or heeds he the far rush of the mighty whale, which even now with open mouth is cleaving the seas after him." [Herman Melville]

Monochrome
[1.4 on mineral (stone) paper]
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“It was while gliding through these latter waters that one serene and moonlight night, when all the waves rolled by like scrolls of silver; and, by their soft, suffusing seethings, made what seemed a silvery silence, not a solitude; on such a silent night a silvery jet was seen far in advance of the white bubbles at the bow. Lit up by the moon, it looked celestial; seemed some plumed and glittering god uprising from the sea." [from Herman Melville's Moby Dick]

I am honored and delighted that my poem "Blue" found such a good home in Volume 4 of Spare Parts Lit.
Volume 4 came out right on New Year's Day and is available in full on their website.

Monochrome
1.1 & 1.2 on mineral (stone) paper.
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"Nothing makes time pass or shortens the way like a thought that absorbs in itself all the faculties of the one who is thinking. External existence is then like a sleep of which this thought is the dream. Under its influence, time has no more measure, space has no more distance." [Alexandre Dumas]

Dear people, two days left to submit to the Festive photostream I am curating on Film Shooters Collective 📷Deadline: Nov. 30.
https://www.filmshooterscollective.com/curated...

NEW call for art: Anda Marcu] is curating a photostream on the theme of Festive. Deadline is Nov 30th! Link in bio; click on submit. (Photo by Anda Marcu] )

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I am honored and delighted to have "Playing Drums" included in this amazing collection of poetry.
Spectra 2 is an absolute delight!

Please check them out to read poems on their website or to order a print edition.

Snow over leaves.
Delicate.
Gentle.
Fragile.
Tender.

Thank you, Last Leaves Literary Magazine, for publishing "Once More" and "By Summer" In Issue 5: Growth. I'm delighted and honored that these two poems so dear to my heart found such a beautiful home.
The full issue is free to download on Last Leave Magazine's website. Printed copies are available through Barnes & Noble.

Happy Halloween! Issue 5 of Last Leaves is out now and free to download at the link below! We'll have print copies available in the coming days, and we can't thank you enough for all your support!

https://www.lastleavesmag.com/last-leaves-issues

Underneath and Summer Solstice have spent the past couple of months at LAUFT Burlington through the partnership with Expositions Gallea.

Summer Solstice, 2021, acrylic & charcoal on gallery profile canvas, 30 x 30 in (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Underneath, 2019, pastel, acrylic ink, acrylic paint, charcoal on canvas, 24 x 20 in (61 x 51 cm), framed

Email or DM me for details.

Another glimpse into the Cityscape series: Sunrise.
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Cityscape: Mornings: pastel sealed with acrylic medium on mineral (stone) paper

My me-to-you (news)letter is coming out tomorrow, September 7th. Are you on the list? It's never too late to join me & the email family 💙

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