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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

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'Tis the season!

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Goodbye Daylight Savings

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Rainy New York

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Square dance the night away

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Farmer's Market

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Paragliders!

Paragliders, Pastel, 16"x20"

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Bridge, Train, and Palm Tree

Pastel, 12"x16"

There was something about this bridge that made me want to stop and capture it. At first I thought it was the warm hazy afternoon glow, but after painting I realized I was subconsciously attracted to the element of line-the angle of the bridge, the overlapping train tracks, the silhouette of the single palm tree, and the subtle hint of the horizon peeking through.

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In Good Company

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Sunny Day at the Harbor

North San Diego Bay, Pastel, 18"x24"

Can you identify at least 6 different ships in this composition?

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Happy July 4th!

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Up the trail

A sketch based off of a hiking trip we did over the weekend. That's me at the bottom of the trail. Eventually I made it up the trail ;)

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Sports Illustrated

A quick visualization of a garage dedicated to sports equipment made me realize how much we love sports. And that's not even all of them! Can you identify the different types of sports we play?

Chameleon

Chameleon I, Acrylic, 16" x 20"

Inspiration for this piece comes from an encounter with my friend's pet chameleon. Its color-changing abilities and skin texture is emphasized by the range of colors and geometric shapes that make up this composition.

Real, or Fake?

Real, or Fake? Acrylic. 16'' x 20''. The answer is, the dog on the left is fake, it is a statue in front of a dog care center I passed by. This was a question even the lab who saw it couldn't answer right away. I watched as this lab actually had to approach the statue and take a sniff to make sure, and as a result, inspired me to reproduce this special moment. Turns out that painting the statue proved to be just as difficult as the dog trying to distinguish it; however, after many hours of refining, I finally convinced myself that the statue looked more or less like a statue. The statue is so finely crafted that I bet attracts many friendly visitors each day.

Cocker Spaniel, by Martina Lo

"Big Tongue", Acrylic, 12'' x 12''. Painting of a very curly-haired cocker spaniel who loves licking people, hence the nickname.

Commissioned Mural - Process

A 4-step photo documentary of a mural I did in 2007

1. Determine Location and Design

2. Fill with color

3. Apply Details

4. Complete!

Golden Retriever, by Martina Lo

"Nonchalant", Acrylic, 11'' x 14''. I passed by this Golden Retriever in front of a store entrance and I just stopped on my tracks and pulled back to take a few good photos of this dog. I just loved the nonchalant way the dog appeared in front of the store; it only looked at me when I first walked up to take a picture but for the rest of the time it just gazed into the distance. Since this dog was lying outside the store, I wasn't able to meet its owner and find out the name of the dog. There are some parts that can still be adjusted but I decided to leave it the way it is. 

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Pet Portraits

Here's my most recent pencil sketch of a black lab:

Emma Zen, 8.5'' x 11'', graphite

Pastel drawing of  brown horse

Lucy and Baby, 24'' x 36'', pastel

Corky and Lynxie, 17'' x 14'', prismacolor

Want your own? Email: martinaloartwork@gmail.com

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