Painting

Peace Together
‘Peace Together’ artwork by Angela Zafiris

My artwork titled ‘Peace Together’ is a handmade drawing. I used acrylic paints on watercolour paper and then the drawing app procreate for touchups.

The title “Peace together” is a play on the words ‘piece together’. It is very current theme given the 2 major conflicts that are happening in the world. I don’t know if there could ever be peace on earth given the nature of humans, and the many things that divide us.

But, any person who truly cares for other human beings and is sensitive soul like myself peace on earth is something that we truly wish for and hope for on this hostile planet.

‘Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.’ – Ernest Hemingway

‘The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him’. – G.K. Chesterton

‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ – Plato

Smothering/Πνιγμενος απο Αγαπη

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Don’t smother your lover this Valentine’s day!

Μην πνίγετε τον/την σύντροφο/ισσα σας την ημέρα του Αγίου Βαλεντίνου!

Do couples still celebrate Valentine’s day or are they too busy fighting??

Τα ζευγάρια γιορτάζουν ακόμα την ημέρα του Αγίου Βαλεντίνου ή απλά περνάμε την

ημέρα τσακώνοντας;

Oceanid/Ὠκεανίς

A Oceanid

A a visual person I can see some strange things in my head sometimes.  When I saw the above image in my mind, I decided to attempt to paint it.  The painting made me think of an Oceanid-a sea-nymph from Greek and Roman Mythology. There are three thousand Oceanids and they are daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Each Oceanid were patronesses of  rivers, ponds, lakes and so on.

Her Gaze/Το Βλέμμα Της

Mixed-media painting on canvas by Angela Zafiris

I don’t usually paint portraits it takes a special kind of courage, but I found it in me and here it is.  I had fun with this one and I am surprised at how satisfied I am with it.  The problem is I am too picky and I notice every little thing that I think is a mistake, but this time I don’t care . Besides no human face is perfect so why should the portrait be perfect?

Climbing Life

By Angela Zafiris

I decided to get a little crafty with my latest collage mixed-media painting on canvas. I used an old photo copy of an old movie star that I found in  a folder. I cut out some words that I had typed on the computer. I used acrylics and pastels and I transferred some words and designs on to the canvas with a gel matte medium.  There are negative words on the bottom of the mountain because the bottom is our lower consciousness. In life, we have to rise above or climb over these feelings to get to a higher state of consciousness.  The higher state is love, peace and clarity.

The cloud above her head has the following quote:

“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.” -Ralph W Sockman

Follow Your Dreams/Ακολουθησε Τα Ονειρα Σας

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Mixed-media assemblage By Angela Zafiris

Oh the Signs!   They are everywhere if we only just stop to read them and follow them.  Sometimes we are given signs through a song on the radio, a vivid dream, the television or something that someone says to you.  We are always given messages that guide us to where we should be heading.

I decided to make an inspirational collage-painting to remind me everyday who I really am. Nobody knows you better than yourself but sometimes we get lost and we lose ourselves and we don’t know who we are anymore. But, the signs and our intuition gives us hints to what we can be if only we just believe. 🙂