Mari Jae Artist

(Not) Cloudy 36x36 Oil Paint on Canvas

I’m a painter. I'm a mother. I work with wax strings. I use them to create colorful, whimsical people and then they become the subjects of my paintings. The figures have a lot of dimension and really pop off of the canvas. They are fanciful on one hand and cutting on the other.  They are smile invoking and thought provoking.  They are gibberish and sharply communicative. I happened upon wax strings while playing with my children. They were playing and deeply engaged with making and stacking shapes all the while completely uninterested in what I was doing. So, I experimented. Then I painted. My goal with these is to delight and confuse and to make people stop and consider human expression in a new way!

-Mari Jae

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Done…This painting is about interpretation. The “cloudy” in the middle represents an issue. On the left, the bright colorful figure stares straight out with confidence and clarity. He stands under a bold word, “not” as
Confident, charismatic, (not) cloudy…finished painting coming soon!!! #marijaeartist #art #artist #oilpainting #oilpaintingoncanvas #not #cloudy #huh
Here’s another closeup of my new painting…It’s starting to come together!!! #art #artist #oilpaintingoncanvas #painting #not #cloudy #huh
Actually, nevermind…I like this closeup image much better than the last one because a) it’s more recent and b) you can start to see dimension and some detail work on the wax strings!!! #art #artist #oilpaintingsoncanvas #contemporaryart
Detail shot of my new painting…! #wip #cloudy #oilpainting #artist #art

Portfolio

Colorful abstract painting with clouds, speech bubbles, and dripping paint, featuring the words 'NO' and 'TOSS', and two stylized figures with tangled lines, one with a red apple.

It’s a Toss (Up) 36x36 Oil Paint on Canvas

Silence Oil Paint on Canvas

Silence 16x12 Oil Paint on Canvas

(Not) Cloudy 36x36 Oil Paint on Canvas

Portfolio
Zesty artist print on museum quality paper

Artist Prints

Listen to our children artist print based off of an original oil paint on canvas
Dude Artist Print
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Merch

White mug with a blue handle and interior, placed on a wooden surface, featuring a colorful abstract art design with the words "Do" and "No" and small illustrations of a butterfly and a honey bee.
Top view of a pair of athletic shoes with colorful abstract artwork on the surface, black laces, orange accents, and white insoles with an orange logo.
Top view of a pair of athletic shoes with a colorful, patterned fabric and orange accents, black laces, and white interior lining.
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Close-up image of a person's face with curly hair and glasses, showing the upper part of the head and forehead.
Colorful lollipop art resembling a cartoon character with black hair, yellow and green eyes, red smile, and green leaves at the bottom.
Three people, a woman and two children, are jumping on a wooden deck outdoors near a lake, surrounded by trees, during daytime. The woman is in the center with curly hair, wearing a white outfit, with her arms raised above her head.