My last Open Studio Tour

As you may already know we are moving to Mexico soon. Therefore this is my last open studio tour with the Ojai Studio Artists. I hope you have a chance to stop by and visit one last time and take advantage of the 50-70% OFF clearance. All art, easels, art books, and more will be for sale. And please stop by the Ojai Valley Museum to view As We See It, OSA’s group show at the Ojai Valley Museum. One of my latest paintings is on view, along with 60+ OSA artists' works. Recently I have been painting in a larger scale as I prepare to work on murals in Mexico. The untitled painting above is my new large painting, also a 4'x4' oil on canvas.
Looking forward to this last tour. I hope you stop by.
Mariana

Let Us Weep

Showing at the Ojai Valley Museum

Honored

I’m honored my painting “Let Us Weep” was chosen to be on the banner for the Ojai Valley Museum. The banner announces OSA’s Group Exhibition “As We See It”, which runs August 20 to October 12, 2026.

This is one of my most recent paintings and was inspired by a Robin Wall Kimmerer quote from her book Braiding Sweetgrass. I found the poem to be very relevant today. This is one of my largest paintings so far. I wanted to challenge myself and try something big in preparation for my move to Ajijic, Mexico where I plan to work on murals.
It will be on display along with artwork from more than 60 OSA artists.

HER CANVAS

I had the pleasure of picking up a copy of Issue 1 of HER CANVAS. A magazine created by the incredibly talented (16 year old!) Genevieve Rosas. In this  non profit magazine, she curated the stories of women artists of the Ojai Valley and I’m one of the lucky ones featured. If you have a chance, stop by Bart’s Books in downtown Ojai and pick up your copy. Genevieve did a wonderful job with this project.

Mariana