Marjorie Pesek Fine Art

I have not added to my blog in a while so I thought I would share what I did last week while my sister, Julia, was in town from Chicago. The weather was not a hit with her because the temperature here in Naples, FL never got above 60 degrees the entire week (and 60 was rare--mostly 50's).

But we had tons of fun. We went up to Sanibel Island where our friend Pam lives and we went "shelling". There is no shelling in Naples because there are only broken shells on the beaches. So this was a treat! Here are a few photos of us shelling and of the shell arrangement I had fun putting together of these shells I got obsessed with because they remind me of guitar picks and mother of pearl. I think they are from an oyster shell. You all need to check out Pam's website www.iLoveShelling.com especially if you love shells!!!

The other photo was taken at the new Botanical Gardens in Naples. Also a great place to go if you don't want to get your feet wet.

Marjorie Pesek Fine Art

I have been asked by a few of my collectors and fans to also show the photos of the steps I took creating this portrait. This piece took me around 150 hours to create as you might guess from viewing these photos. I used hundreds of little pieces of paper to create her face, eyes and the tiniest pieces for her eyelashes.

Marjorie Pesek Fine Art

This is my latest portrait I just finished. I love this piece because it is a portrait of a much loved daughter and 3 cherished dogs. All are very important to this family. And the background includes hidden photos of friends and activities of the girl's semester in Switzerland this past year, which of course, was a memorable time for her.