ALL ITEMS
1
"Splash"
$2552
"The Blue Whale Sings"
$150
4
"By the Dock"
$360
5
"Dear Columba"
$135Inspiration: Dear Columba is inspired by the constellation Columba, and was created alongside a poem. The series was inspired by a need to create something beautiful yet simple, an offering of comfort, love and healing for others.
- Dimensions: 14" x 11"
- Medium: framed print on paper
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6
"This Long Night'"
$757
"White Bells"
$205Inspiration: White Bells' was created along with similar paintings for my floral series. The series was inspired by a need to create something beautiful yet simple, an offering of comfort, love and healing for others.
- Dimensions: 14" x 12"
- Medium: acrylic on canvas
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9
"Heads of Quarantine"
$105
19
"Titmouse"
$335Inspiration: This is one of 40 bird drawings I had been doing (challenging myself to draw a bird a day) when my sketchbook with all 40 birds got stolen on a trip to Costa Rica. I decided to make prints from the 10 or so birds I had randomly photographed before the theft. This is the most purchased image of 2019-2020 by chubby little tufted titmouse.
- Dimensions: 16" x 20"
- Medium: Print from a drawing
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20
"Calavera"
$12521
"Untitled"
$155
23
"Chop Wood Carry Water"
$115Inspiration: The important tasks that lead to your goal are still there waiting to be done, even after you reach your goal. There will always be wood to chop and water to carry
- Dimensions: 9" x 9"
- Medium: Linoleum Block Print, not framed.
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24
"Red Barn in Winter"
$265Inspiration: It was late in the day in January and the light was just fantastic so I took the backroads home from a day of snowboarding at Stowe. I had passed this barn several times before but on this occasion, with the summit clouds on Hunger Mountain , a touch of blue sky and perfectly untouched snow, it was a quick u-turn to take a few photos.
- Dimensions: 12" x 8"
- Medium: Photograph Canvas Print
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25
"North Hero"
$225
26
"The Hard to Get Kind"
$440Inspiration: "Women of Strength Collection:
Catching sight of a woman in a gown walking away can leave you overcome by her presence. What you can learn about her in the way she carries the dress about her, the way she stands, how she folds her hands just so; you could create an entire life for this woman. She is complete in that single glimpse, if you are paying attention. The women in the series, Women of Strength, are not me nor are they women that I know and yet they are me and they are every woman that I know. The works are unique and carry the life force of the women that inspire us, the ones who push us to be more, to dream bigger, and to aim higher. I hope that you find inspiration in her stance but more importantly that you embody those qualities that you admire in her because they are also in you."
- Dimension: 12.5" x 16.5"
- Medium: Acrylic with Imitation Gold Leaf
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27
"Winter Day"
$505Inspiration: This is a Bob Ross style artwork that reminds me of a frigid cold day, when nature and the world around us is so quiet. When I look at my painting, it also reminds me of the beauty in simplicity, which is a Life is Good Superpower. Winter can sometimes be harsh and cruel but if you look at how it simplifies our surroundings and our day, it can take on a whole new beautiful meaning. Finding the joy in the cold can be an amazing thing! The warmth of an old home, the bright beautiful sun, the cold snowflake landing on your skin. The simplicity of winter can teach us how life is truly good.
- Dimension: 12" x 16"
- Medium: Oil based paint
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29
"A Vase of Autumn"
$17530
"Southern France Wall Woman"
$100
33
"Iris"
$240
35
"Quarantine Feelz"
$55Inspiration: This piece portrays two large figures who have outgrown the small room they reside in, with only a framed photo of "the outside" on the wall to look at. However there's also a small slightly opened door beneath them that opens to the endless void of the universe. It's meant to reflect the feeling of being trapped or caged in a box but still knowing there's something more for you out there.
- Dimensions: 12" x 16"
- Medium: Canvas print of an original acrylic painting
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37
"Gratitude Jar"
$500Inspiration: There is still time to fill your "2020 Gratitude Jar". As a heart transplant recipient, I know that sometimes it can be difficult to stay positive. 2020 certainly hasn't been easy, but we can always find things to be grateful for. Create your own gratitude jar to remind yourself that "Life isn't easy, Life isn't perfect, but Life is Good".
- Dimensions: 12" x 12"
- Medium: Digital Art on Canvas
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54
"Nantucket Duffle"
$32056
"Nantucket Briefcase"
$350
64
Commission Nature Photograph
$115
105
"Verdant Waterfall"
$150Artist: Doug Mecteau
- Dimensions: 22" x 18"
- Medium: Oil on canvas
260
"Picchu Portal 2"
$65Inspiration: "Enter the Machu Picchu ruins, heading towards Huayna Picchu in Cusco, Peru. A rainbow glow around a destination, once far out of reach, now accessible to all with a deep breath and a soft gaze.
Climbed May 30th, 2019 during an Artist in Residence program sponsored by Radiant Yoga Boston. With their help and the support of my community I had the honor of realizing a personal dream to travel while incorporating art, movement, education, and healing.
I continue to make work from this transformative experience and wish to see people of all means have access to a wider world of possibilities."
- Dimensions: 15" x 12" x 1.375"
- Medium: Watercolor
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388
"Fauna"
$60
657
"Flipping for Summer"
$85
748
"Birds of Different Feathers"
$200Inspiration: As a MS art teacher and lifelong optimist - I like to blur the distinction between "serious" and "whimsical" art. This fanciful gathering of birds celebrates color and differences. These birds believe that everyone should flock together and sing!!!
- Dimensions: 14" X 18"
- Medium: gouache, paint pens
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783
"Mosasaurus"
$145Inspiration: This work is a study for what later became my 2017 gravestone. I annually create a stone for myself and 2017 was preceded by a surprising and scary election result. What was previously unimaginable became America's reality. Our future was uncertain and frightening. A submerged mosasaurus menacing a hapless goat seemed to represent the state of being. Then and still.
- Dimensions: 12" x 22"
- Medium: Carved Slate
801
"Colorful Basset Hound"
$250
1007
"Positive Aura"
$105Inspiration: On the aesthetic level, this painting is part of the surrealist tendency of contemporary art. The artist tries to convey a metaphysical message by representing through a symbolic chromatic scale the character's aura through purple and its effects in his surroundings. The artist tries in this context to lead a spiritual quest in his pictorial approach.
Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the landscape of life and meaning of optimism was forever changed for Haitians. But the Haitian people carry an undeniable resilience that's a deep part of their history and character.
Life is Good Playmakers, trained to spread the power of optimism to children who need it most, formed a Playmaker Program in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to help ensure high-quality childcare even under the most difficult of circumstances. Ten years later, Playmakers in Haiti are known as Gerye Jwa - which directly translated means Joy Warriors, and that's exactly what they are.
Regardless of what life throws at Haiti, Gerye Jwa always remembers the simple ways we can shift our mindset and refocus our energy. Every day they work with the children to find and nurture and spread that light.
A group of these Playmakers brought community members and artists together to create over 30 pieces of artwork to donate to the 7th Annual Art of Optimism Virtual Exhibition and Auction so together, we can continue our mission to help kids heal both in Haiti and in the US.
- Dimensions: 30" x 40"
- Medium: Canvas & Acrylic
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1311
"Sophia Short"
$90Inspiration: You can have a bad day but still have a good life. My inspiration for this was to not let the bad completely cloud the good. We all deal with tough stuff on different scales, but think it's worth searching for those glimmers of good.
- Dimensions: 8" x 8"
- Medium: Photograph
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1354
"Good Boys"
$260
1639
"Mindscape 4"
$355Inspiration: I often like to explore the idea of landscapes as they are boiled down to the essentials of horizon and sky. I like to abstract shapes and fields and play with textures and layers, so that the pieces can function as both abstractions and representations. The viewer can enter the piece on their own terms, making of it what they wish.
- Dimensions: 11" x 14"
- Medium: Oil on Canvas
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1807
"Cool Cats & Kittens"
$160
2047
"Time for Golden Hour"
$45Inspiration: This is one of my favorite angles of Boston, where the Custom House Tower fits perfectly between these two buildings. In this moment from a recent drive, as I looked up from the darkness, my eyes gravitated to the beautiful golden sunlight cast upon the clocktower and it brought me hope amidst our current world. This structure has been here for over 100 years, standing tall and strong, ever turning towards the future. It got me thinking about the passing of time; how fast it can go, how life changing it can be, and also how important this period of slowing down is. We're going through a historic moment in human history... now more than ever we must show our strength, courage, and passion to keep moving forward, through this time, together.
- Dimensions: 8" x 12"
- Medium: Photograph printed on canvas
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2085
"Makeup One"
$65Inspiration: Part of a series commissioned for a fine jewelry company in Boston using up to a million dollars in diamonds and jewels. Photograph, styled and makeup were done by the artist.
- Dimension: photograph, aluminum
- Medium: 24" x 36"
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
2122
"Flowers"
$55
2179
"Summer Rain"
$250Inspiration: This piece was inspired by one of my favorite childhood memories in the Midwest-summer rain. Our summers were oppressively hot and humid but every once in a while the skies would open and a summer storm would hit. I would laugh and scream and dance in the cold rain with my sisters while the steam from the hot asphalt rose in clouds around us.
- Dimensions: 20" x 24" x 1.5"
- Medium: Acrylic, Pastel
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
2609
"Boba Tea"
$70
2647
"Surf Dog"
$250
2712
"FLAMBOYANT"
$205
3635
"Ducky"
$155Inspiration: "DUCKY - The Pool Boy" (Yellow Labrador Retriever) by Photographer Ron Schmidt
Ducky should be picking leaves out of the pool but he has decided that it is time for a break - his third of the day...and it's not even noon!"
- Dimensions: 36" x 36"
- Medium: Photography
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3648
"Sense"
$35
3666
"Blue Crush"
$180Inspiration: From my many pond side evenings this summer, comes this moment of a kayakers adventure. The sun shines through the clouds as it sinks in the sky, casting light out onto the path of the kayak.
- Dimensions: 8" x 10"
- Medium: Acrylic Paint
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3732
"Stop at the State House"
$45Inspiration: While on an observational drive through the city, the emptiness of the streets was powerful and spoke deeply to me. I'm usually in awe at the contrast of old and new architecture in Boston, but here, the stark contrast of an empty city is what caught my attention. For me, this is an incredibly moving image not simply because of its quietness, but moreover because it shows our strength and our collective willingness to stay home for the greater good of everyone. I choose to see hope, hear gratitude, and feel love when I look at it. The streets will be full again one day, when the time is right, but for now we have this moment to shift our perspective and maybe see the world a bit differently.
- Dimensions: 8" x 10"
- Medium: Photograph printed on canvas
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3789
"Cabin #5"
$250
4026
"Soul of the Swamp #7"
$60Inspiration: "I am a wanderer and explorer of the marshes and swamps and wetlands of Essex County. These watery places resonate with me, they whisper stories, they speak in tongues to me, they write me letters, forming words from the reeds and twigs and grasses, in the shapes that I don't understand
...and am constantly trying to decipher."
Dimensions: 13" x 13"
Medium: Matted photograph, unframed
4749
"Colorful Bulldog"
$150
4995
"Grandmother Crow"
$250Inspiration: Grandmother Crow is a shape-shifter, meaning she can transform into different life-forms and entities, allowing her to appear or not as she chooses, or perhaps fly over obstacles another life-form might not be able to, or slip through cracks. She has come upon a wall, after a long journey, but she will not be put off from reaching her final destination. She can move through it, or over it. This piece is a tribute to all who have traveled great distances, who have met obstacles, and overcome them, not being deterred from their intentions as they move forward, move towards what will eventually be home.
- Dimensions: 20" x 20"
- Medium: Oil on Canvas
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5027
"Huitzilopochtli"
$105Huitzilopochtli (Hummingbird to the Left)
Inspiration: Inspired by the South American myths of the hummingbird... representing elevation of consciousness and the pursuit of dreams. The powerful wings of a hummingbird are often invisible to the eye during flight, yet undeniable. The same can be said for the power of ones dreams.
- Dimensions: 15.5" x 19.5"
- Medium: Pen and ink, screenprint (3 color), custom pencil sun/moon on matteboard
5058
"Here's My Heart"
$250Inspiration: Unconditional Love is the inspiration behind this artwork.
Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the landscape of life and meaning of optimism was forever changed for Haitians. But the Haitian people carry an undeniable resilience that's a deep part of their history and character.
Life is Good Playmakers, trained to spread the power of optimism to children who need it most, formed a Playmaker Program in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to help ensure high-quality childcare even under the most difficult of circumstances. Ten years later, Playmakers in Haiti are known as Gerye Jwa - which directly translated means Joy Warriors, and that's exactly what they are.
Regardless of what life throws at Haiti, Gerye Jwa always remembers the simple ways we can shift our mindset and refocus our energy. Every day they work with the children to find and nurture and spread that light.
A group of these Playmakers brought community members and artists together to create over 30 pieces of artwork to donate to the 7th Annual Art of Optimism Virtual Exhibition and Auction so together, we can continue our mission to help kids heal both in Haiti and in the US.
- Dimensions: 20" x 24"
- Medium: Canvas & Acrylic
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
5563
"Flower Power"
$80
6088
"Crow"
$265
6185
"Untitled"
$50
6673
"Fall Flower"
$40
7218
"Father and Son"
$165Inspiration: I was trying to connect emotionally to the father and son bond as it related to families traveling across borders, immigrating here (or anywhere safe), what it must be like to be in survival mode, but at the same time trying to be a nurturing parent, how difficult that must be.
- Dimensions: 36" x 36"
- Medium: Oil on Canvas
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
7621
Thank you thank you thank you.
$110Inspiration: A plastic shopping bag holds memorable and forgettable items. The drawings were made individually and stored in the depicted lowly bag, in all it's banal glory. Then I inked and printed that very same bag so that it could live to hold the drawings it once enveloped. The aforementioned bag was slated for reuse. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.
- Dimensions: approx. 18" x 24"
- Medium: monotype + mixed media on archival rag paper
7827
"Woman with Patterned Top II"
$375Artist: Mechal Roe is the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of Superheroes are Everywhere by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. She is also the author and illustrator of Happy Hair and Cool Cuts, born out of her love of natural hair and embracing your own unique beauty.
- Dimensions: 6" x 6"
- Medium: Gouache, foil
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
7904
"Bits of Things #1"
$55
7998
"Lower East Side"
$75
8127
"Sunset Sail on the Charles"
$60Inspiration: I love a good walk on the Charles River Esplanade. I've spent many an evening after work walking & sitting enjoying the sunset. This is a super favorite photo of all the photos I've taken at this beautiful park. May it be a reminder to observe and take in the beauty around us.
- Dimensions: 8" x 10"
- Medium: Photograph printed on canvas
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD
8574
"Grains of Sand"
$415Inspiration: This is another piece exploring the father and child connection, as it relates to families traveling across borders, immigrating here, or anywhere safe. In this one, the father walks slightly ahead of the child, and seems preoccupied, as if he's looking at something in his hands, grains of sand perhaps, from the desert- like terrain they are traversing. They are connected, likely by blood, certainly in their journey, and perhaps at the same time each traveling independently, each with their own thoughts accompanying their steps forward to somewhere unknown, but hopeful.
- Dimensions: 36" x 36"
- Medium: Oil on Canvas
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8699
"Happy Place"
$3708751
"Boston Skyline"
$100Inspiration: I took this on an early morning kayak trip out on the Charles River. I had never been out that early and was stunning by the calm waters. There were no other boats on the water at that point, leaving the moment very pure and intimate with the city.
- Dimensions: 8" x 14"
- Medium: Photograph printed on canvas
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
9014
"Me?"
$150Inspiration: This piece was was made from recycled magazines, paper, and material samples. I let the magazine inspire me, and when I saw this almost reflected image of a woman I was inspired to create a piece about how people see themselves versus how the world sees them.
- Dimensions: 13.5" x 10.5"
- Medium: Collage
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
9197
"Someday I'll be a Member"
$110Inspiration: "The bubble we live in - We think we're progressive, but how many blacks (professional or not) live on the North Shore, and how many are members of the Marblehead Yacht Club?"Antique photo, antique ship's trunk, old map of Marblehead.
- Dimensions: 36" x 12" x 6"
- Medium: Mixed Media assemblage
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
9208
Sunshine is Central to Growth
$268Inspiration: On a weekend drive through Western Massachusetts, I stopped in a small town to stretch my legs. Along the walk, I spotted some beautiful, tall sunflowers. Using a photo as reference, I painted this piece with a focus on the joy the flowers brought me.
- Dimensions: 8" x 10"
- Medium: Acrylic Paint
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
9296
"The Fishing Bird"
$165Inspiration: This was inspired by a 30 minute observation of a Great White Heron fishing in the Boston Harbor. I watched it catch three fish with patience, focus, and excellent execution. Hoping that the elegance of the bird shines through in this piece.
- Dimensions: 10" x 10"
- Medium: Acrylic Paint
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
9330
"Lovely Sunset"
$265Inspiration: I took a photo of a sunset at a local pond which silhouetted the leaves and shrubbery in front of me. Upon reviewing the photo, and noticing some of the branches hanging down lower than others, I got the idea to create a heart shape from the leaves. This is my interpretation of my heart hugging a sunset and the reminder that no matter what happens there is still beauty in each day to behold.
- Dimensions: 10" x 10"
- Medium: Acrylic Paint
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
9386
"Amwari"
$105Inspiration: This piece is inspired by the work that Gèrye Jwa/Life is Good Playmakers Ayiti is doing in the country. I see them as a superhero who carries the country and accompanies children from generation to generation towards a brighter future. As you can see, the shape on the superhero's back is Haiti that he pulls out of a darker, more deserted place to lead it, along with the kids, to a lighter and greener place. For me, this is what the work of Gèrye Jwa/Life is Good Playmakers Ayiti is accomplishing in Haiti.
Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the landscape of life and meaning of optimism was forever changed for Haitians. But the Haitian people carry an undeniable resilience that's a deep part of their history and character.
Life is Good Playmakers, trained to spread the power of optimism to children who need it most, formed a Playmaker Program in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to help ensure high-quality childcare even under the most difficult of circumstances. Ten years later, Playmakers in Haiti are known as Gerye Jwa - which directly translated means Joy Warriors, and that's exactly what they are.
Regardless of what life throws at Haiti, Gerye Jwa always remembers the simple ways we can shift our mindset and refocus our energy. Every day they work with the children to find and nurture and spread that light.
A group of these Playmakers brought community members and artists together to create over 30 pieces of artwork to donate to the 7th Annual Art of Optimism Virtual Exhibition and Auction so together, we can continue our mission to help kids heal both in Haiti and in the US.
- Dimensions: 18" x 24"
- Medium: Electronic art printed on Canvas
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
9455
"Everyday Magic"
$210Inspiration: This piece was inspired by One of my favorite quotes from Roald Dahl: And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
- Dimensions: Three 8" x 10" canvases, together: 24" x 10"
- Medium: Acrylic, gold leaf press, spray paint, alcoholic Ink
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
9629
"Woman with Patterned Top"
$375Artist: Mechal Roe. Mechal is the author and illustrator of Happy Hair and Cool Cuts, born out of her love of natural hair and embracing your own unique beauty. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of Superheroes are Everywhere by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
- Dimensions: 10" x 10"
- Medium: Gouache, foil
This item may be shipped to any US destination at an added cost TBD.
