http://shantimarie.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/ancient-ritual-series-aceo/ A daily painting provided to you from Shanti Marie's South Carolina studio Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:57:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://shantimarie.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/ancient-ritual-series-aceo/#comment-10309 Barbara Haukenberry Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:38:43 +0000 http://shantimarie.wordpress.com/?p=949#comment-10309 I love this artist's Ancient Ritual Series because it always seems to me to be so subtle and mysterious. The semi-abstract paintings are so open to interpretation that the viewer can have them fit into a multiplicity of historical periods and real or imagined happenings. The colors are muted, the figures are unrecognizable as individuals, and the viewer can let his or her imagination run free. I love this artist’s Ancient Ritual Series because it always seems to me to be so subtle and mysterious. The semi-abstract paintings are so open to interpretation that the viewer can have them fit into a multiplicity of historical periods and real or imagined happenings. The colors are muted, the figures are unrecognizable as individuals, and the viewer can let his or her imagination run free.

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