In Pursuit of Beauty

Artist’s Reception: July 8th, 2022

Exhibit Dates: July 2 - August 30, 2022

Inspired by her travels

Santa Barbara artist Marianna Victoria Mashek has traveled overseas to find inspiration. She has found it in places like Italy and France, where the scenery has led her to create expressive watercolors.
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"In Pursuit of Beauty" at Santa Barbara Tennis Club

Don’t worry about the heat; come dip your toe in watercolors. Local artist Marianna Victoria Mashek is displaying her vibrant watercolor paintings at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club (2375 Foothill Rd.) from July 2-August 30. Her exhibition, In Pursuit of Beauty, can be viewed daily between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., with a special artist reception on Friday, July 8, from 4:30-6 p.m.
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Opening Reception, "In Pursuit of Beauty" at Santa Barbara Tennis Club July 8, 2022

Opening Reception, “Grace, Ease and Joy” solo exhibit, July 12, Santa Barbara Tennis Club

Wonderful Watercolors

Santa Barbara tennis club to Showcase the Watercolor paintings of Marianna victoria Mashek, a local artist, in upcoMing exhibition Read Full Article

Grace Ease and Joy; Marianna Mashek’s Watercolors Playing at Tennis Club

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On this week's radio show artist Marianna Victoria Mashek talks about her exhibit at Hospice of Santa Barbara opening Wednesday, January 16th.

LISTEN HERE: Hospice Artist Marianna Mashek

Marianna's painting "She Let Go" was selected by the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center new building in September 2017.
Marianna was one of a group of selected artists fom Santa Barbara.

She Let Go
            She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go.
            She let go of fear. She let go of the judgments.
            She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.
            She let go of the committee of indecision within her.
            She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons. Wholly and completely,
            without hesitation or worry, she just let go.
            She didn’t ask anyone for advice. She didn’t read a
            book on how to let go… She didn’t search the scriptures.
            She just let go.
            She let go of all of the memories that held her back.
            She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.
            She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.
            She didn’t promise to let go.
            She didn’t journal about it.
            She didn’t write the projected date in her day-timer.
            She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.
            She didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.
            She just let go.
            She didn’t analyse whether she should let go.
            She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter.
            She didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.
            She didn’t call the prayer line.
            She didn’t utter one word. She just let go.
            No one was around when it happened.
            There was no applause or congratulations.
            No one thanked her or praised her.
            No one noticed a thing.
            Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.
            There was no effort. There was no struggle.
            It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad.
            It was what it was, and it is just that.
            In the space of letting go, she let it all be.
            A small smile came over her face.
            A light breeze blew through her.
            And the sun and the moon shone forevermore.
            ~ Rev. Safire Rose.​