With Love From Mary

Greeting cards & art prints made from original watercolor paintings by Mary Braz of Chico, CA.

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    WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER
    Mary Braz
    • Mar 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER

    It will all get better. Everything will be ok. We're telling each other that a lot, aren't we? Sometimes it doesn't seem like it to me...
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    A BELATED VALENTINE FOR HUB
    Mary Braz
    • Mar 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    A BELATED VALENTINE FOR HUB

    All during the winter months of January and February, S & S Organic Produce, where I shop for groceries, had been featuring these beautif...
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    DAFFODIL FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH
    Mary Braz
    • Feb 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    DAFFODIL FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH

    Here is a giclee print of the daffodils I painted last week. I'll be adding these prints to my Etsy shop today. Daffies, a harbinger of...
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    Wood Violets
    Mary
    • Jan 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    Wood Violets

    Please click here if you would like to go straight to my Etsy site. I love violets. They remind me of my childhood and my mother. In th...
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    CARNATIONS FOR A NEW YEAR
    MARY
    • Jan 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    CARNATIONS FOR A NEW YEAR

    One of my New Year's resolutions is to paint the birth flowers of the month. I've learned the carnation is for January. Here is my first...
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    IMPORTANT HOLIDAY DATES
    Mary
    • Nov 18, 2019
    • 1 min

    IMPORTANT HOLIDAY DATES

    It's that time of year when Christmas images are peeking out around Thanksgiving, and it is no different in my studio. As soon as Thanksg...
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    AUTUMN BOUQUET
    MARY
    • Oct 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    AUTUMN BOUQUET

    This week we added a pretty autumn floral painting inspired by an arrangement found at The Plant Barn in Durham. It's my new happy place...
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    AUTUMN
    MARY
    • Oct 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    AUTUMN

    I'm starting to paint what I saw in Colorado on my visit with my family last week. This one is in my Etsy shop. The Aspen photo below i...
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    OUR 2020 CALENDARS ARE HERE
    MARY
    • Sep 14, 2019
    • 1 min

    OUR 2020 CALENDARS ARE HERE

    (Click here to go straight to Etsy.) I hope you don't mind if I talk Christmas and New Years in September! The truth is, retail makes ar...
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    SCABIOSA'S UNFORTUNATE NAME
    MARY
    • Aug 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    SCABIOSA'S UNFORTUNATE NAME

    (This design can now be found here on Etsy.) I wanted to paint flowers for autumn in the deeper and more intense colors of fall, and foun...
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    FINALLY, A PEONY
    Mary
    • Aug 19, 2019
    • 3 min

    FINALLY, A PEONY

    I have been wanting to paint a pretty pink Peony for a couple of years. I see them everywhere in the watercolor painting circles, so I k...
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    WHAT? WAIT! WHERE DID JULY GO?
    MARY
    • Jul 27, 2019
    • 1 min

    WHAT? WAIT! WHERE DID JULY GO?

    I try to post at least once a month and somehow the days are slipping by really fast! We have been busy with vacation time, family and bi...
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    THE FLOWERS
    MARY
    • Jun 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    THE FLOWERS

    We are starting to add text to the individual flowers that make up our summer bouquet, and offer them as greeting cards and art prints. H...
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    SUMMER BOUQUET
    MARY
    • Jun 17, 2019
    • 1 min

    SUMMER BOUQUET

    We are very excited to offer this beautiful summer bouquet in different sizes and in different ways. You can purchase this fresh bunch o...
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    CARDINAL
    MARY
    • Jun 2, 2019
    • 1 min

    CARDINAL

    I grew up in Michigan. I loved watching the birds who came to our gardens and trees in my family's back yard. This one and his mate wer...
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    WILDFLOWER SERIES
    MARY
    • May 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    WILDFLOWER SERIES

    I realize that the super-bloom in California has faded, but things are still blooming in our studio. Just have a look at our studio desk...
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    CALIFORNIA WILDFLOWER SUPER-BLOOM 2019
    MARY
    • May 2, 2019
    • 1 min

    CALIFORNIA WILDFLOWER SUPER-BLOOM 2019

    The super bloom is juuuuust beginning to fade, but not in my studio! I've learned through Skillshare how to paint bees in watercolor, go...
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    CALIFORNIA'S WILDFLOWER SUPER BLOOM
    MARY
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 1 min

    CALIFORNIA'S WILDFLOWER SUPER BLOOM

    Our fields have been full of outrageous blooms of poppies and lupin. Our orchards' blooms have been spectacular. I've had fun exploring...
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    PAINTING A LOOSE ROSE IN WATERCOLOR
    MARY
    • Mar 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    PAINTING A LOOSE ROSE IN WATERCOLOR

    Want to know how to paint this rose? Click here...and then here. I'll admit these videos are rough. I'm a true beginner and admittedly ...
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    ROSES FOR BABY
    MARY
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    ROSES FOR BABY

    (This design is now on Etsy.) I love special orders. They make me feel I'm not alone in my solitary labors of love that make up this sm...
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