With Love From Mary

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

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    YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
    Sunshine Valentine
    • Feb 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

    Sometimes people ask where the inspiration comes from when they see a new painting. I thought I'd tell you the story about this one. Hub ...
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    WHAT DO YOU SAY?
    MARY
    • Jan 26, 2019
    • 1 min

    WHAT DO YOU SAY?

    What to say when words can't help.
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    2019 CALENDAR IS LAUNCHED
    Mary
    • Oct 9, 2018
    • 1 min

    2019 CALENDAR IS LAUNCHED

    Like everyone I know, I am annually surprised to see Christmas being promoted before Halloween and Thanksgiving. To be honest, I don't s...
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    INDIAN BLANKET FLOWERS START TO FINISH
    Mary
    • Sep 10, 2018
    • 3 min

    INDIAN BLANKET FLOWERS START TO FINISH

    Sometimes on Instagram, friends and fellow artists will share their ideas and processes with one another. Somewhere in the middle of pro...
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    AUTUMN SEEMED TO ARRIVE SUDDENLY
    Mary
    • Sep 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    AUTUMN SEEMED TO ARRIVE SUDDENLY

    "Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple." R. K Rowling This mo...
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    SUMMER SEASCAPE
    Mary
    • Aug 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    SUMMER SEASCAPE

    Here is another special order that was fun to do. I was planning on painting sea shells and was starting to do the research on them when...
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    I LOVE CUSTOM ORDERS!
    Mary
    • Aug 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    I LOVE CUSTOM ORDERS!

    I have always enjoyed custom orders because they open my thoughts to new things. Creating someone else's vision takes me to a place I ma...
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    NORTHERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY
    Mary
    • Jul 13, 2018
    • 1 min

    NORTHERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY

    I finally found an opportunity to paint a swallowtail butterfly using the same technique I've been using for the monarch, painted lady an...
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    SPRING INTO SUMMER
    MARY
    • Jun 15, 2018
    • 1 min

    SPRING INTO SUMMER

    If you don't like long blog posts, the short version is revealing the latest prints in our Etsy Shop. Early in the spring, Hub planted so...
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    BLUE MORNING GLORIES
    Mary
    • May 10, 2018
    • 1 min

    BLUE MORNING GLORIES

    I just realized it's May, already. Well ... I knew it was May when I woke up to Hub softly singing the birthday song in my ear last Sund...
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    NEW BUTTERFLIES IN OUR STUDIO
    Mary
    • Apr 15, 2018
    • 1 min

    NEW BUTTERFLIES IN OUR STUDIO

    We have invented a new way to paint butterflies and have a new series we are excited to offer our customers. So, we're phasing out the o...
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    HAPPY EASTER
    Mary
    • Apr 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    HAPPY EASTER

    Happy Easter! It is a beautiful day to celebrate spring and the hope that new life brings with it. He has risen indeed!
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    CHICO'S ALMOND BURST
    MARY
    • Mar 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    CHICO'S ALMOND BURST

    Chico, California is known for it's almond orchards. Typically between February and March the almond tree buds burst into beautiful whit...
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    VALENTINE 2018
    MARY
    • Jan 27, 2018
    • 1 min

    VALENTINE 2018

    I realized after I added this painting to my current inventory that every year since I started this little card and art print business, I...
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    CHARLIE BROWN POINSETTIA
    Mary
    • Jan 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    CHARLIE BROWN POINSETTIA

    Here is my little Charlie Brown Poinsettia, painted on New Years Eve. It's the first thing I've painted in week and weeks. We were so b...
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    2018 CALENDAR
    Mary
    • Nov 26, 2017
    • 1 min

    2018 CALENDAR

    I wish I had added this post sooner. It has been a busy few days. I decided at the last minute to have a 4 day free shipping sale on ET...
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    AUTUMN IN MY BACK YARD
    Mary Braz
    • Nov 16, 2017
    • 1 min

    AUTUMN IN MY BACK YARD

    This is the week we start preparation for Thanksgiving! It's just around the corner now and I'm looking forward to having part of my fam...
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    WINTER WEDDING SUITE
    Mary
    • Nov 7, 2017
    • 1 min

    WINTER WEDDING SUITE

    I'm so happy to be able to finally post this picture and show the world what we have been working on since February. These invitations a...
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    ZINNIAS AND AUTUMN?
    MARY
    • Sep 9, 2017
    • 1 min

    ZINNIAS AND AUTUMN?

    I know that autumn is for pumpkins, falling leaves, and sunflowers. I've painted them in the past and they're in the stores and on my Et...
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    AUTUMN PALLET
    MARY
    • Aug 31, 2017
    • 1 min

    AUTUMN PALLET

    As much as I love the colors of summer, I recognize that change is all around us. The days are becoming shorter, the temperatures at nig...
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