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Something about me:
My name is Marianne Orbe Petersen, I am a 34 year old female from Denmark.
I am married and the mother of a 6 year old daughter who I think has shown abilities to be a promising future artist, or maybe that is just a proud mother talking.*s*
See Helena´s drawings - click here
I have been painting and drawing from as long as I can remember and must be personal responsible for killing of half a rain forest with my enormous consumption of paper in the past.
Good thing they have found out how to recycle since then!*L*
Since I was a child I have always had the dream to somehow make a living from my paramount interest to paint and draw, but as I grew older I also realized that this was not likely to happen, so I ended up studying language and getting jobs which had nothing to do with art.
Painting and drawing became a hobby of my leisure time and many of my painting is now hanging on the walls of friends and family, not to mention all those which are hanging on my own walls.

Something about my art:
I prefer to paint people but have also painted other things.
I like to catch an atmosphere, a feeling in the face of a person so that the onlooker by looking at the picture can relate to that feeling or maybe even imagine what caused this feeling.
It is up to the onlooker to find out just what he/she feels about the picture.
I believe that every picture tells a different story depending on who looks at it.
If I should use a fine word for the style of my art the closest I can come up with would be a Naturalistic style. I have tried other styles as well, but always end up painting in this way.
I also like to draw cartoons, funny people and not at least funny animals, which my daughter really love. This is fun and I can make a drawing in a very short amount of time and regardless of the situation. With my painting however I need a lot of time and totally peace and quiet.
I guess it is needless to say that since my daughters arrival the amount of new paintings has fallen dramatically. She has now reached an age where I can give some of my attention to the art again.

Thanks:
Last but not least let me bring thanks to those people that during my life has giving me the support and encouragement to keep up the painting and drawing when the inspiration and motivation was low.
*Thanks to friends and family for always being there for me.
*Thanks especially to my daughter...you are the sunshine in my life - There is no love greater than the one you have for your children.
*I would also like to thank my husband for the technical advice and help that made it possible
to make this webpage.
*Regards to Christy and Derek in the Chathouse...I feel privileged to have met you.
*Hans, you are my good friend, I will alwys be there for you as I know you will for me!
*Thanks to those who have left an everlasting impresion on me, showed me moments of exstreme
happiness...I never forget you and always keep a special place for you in my heart!
Remember that you are very special and remain just the way you are... a "livsnyder"
*To all others that have visited my homepage...thanks for taking the time to look at my paintings.
I hope you enjoyed them.

If I have just for one brief moment made you stop and think about the beautiful things in life
I have achieved my goal by painting
If I have brought just a little bit of sunshine into your life
I have achieved my goal in life

Marianne *S*

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