Title: Frozen Assets
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2010
Size: 51 x 41cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: For sale
Price: £ 550
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No. 160 Acrylic & mixed media on the board. This painting is one from the 'Chain series', (which I am still creating).

Title: Rising Sun
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2005
Medium: Oil and mixed media
Size: 60 x 80 cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No. 159 Oil & mixed media such as strings of artificial pearls and Jet stones. This piece was created 5years ago And has taken this long for The oil dry and solidify.

Title: Sleeping City
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 28.06.2010
Medium: Acrylic & mixed media
Size: 50.75 x 40.5 cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: For sale
Price: £ 650
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No.156 Acrylic & mixed media on the board. This painting is one from the 'Chain series', (which I am still creating).

Title: Twenty Past Two
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 15.04.2010
Medium: Acrylic & mixed media
Size: 50x60cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: Not for sale
Description:
No. 152 Twenty Past Two, that was the time which popped into the mind of my partner a year before it happened! This was not the first time my partner has sensed the final moment of somebody he loved. For who or which day of the above remained a mystery until that moment arrived. On the 26th January 2010, an appointment was made for a vet to visit and to put to sleep our beloved dog: Starlet (Gwiazdeczka). When the vet and assistant said they would arrive at 2’o clock, we already knew what time it was actually going to be. The vet was late and gave Starlet the injection at exactly twenty past two. It was heart breaking! Starlet was our beloved pet, who will always be with us....in our hearts and minds...., we miss her so much. When I created this painting, I tried many times to fix the hands of the clock at twenty past two, but always the hands moved a few minutes late, in the end I gave up......., maybe those few minutes are more to the correct time (if our clocks were wrong) or maybe this was the last few minutes before she passed? This painting is 5th from a series which I have created and dedicated to life of one dog. Starlet was born in my house and I assisted her mum in helping to bring her into this world and from the first days of her existence, she was fighting for her life! In her lifetime she endured 6 operations, which saved her life, this dog that managed to bounce back time and time again but also managed to be a happy, friendly and an intelligent friend. The first painting which starts her story, tells of her birth and the tragic event connecting to this: You Will Become a Star in the Sky: http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/119-BedzieszGwiazdaNaNiebie.jpg And next ones: Safe: http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/120-Save.jpg Starlet: http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/121-Starlet.jpg This is not Goodbye, I'll See You Later...: http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/150-This-Is-Not-Goodbye....jpg Twenty Past Two: http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/152-TwentyPastTwo.jpg You will find all of them in the same section of my paintings: ‘Life & Dead’

Title: This is not Goodbye, I'll See You Later...
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2010
Medium: Acrylic + (3D)mixed media
Size: 103 x 103 cm (with frame)
Theme: Life & Death
Status: Not for sale
Description:
No.150 This painting I am dedicating to my beloved dog: Starlet (Gwiazdeczka), who passed away after nine and half years of her life on 26th of January 2010. Registered Kennel Club Name: Born Under Bright Sky (AA3) born: 29.07.2000 In this piece you will see a small depiction of her life and her personality, so you see all around her the nature, which she absolutely loved...., on sunny days she would stay in the garden for ages, not wanting to come indoors, laying in her favourite spot in a corner under a conifer, viewing the whole garden. She loved all animals and protected the birds that lived in the nest boxes and those that often flew in and visited for food. It is quite interesting how birds knew her, by safely eating on the netting bridges above her head, jumping all round her...... Fluffy bears and footballs were her best and favourite toys..., but about footballs is a separate and special story.....she absolutely loved them! We have a corner house and garden and when kids played with a ball in the street, Starlet was very excited and patiently waiting (barking occasionally), for the ball, because from time to time, the kids kicked the ball too much or too hard in the wrong direction and it landed in our garden...... That was absolute treasure for her! She was waiting a long time for this moment! If I did not hear this, or the kids knocked at my door a few minutes too late, sometimes there was not very much left of the ball. You imagine that ball in strong grip of a Rottweiler? The kids knew her and quickly learned about the destiny of a ball which was landing when Starlet was in the garden, so in the last years, it was very rare for such a treasure to land in front of my dog..... We all loved and still do, this friendly, soft, happy and very intelligent dog and her passing has left a very huge emotional hole in our hearts. This piece it is not a fantasy or my imagination and depicts a record of a real event, which really happened. Behind the painting I have attached a plastic envelope containing documents, such as the vet bills. etc.. of ‘that event’ and they are now a part of this art. My paintings, which are base on true stories, such as: ‘Twenty Past Two’, http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/152-TwentyPastTwo.jpg ‘This is not Goodbye, I'll See You Later... ‘, http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/150-This-Is-Not-Goodbye....jpg ‘Not Letting You Go’ http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/144- Not letting you go.jpg ‘Prayer for the Eternal Dream ‘ http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/139-Prayer-for-the-Eternal-.jpg ‘Waiting to Death’ http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/133-Waiting-to-death.jpg ‘You Will Become a Star in the Sky’ http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/119-BedzieszGwiazdaNaNiebie.jpg ‘Starlet’ http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/121-Starlet.jpg ‘Save ‘ http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/120-Save.jpg ‘Stay! Don't Go!!! -part -1+2’ http://www.mucharska.me.uk/arts/85+88stayDontGo-1+2.jpg ....they all have supporting documents/items and samples of DNA.

Title: Not Letting You Go
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2009
Medium: Acrylic and mixed media
Size: 91.5 x 91.5 cm
Theme: Life & Death
Status: Not for sale
Description:
No. 144 (KORA) To this particular painting was used a photograph of my dog: 'Kora', who passed away in 2006, after a long hard battle for her life. My whole family was involved in this battle. The most terrify thing happened to my mum, who had been present in burying Kora and 3 days later also died (in a road accident), Framed in quality, wooden frame, under Plexiglas. Acrylic and mixed media, such as strings of beads, vintage and modern jewellery. 91.5 x 91.5 cm (103x103cm-with frame)

Title: Prayer for the Eternal Dream
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2007
Medium: Acrylic +Oil
Size: 38x108 + 88x108cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: Not for sale
Description:
No. 139 I have dedicated this painting to my mother who died tragically in a road accident on the 10th of October 2006. I have tried to capture her personality, energy and ‘essence’ by including within the artwork some ‘very personal’ items containing her DNA (which I was lucky to have found), also many other things which she often liked to surround herself with. The painting is in two parts, the smallest and the largest. The larger piece represents her life here in this world and contains the sun which is the source of life and death. I have created the sun from my mother’s gold and amber beads also some of the many shells that she had collected and kept around her home. You will also see a ‘brass peacock’ which hung above her favourite mirror and pieces of old plastic flowers which she loved rearranging to make new compositions. Her top denture, tooth ex-ray and other dental pieces, I have attached here, because some of these were a part of a few of her health problems especially in last her year of life. Other personal items include: her watch, gold rings, the photo bus pass she was so proud of getting, the stethoscope she used when she was a Doctor in Poland and a Life stone (which changed colour depending on her mood). This she lost from one of her rings in my home weeks earlier but I never had the chance to return to her before she died. The smaller piece contains part of prayer she composed and wrote in the Polish language which she recited every day, asking that she be granted an honourable death. I have included in this piece her rosary. In both pieces I have placed some strands of her hair and the string of ambers the emergency unit had to cut from around her neck at the scene of the accident. With this picture I wanted to stop time, making my mother live for ever. Two panels: 38x108cm. + 88x108cm. (with frame)

Title: Waiting to Death
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 25.
Medium: Acrylic and mixed media
Size: 32'' x 40'' - 812mm. x 116mm
Theme: Life & Death
Status: Not for sale
Description:
No.133 This painting is dedicated do my husband who passed away from cancer on 19th February 2006. The painting was born from tears and grief after the loss of the best, loyal, heroic and very loving husband in the World. This piece I created straight away from my heart, for myself, to immortalize him and his short (was only 6 weeks from diagnosis) battle for his life. To show his grief and pain in the final days, closing that way the history book of a branch of his family tree, for which his was the last one who survived. I used to creating this painting, 7 strings of real, black jet stones, to emphasize grief and morning. Also, I attached two pieces of cigarettes, which he was smoking and finally they kill him, 3 teeth’s- one of which just dropped strangely from his mouth like it had not been growing from his gums, just a few months before the sad end, showing there was something going wrong with his health. I added them to the painting not only because of that, but also because I wanted to preserve his DNA, believing that will give him life for ever and in the same way keep him and his positive energy here.

Title: Time
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2003/06
Medium: Oil, acrylic and mixed media
Size: 111,5 x 100 cm 43.5x39.5inch
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No.128 Two panels: 80 x 100cm (31.5 x 39.5) and 30.5 x 100cm. (12 x 39.5) Framed in quality, wooden frame. Oil, acrylic and mixed media, such as real sand or real, vintage and modern watches. "The artist has given a brilliant piece of work with brilliant combination of colours and techniques which actually reveal the mind of the artist.I feel the artist is much modern in his presentation of ideas in his work.The vivid combination of distinct colours shows that the artist has put a lot of effort and work to make his work worth more BEAUTY LIES IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER - This is an old saying but i feel anyone who catch a glimpse of this work will certainly praise and congragulate the artist for his brilliant work" http://dart.fine-art.com/crit/critMessage.asp?intMsgID=44528

Title: Ocean Teardrops
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2003/2006
Medium: Oil & mixed media on the board
Size: 56 x 63 cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: For sale
Price: £ 650
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No. 128 Oil and mixed media, such as strings of artyfical pearls, on the board. Framed in quality, frame, under Plexiglas.

Title: Hope
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2006
Medium: Acrylic + glitter
Size: 16 x 20 inches
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No.123 16 x 20 witch 11/2" bevel.

Title: Safe
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2005
Medium: Acrylic and mixed media
Size: 80 x 60cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: For sale
Price: £ 550
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No.120 Framed in quality, wooden frame, under glass. Acrylic and mixed media, such as strings of beads. In July 2000, when our Kalinka gave birth to 13 puppies we couldn’t have been happier, but only a week, later death came knocking at the door and one after another the little puppies began to die. For nights I didn’t sleep, weeping during every flight for every little life, every battle for every little dog, but even with the support we got from the Paramedic Unit, only four survived.

Title: You Will Become a Star in The Sky
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2005
Medium: Acrylic and mixed media
Size: 80cm. x 90cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No. 117, 118,119 (KALINKA) One whole painting contains 3 separate panels: Two panels: 40x30cm and one: 80x60cm. Framed in quality, wooden frame, under glass. Acrylic and mixed media, such as strings of vintage beads, and modern or vintage jewellery. ****************************** In July 2000, when our Kalinka gave birth to 13 puppies we couldn’t have been happier, but only a week, later death came knocking at the door and one after another the little puppies began to die. For nights I didn’t sleep, weeping during every fight for every little life, every battle for every little dog, but even with the support we got from the Paramedic Unit, only four survived. Through our grief my husband says to me: “Hush my dear, please no cries. For every little dog that dies, a new star appears in the skies”.

Title: We can not eat money
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2005
Medium: Acrylic and mixed media
Size: 40 x 50cm- 16 x 19.5 inch
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No. 116 Text used is 19th Century Cree Indian.

Title: On Life's Waves
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2005
Medium: Oil and mixed media
Size: 610 x 508mm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No. 115.

Title: `...Life is Eternal & You Can’t Die...`
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2004
Medium: Water Colour
Size: 0 x 0 inches
Theme: Life & Death
Status: For sale
Price: £ 25
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No.90

Title: Stay! Don't Go!!! -part -1+2
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2004
Medium: Oil and 3D materials
Size: 50 x 100 & 30 x 100 cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No. 85 + 88 (KALINKA) I have dedicated this painting to my dog: Kalinka. She pass away to the spirit world on 14.02.2004

Title: Destination
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2004
Medium: Oil, acrylic & mixed media on canvas stretch.
Size: 30 x 40 cm
Theme: Life & Death
Status: For sale
Price: £ 350
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No. 84 Oil, acrylic & mixed media, such as strings of beads on canvas stretch. Framed in quality, wooden frame, under Plexiglas.

Title: Life
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2004
Medium: Oil
Size: 30 x 40 cm
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No. 82

Title: Sin
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2003
Medium: Oil and mixed media
Size: 30 x 80 cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No.73 Framed in quality, wooden frame

Title: Deliver us from the Indiffence of Nature & the Evil of Man
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2003
Medium: Acrylic, oil and mixed media on the board.
Size: 43.5 x 15 inches
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No. 68 3D - experimental piece.piece. Experyment with papermache. This piece was my first experiment with paper mache.Take a long time production and drying.It is an over painting with acrylics and the red fire in oils. Also I was a used red, outliner glitter and outline cooper, for emphasize fire effect. I was an influenced on last summer fires of forests over World.Also last spring Council was a fell over 50 old and young tress from my area.That was a very sad and makes a deep stamp in my heart.

Title: Don't Cry I`m Here
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2002
Medium: Oil on canvas str.
Size: 20 x 16 inches
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No.50 Not for sale.

Title: Growing from the Earth-part1
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2002
Medium: Oil, glitter and gold leaf on canvas board
Size: 16 x 20 inches
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No.47. My paintings can be together or they can be hung seperately. The whole painting shows a womans body growing like a plant from the soil. It is in its growing stage, still stretching and developing (hands moulded to the body, making whole unit). My human was not born from human body: it is growing in unison with a green climbing plant. In the background a shining red sun, gives a colourful life to everything. This painting represents life and courage. We need courage in our lives to climb higher and higher, like a plant climbing for the sun.

Title: Growing from the Earth-part2
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2002
Medium: Oil,gold leasf and glitter on canvas str.
Size: 16 x 20 inches
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No.46. My paintings can be together or they can be hung seperately. The whole painting shows a womans body growing like a plant from the soil. It is in its growing stage, still stretching and developing (hands moulded to the body, making whole unit). My human was not born from human body: it is growing in unison with a green climbing plant. In the background a shining red sun, gives a colourful life to everything. This painting represents life and courage. We need courage in our lives to climb higher and higher, like a plant climbing for the sun.

Title: Dancing War
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2003
Size: 20 x 50 cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No. 66 Thes piece was born from Iraq war. The pretty girl, represent the war. She is a pretty and plays with fire. She it is a pretty dancing evil. She is a destroyer!

Title: Race to death
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2002
Medium: Oil, ink and artificial sand on canvas.
Size: 50 x 40 cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No.53. Also experiment with mediums. Oil, ink and artificial sand on canvas.

Title: Breath of death
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2002
Medium: Oil on canvas str.
Size: 16 x 20 inches
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No.51.

Title: Sweet Laziness.
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2001
Medium: Oil + glitteron canvas str.
Size: 40 x 50 CM.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No.37.

Title: On this Side the Grass is not Greener
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2001
Medium: Oil on canvas str.
Size: 40 x 50 CM.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No.36

Title: Black Despair
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 2002
Medium: Oil on canvas str.
Size: 50 x 40 cm.
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No.35. Oil on canvas str. Tulip - silver- oil of course.

Title: Lifetime-2
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 1998
Medium: Oil andn glitter on canvas board
Size: 10 x 14inches
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No.30. Experimental piece.

Title: Good Morning
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 08.2000
Medium: Oil on canvas board
Size: 14 x 10 inches
Theme: Life & Death
Status: Not for sale
Description:
No. 26. Not for sale.

Title: My Asylum in Hell
Author: Maria Mucharska
Year created: 1998
Medium: Oil on canvas str.
Size: 40 x 10 inches
Theme: Life & Death
Status: In good hands...
Description:
No. 25.