Here is an large mixed media painting of a pear with a patchwork background by Florida artist, Maria Reyes Jones on canvas. The original is a series of acyclic on canvas squares with a patchwork of unique colors, textures and designs. The original is signed near the bottom right. The original is approx 48" x 1 1/2" x 36 1/2" and it weighs 6.5lbs.

“Color makes me happy!” This simple, steadfast mantra has been the anchor to Maria’s work. Her paintings are welcoming and joyful. For over 25 years, she has celebrated classic inspirations found in nature. When collectors walk into her gallery in St. Augustine, the most common reaction is a gasp... A prolific painter, she will often work on several pieces at a time allowing the works to form as she challenges herself with textures, color tones and perspectives. Her unique work is difficult to define with genre labels, but her paintings have an impressionistic and abstract quality that invites the viewer to lose themselves in her celebratory compositions. For Maria, her ultimate satisfaction is in the joy her work brings to her collectors: