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In Need of a Guide (c) Marika Reinke 2017

In Need of a Guide

In Need of a Guide (c) Marika Reinke 2017
In Need of a Guide (c) Marika Reinke 2017

Early one morning, I walked up an urban Queen Anne hill about 50 feet behind a blind man with a walking stick.  I have seen this man many times.  I remember his independence and courage.  He regularly walks up this busy hill to his work, home, or office.  This was the first day I ever walked behind him.

There was construction ahead and he walked under the scaffolding that ran the length of an apartment building.  He kept walking but about 8 feet from the end of it, his cane hit the scaffolding.  Then it hit the other side. He stopped, looking confused.  His shoulders began to sag and he reached out to grab the scaffolding. He had no idea what it was.

There was another man walking between me and the blind man. So he did what any shy, busy, inconvenienced young man would do, he detoured into the street to get around the slow and distressed blind man.  I was disappointed by his shyness.

As I approached, the blind man was starting to look panicked and turned around in a circle.

“It’s scaffolding.” I said.

He turned to me, his eyes opaque and sightless, listening intently to the sound of my voice.

I kept talking.

“You are under some scaffolding.  There is construction here, but if you keep walking three more steps uphill you’ll be out from under it and on your way.”

“Oh my god, thank you!” He continued, “I thought maybe I was in the street.”

Could you imagine his panic and disorientation?

“No, not at all.  You are still on the sidewalk and well on your way.”

“Thank you, again.” He said.

“No problem. Have a nice day.”  I walked on. He seemed to think I had done enough, but I wondered if I had.

Everyone needs a guide.

It is impossible to see or know it all. It pains me to accept this. There are moments when it can feel like my deepest and darkest fears are manifesting, I am a failure.  But maybe instead, I’m a few seconds from impossible-to-see lightness.

Only time and maybe-if-I’m-lucky guide will help.

Why Do Flowers Bother? (c) Marika Reinke 2017

Why Do Flowers Bother?

The Next Party Watercolor by Marika Reinke 16" x 12"

The Next Party

The Next Party

The Next Party Watercolor by Marika Reinke 16" x 12"
The Next Party Watercolor by Marika Reinke 16″ x 12″

There is no better party than the present.

Watercolor 16″ x 12″

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The Gift (c) Marika Reinke 2016

The Gift

The Gift (c) Marika Reinke 2016
The Gift (c) Marika Reinke 2016

Silly joy
Sweet tears
Steaming fear
Spitting anger
Deep gratitude
Quietude
We witness The Gift.

Acrylic on Canvas  Diptych 2 x 16” x 20”

$350 USD

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Blocking the Light (c) Marika Reinke

Blocking the Light

Blocking the Light (c) Marika Reinke
Blocking the Light (c) Marika Reinke

Obstructed light

halts the stubborn scuttle.

Then,

gently draw a different map.

Acrylic 24″ x 30″

$500

Donated to the Black and White fundraising auction 2016 for CEPIA, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

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Flowers and Water

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Flowers and Water (c) Marika Reinke 2016

A portrait of the rain

Cannot escape a flower.

Acrylic  16” x 12”

$200

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Currently installed at Sage Brush Art Studio, Brasilito Costa Rica

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Still Motion by Marika Reinke 4' x 3' Acrylic Commission

Still Motion

Still Motion
Still Motion (c) Marika Reinke 2016

Still Motion

Ever present movement and complete stillness.

Acrylic on Canvas

36″ x 48″

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This custom painting was a commission and is installed at a home in Las Catalinas resort at Playa Danta, Costa Rica. 

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Suenos, el Deseo y el Tesoro

Sueños, el Deseo y el Tesoro

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Tension;

boundless dreams and stirring desire.

Breaking;

a thunderous crack of a heart opening.

Transformation;

ever-changing treasure found.

 

Acrylic on Canvas 72” x 54”

(c) Marika Reinke 2016

 

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Currently installed at Sage Brush Art Studio, Brasilito Costa Rica

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Jewels, Dreams and Metaphors

These are beautiful one-of-a-kind original watercolor painting necklaces. They sparkle, a luscious punch of style, like jewels but crafted with iridescent, gold, silver and vivid luxurious pigments. Practically, they are durably sealed to outlast Costa Rican heat and water (please don't put them in the laundry though!). Ultimately, they are meaningful gifts that seal friendship, memories, love and self.

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2014: A Wedding Vow After 12 Years copyright Marika Reinke

The Paintings I Carry

One week left in Seattle and then we hop on the plane for a new adventure in Costa Rica.  Mostly, packing has consisted of purging, the getting rid of and lightening, but I’m willing to carry a few items for sentimental reasons.  I will paint in Costa Rica.  I’m packing all my paints but I can’t realistically take all my paintings. I’ve settled on five and as usual they tell a collective story not only of my painting, but the reasons why we have made this decision to pick it all up and try something new for our family.

I’ll start at the beginning.

A Wedding Vow After 12 Years (c) Marika Reinke Sept 2014
A Wedding Vow After 12 Years (c) Marika Reinke Sept 2014

It has now been 13 years married and a partnership 15 years old.  But the sentiment of A Wedding Vow After 12 Years so perfectly describes the complexity of our marriage.  And believe me, this big move, the huge purging of a very settled life, the intentionally unsettling and the transition time is creating a few more explosions, merging and reconstituting.  We move in hopes of realizing some dreams but also in reconnecting over a slower paced life too.  This big change is also a renewal of our vows and the painting is a worthy reminder.

Daire's Dragon (c) Marika Reinke 2015
Daire’s Dragon (c) Marika Reinke 2015

Continuing with the theme of bringing our family closer together, Daire’s Very Not Perfect and Wonderfully Uncompromising Dragon is dedicated to my son and his initial rendering, but also an illustration of the stubborn insistence on believing in magic and that you can have just about everything, even if it contradicts itself.  Because we believe this, we move to Costa Rica just to see what happens.

Life Begins at Sea (c) Marika Reinke 2015
Life Begins at Sea (c) Marika Reinke 2015

Life Begins at Sea is a painting based on my daughter’s drawing and commitment to our family.  But this also illustrates our commitment to sustainability and the natural world, not to mention we will be living in an area saturated with many nesting sea turtles.  The school the kids will be going to, La Paz Community School, is also committed to the legacy of sustainability and is a strong motivation for sending them there.  This one must come.

Unusual Weather (c) Marika Reinke 2015
Unusual Weather (c) Marika Reinke 2015

Unusual Weather is one of my personal favorites.  It is a story of climate change. As rapidly as the world is changing around us, I feel a deep need to go see it before it all slips away and reforms itself.  This is why now is the time; not retirement, not when the kids are out of the house.  Now.  Those years in the future are filled with doubt and likely unlike anything it is now when these other milestones hit.  I want my kids to have memories of the way the world is now, not an urban life or in the shadow of collective political panic of climate disruption.  Now we go.

A Beautiful Mind (c) Marika Reinke 2015
A Beautiful Mind (c) Marika Reinke 2015

A Beautiful Mind is dedicated to my son again, who we recently found out is dyslexic (and as a result we found out my husband is too). This realization has reconnected me to my passion for education, specifically for dyslexics and educational justice. I have been fascinated by the study this summer and will spend the next couple years helping my son literally re-wire his brain to become as fluent a reader as he can be. It represents another renewed commitment to the best I can give my family, not to mention I think the painting rocks.

They are now rolled up and waiting for their next adventures, just like us.