HUNGRY FOR NOVELS, Mary E. Martin

I love to write and I love to read and I love to talk about books. Did I mention that I love to photograph. My writing career so far? I've published five novels, that is one trilogy and two thirds of another. If you want to talk about books, writing or reading them, this is the place. If you want to talk about travel and photography, this is the place. See you soon.

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LIFE IS TO LAUGH from Mary E. Martin on Vimeo.http://maryemartintrilogies.com/blog for literature, art and LIFE.

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Did you know that a fictional character [Alexander Wainwright of The Trilogy of Remembrance, can time travel in Cyberspace. Here is a video he made of his meeting of the great Russian author, Dostoevsky and a chance encounter with another memorable fictional character. Don't forget to enter the contest for the $200. Amazon Gift Card, which ends tonight right here. http://maryemartintrilogies.com/virtual-tour/

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THE GARDEN OF EATHLY DELIGHTS from THE DRAWING lESSON

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THE GARDEN OF EATHLY DELIGHTS from THE DRAWING lESSON

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THE GARDEN OF EATHLY DELIGHTS from THE DRAWING lESSON

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http://maryemartintrilogies.com/virtual-tour/

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Osgoode Trilogy—murder, fraud, love and forgiveness in the world of law. Trilogy of Remembrance—stunning revelations in the shadows of the art world

Drop into my blog where characters from the trilogies guest blog. Sign up for comment on art, literature, life and love. Don’t forget to leave your own comments and sign up for more.  

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Who is Basquiat, Charlie Parker and Alexander Wainwright?

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The American Dream

Welcome to The  Gallery of the Imagination which is featuring the American Dream.

I’m Alexander Wainwright, a landscape artist from London and I love to wander through all sorts of art galleries. You’ll see in my gallery today the work of two very different artists—Norman Rockwell and Edward Hopper. Each of them has his own personal take on the myth of the American dream.

Rockwell lived from 1894-1978 and found his subject matter in the small towns of the United States. Although his paintings may seem at times too sweetly idealized, he had a more serious and substantive side. But that’s for another time.  [Read more . . ]

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I, Alexander Wainwright, a landscape painter featured in the novel Night Crossing, the third in The Trilogy of Remembrance, am here to tell you of my journey from London to Paris and St. Petersburg. I was searching for Henri Dumont, the Parisian Pianist. I found him quite “by chance” [if you believe in chance] in the cafe in the Luxembourg Gardens. [Read more . . .]

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NIGHT CROSSING: Chapter Three, by Mary E. Martin

In chapter three James Helmsworth, aka Jamie and Alexander Wainwright meet for lunch in the Savoy Hotel's famous Thames Foyer and discover a mystery that will propel Alex on a visionary quest....

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In my blog post, “Synchronicity and Creativity”, I talked about one quality any truly great artist must possess. Primarily, she or he must have access to that vast “library” of the human experience found in the unconscious and the collective unconscious. That is where all the material with which to create something new lies. The great artist may have fewer “filters” blocking his awareness of what lies beyond this here and now world. Also sensitivity to synchronicities–those stunning coincidences–could be a very great help. They may signal paths to great creativity.

J.M.W Turner was a British landscape painter who lived from 1775 to 1851 and became know as the “painter of light”. He certainly had that special openness or access to the unconscious world and with great skill, he communicated to us the unique way he saw the world primarily with his use of light. [read more. . .]

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Radiant and Sublime Art

Have you seen the movie Mr. Turner about the famous British landscape artist, J.M.W. Turner?

Remember how he used light so powerfully as a spiritual force that it created waves of action in his paintings. If you missed the post Light and Spirit in Art click here. You can also catch the movie trailer there as well.

One technique Turner used was chiaroscuro but, of course, he was by no means the first or last artist to employ it. Light and dark colors were boldly contrasted with one another to give his subject matter form, texture and action. Yet the power of his paintings is due to so much more! [Read more . . .]

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NIGHT CROSSING: Chapter Two, by Mary E. Martin

Meet the trilogy's narrator, James Helmsworth, art dealer, personal friend, and chronicler of Alexander Wainwright's creative adventures. Keeping up with Britain's finest landscape artist is no easy ride, as you will discover the further you enter the arti...

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I said to Chagall, "The colours, the floating figures and forms...the allusions to childhood filled with folklore and beautiful child-like innocence...”

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A blog’s eye look at street art’s influence on culture; inciting social change and the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat.  http://maryemartintrilogies.com/basquiat-the-artist-as-a-young-man/

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#Basquiat: Now is the Time. Consider collaborative #art, #Warhol, #racism and #violence http://ow.ly/KViYQ,