Maria Morando

Maria Morando

Maria Morando has always enjoyed art and has been an artist for most of her life.  She is particularly interested in capturing the beauty of animals and nature in her paintings.  This can be seen in her impressive landscapes, floral paintings birds, and equine art.  She loves being able to paint a memorable scene from the outside world, bring it into the home in the form of art, and enjoy it day after day.

Originally from Massachusetts, Maria graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a major in fine art.  Shortly after she graduated, she started her career as a graphic artist in the Boston area.  She remined a graphic artist for approximately 8 years until she decided to focus more on illustration. She then became a freelance illustrator, designing cards and painting surface images for products produced by Hallmark Cards and other fine companies. 

Upon marrying, she moved to Virginia, where she changed her focus to fine art.  She began painting wildlife and birds using fluid acrylic as her medium.  She remained a bird artist for many years and has numerous paintings in private collections throughout the country.  

Maria had not painted with oils since her college days but decided to try her hand at it once again in 1994.  She has been a fan of oils ever since.  She finds painting with oils very satisfying, in that it enables her to depict anything on canvas that is possible for her to visualize.  Her paintings are vibrant with color and her classical style gives her paintings a lifelike appearance.  She loves to paint that which personally inspires her, and it is this inspiration that motivates her to keep painting images that please.