Mary Magdalene Oosthuizen: the artist painting your own happiness
The artist from South Africa Mary Magdalene Oosthuizen (Maria Magdalena Oosthuizen) — the person is very versatile. Painter, web designer, fashion designer to her list of occupations and Hobbies can be very long. But at home, Maria is known primarily as the man who knows how to show a moment of happiness.
Maria Oosthuizen — man is very religious, so almost all of her paintings are drenched Christian spirit. But you won't find people experiencing temptation, suffering or are in religious ecstasy. The artist paints happy children and women who live and rejoice in each other and the world around them.
Those who first sees the work of Mary Magdalene usually think of the heroine of all of her paintings are very similar. This is the little secret of the artist, as she draws their family members. Pattern Oosthuizen is not portraits, because they are rarely seen entity. Almost always, the artist hides the faces of loved ones, by drawing them from the back.
The characters in the paintings play, do chores, study, exercise, that is doing the most ordinary everyday things clear to everyone. They are sealed in motion, but in such a way that it seems as if time has stopped.
All the paintings of Mary Magdalene are all the same project — House of Maria ("Mary's House"). The woman claims that it includes not only paintings, but also everything she creates in art and design. House for Oosthuizen is the main source of inspiration and happiness, and family — a gift that she does not get tired to sing.
Maria has no art education, and calls himself self-taught. She was studying to be a web designer, and the painting was just a small hobby. But with each new work it became clear that the passion becomes a way to tell the world the important things and Oosthuizen decided I needed to share my happiness.
Maria sees happiness in the comfort of your home and children, and her colleague, the artist Susannah Martin of Germany in harmony with nature.
Keywords: House | Autodidact | Family | Happiness | Christianity | Artist | South Africa