https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html Paintings Artist Statement I always start with the eyes.  I look into the mirror and paint my eyes.  My intent, though, is not necessarily to create a likeness, because often the figure that emerges is a different person.  The point is to anchor the first strokes of the painting in something that is true. Something that is deep, and human, and real, so that the rest of the work can unfold from this unguarded moment.  The eyes are a doorway. Through that passage, you the viewer have the opportunity to be seen.  The vulnerability that I express and expose offers you an opportunity to truly connect with the painting, and awaken to something deep within. Encircling the figure I incorporate symbolism, surrealism, and allegory, for example, birds, fruits, and flowers.  Each is chosen specifically for it's meaning; in particular, as symbols of my gratitude and of my desire to share my hope with the world. Allison Massari To Purchase Signed Art Prints by Allison Massari Please Visit Our Online Store: Click Here https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#0 adc97a84-24ed-4215-829f-bd97d60858d2 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/Eve,%20near%20the%20Apple%20Tree/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/Eve,%20near%20the%20Apple%20Tree/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Woman Near the Apple Tree”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil    22” x 30”<br/></span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#1 c9c6b1c6-fba8-4777-b236-33c3a02cf04f https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/The%20Patience%20of%20Griselda/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/The%20Patience%20of%20Griselda/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“The Patience of Griselda”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Mixed Media   <br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">22” x 28”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#2 0f7acad3-00f1-43ce-9c48-95fcc48fc71d https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/Under_the_Tree_of_HopeEdited/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/Under_the_Tree_of_HopeEdited/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Under The Tree Of Hope”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil   <br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">24” x 36”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#3 e7196e70-6108-4350-868c-11f031784ec6 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/JugglingLilies/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/JugglingLilies/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Juggling Lilies”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil    <br/></span></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">20.5” x 28”</span><br/></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#4 b44713d3-d7b7-46f2-a977-e23e6915bb87 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/LeapOfFaith/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/LeapOfFaith/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Leap of Faith”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Acrylic    <br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">20” x 30”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#5 00e98778-3b58-4698-8992-41143c2f8fb0 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/Visited/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/Visited/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Visited”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">22.5” x 30”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#6 74c1966e-e930-482a-92ae-9c0324364a14 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/HoldTheHope5x7/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/HoldTheHope5x7/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“I’ll Hold The Hope For You, Until You Can”<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">Oil  30” x 40”</p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#7 6cfa65c7-239e-4710-96ab-fd63b7584efb https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/Make_My_Heart_the_Sun/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/Make_My_Heart_the_Sun/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Make My Heart The Sun”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil   <br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">24” x 36”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#8 3a7feefe-ad91-43a1-8df4-5ec607150cde https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/MyUnfolding/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/MyUnfolding/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“My Unfolding”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">24” x 36”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#9 741973fd-6207-458c-9849-f59d430178f9 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/The_Secret/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/The_Secret/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“The Secret”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">21” x 30</span>”</p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#10 d131cf68-7363-47a6-868d-180f1af100f6 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/MeAsATree/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/MeAsATree/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Me As A Tree”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Acrylic<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">32” x 36”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#11 c682d4b5-3500-4aac-b1cd-dea59ae5b4a4 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/Juggling_Gardenias/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/Juggling_Gardenias/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Juggling Gardenias”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">24” x 36”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#12 a03c9e9c-c8ff-4c9a-a0e5-1ee587736f20 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/LoveBirdsallaroundme/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/LoveBirdsallaroundme/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Love Birds all Around Me”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Acrylic  <br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">22” x 27”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#13 7681ec7f-3e35-4fe8-857e-6df11ddd9e72 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/ThePlaceWhereMySoulRests/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/ThePlaceWhereMySoulRests/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“The Place Where My Soul Rests”<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">Oil   19.5” x 26.25”</p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#14 70ea5b4c-5278-4b97-8c7e-4c02a1260a5e https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/FireAndFruit/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/FireAndFruit/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Fire and Fruit”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">20” x 17”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#15 88f21819-e279-423f-bda8-19e699a06291 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/SelfPortraitINMyStudio/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/SelfPortraitINMyStudio/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Self Portrait In My Studio”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Acrylic  <br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">22” x 30”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#16 c9488e0c-2dc1-4366-9fad-b8ed6e25808e https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/The_Three_Wishes/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/The_Three_Wishes/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“The Three Wishes”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">24” x 36”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#17 f1a7c41e-52dc-464d-8682-f7b2a6a62182 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/TwoKissesOnHeart/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/TwoKissesOnHeart/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Two Kisses on the Heart”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">22” x 30”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#18 ae4b77ac-a31d-47a3-9401-617b78dad1e9 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/My_Search_for_Bees/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/My_Search_for_Bees/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“My Search For Bees”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil    <br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">22” x 30”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#19 6da3e765-9230-455a-be1d-be259e9a3956 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/Midnight_Prayer/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/Midnight_Prayer/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Midnight Prayer”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">24” x 36”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#20 2e646687-ebfd-4dc4-a856-204e38d1727c https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/ThePlaceWhereTearsDon%27tFall/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/ThePlaceWhereTearsDon%27tFall/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“The Place Where Tears Don't Fall”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Acrylic 22” x 26”</span><br/></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#21 14164fcf-868a-4036-9f20-1ad695e4a440 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/JugglingPears/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/JugglingPears/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Juggling Pears”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil<br/></span></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">21” x 30”</span><br/></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#22 40ab4c52-0353-44a0-a6ff-e57e10b27d1f https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/BeautifulLifeAching/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/BeautifulLifeAching/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Beautiful Life, Aching Heart”<br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_6">Oil  <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">10” x 12”</p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#23 7548c607-c961-49f1-8901-39c77d414e94 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/MeAtTheCircus/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/MeAtTheCircus/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Me as a Circus Act”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil<br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">21” x 30”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#24 93e16327-7fb0-4f60-a1d6-ca26dbde10d8 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/InTheHandsOfGod/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/InTheHandsOfGod/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“In the Hands of God”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_8">Acrylic</span><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">31.75” x 36”</span></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#25 86493c3c-8648-4f03-9b3a-db6d91daf98c https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/TheresaSmileAround/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/TheresaSmileAround/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 15px; " class="style_3">“There’s a Smile Around My Heart” </span><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_7">Oil  10” x 12”</p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#26 72a9d8b8-c986-4d71-8ce7-be216ae97dea https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/IFoundGodInMyCupOfHotTea/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/IFoundGodInMyCupOfHotTea/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 15px; " class="style_3">“I Found God In My Cup Of Hot Tea”</span><br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil    22” x 30”<br/></span></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p></div></div> https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings.html#27 2ce7bacc-cf9f-412d-af34-1fe405daef84 https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/TheHealing/thumb.jpg https://massarifinearts.com/MFA/Paintings_files/Media/TheHealing/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“The Healing”<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">Oil    <br/></span></p><p class="Caption"><span style="line-height: 14px; " class="style_7">22” x 30”</span><br/></p></div></div>