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Maddie Pappas

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“Not Alone” oil on panel 16x20”
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Being in water has always been my happy place. I feel most myself alone in the ocean. For some reason this does not translate to the pool. Whenever I am the only person in the pool, I always hav

Election Year: 2012
Part 1 of a 3 part series. 12x16” oil on panel.
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#artistoninstagram #oilpainting #magicalrealism #nostalgia #america

Election Year: 2016
Part 2 of a 3 part series. 12x16” oil on panel.
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#artistsoninstagram #oilpainting #magicalrealism #nostalgia #america

Election Year: 2020
Part 3 of a 3 part series. 12x16” oil on panel.
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#artistsoninstagram #oilpainting #magicalrealism #nostalgia #america

“Happy Hour” 9x12” oil on panel.
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#artistsoninstagram #oilpainting #painting #goldenhour #stilllife

Meet Me at the Pool 12x16 oil on panel.
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#oilpainting #painting #artistsoninstagram #sandiego

After deciding to varnish 5 paintings but mistakenly coating them with PAINT THINNER (I realized and removed it in time 🤦🏻&zwj;♀️) I decided to just put everything away and paint this silly little cherry instead. 🍒 Swipe to see how stupid similar

I wouldn’t say this is one of my favorite paintings I’ve done so far but it may be one of the most important. I had my first baby 9 months ago and ended up with postpartum anxiety. It’s been a long recovery but getting back to paint

Pulled out my #prismacolorpencils to step back into the first colored pencil piece since I was….in high school?! Time flies. This is a fond memory of my nephew Lyle on the day my other nephew, Luke, was born - 4th of July. Sparklers never get

Picking up sketching again. Getting back to my easel has been difficult in the past year but feels particularly unlikely for me to crack open messy and sometimes toxic oil paints with a newborn. For now, I hope you enjoy this little sketch of my sons

In an attempt to boost my serotonin to get my body to go into labor, I pushed myself to paint again. Spoiler alert, it didn’t work and I had to be induced at 10 months! #welldonebaby

#snack #pregnancycravings #sugar #nostalgia #artistoninstagr

It has been waaay too long since I’ve posted here but I’m just starting to settle in after moving last July. It takes me a while 🤦🏻&zwj;♀️. My studio was one of the first things I had to pack up and I haven’t had much time, space,