Mariana Kastrinakis is a mixed media artist and teacher.
She maintains an art studio and shows her work at the Stone Tower Studio & Gallery, 2nd floor, in the beautiful Glen Echo Park, in Glen Echo, Maryland.
Mariana first explored watercolors during a break from her work as a physician in the DC area in the 1990’s. Since then, her art has expanded to include other media, such as acrylics, collage, water media mono-printing as well as oils.
Mariana's work reflects her perceptions of unique textures, shapes and patterns that result from the play of light on natural or man-made elements in her environment. Her art is a semi-abstract expression of those perceptions which aims to invite viewers’ own experiences to be projected onto her work. She makes use of mono-printed and uniquely hand-embellished papers in her mixed media work. She views art-making as a healing human endeavor open to all and loves to teach and excite others on her approach to art making.
She teaches at Glen Echo Park, where she shares a studio in the historic Chautauqua Tower (aka the Stone Tower) with noted artist J. Jordan Bruns. They recently co-founded a new arts instruction program (the “Art Clinics” series, and the “Art Clinics Online”) to offer small, interactive classes in their studio, and maintain an online community, all aimed at helping artists carefully develop their craft.
Mariana is an award winning artist and has exhibited extensively in the DC metropolitan area. Her work is included in collections in Maryland, DC, Virginia, New York, Massachusetts and abroad. You can contact her at mkastrin@gmail.com and see her website at www.kastrinakisart.com
You are welcome to visit her if you are in Maryland and do consider taking one of her classes!
Workshops
Take a workshop with Mariana and learn to draw and/or paint with watercolors, acrylics or print on custom made gelatin plates
Explore Artwork
Photo Credit: ms.akr
Purchase originals and prints of Mariana's work, or contact her for commissioned pieces.
