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Monica Stewart Art Prints

From the age of 4, Monica Stewart’s parents encouraged her artistic pursuits. While growing up in Oakland, California, this early parental patronage, as well as support throughout her school years, helped nurture her talent enough to get a four year scholarship to the San Francisco Art Academy. She later transferred to California State University at Hayward, where she majored in Art. One of the artists she studied under was Raymond Saunders, a very influential figure in her education. Instead of getting her degree, she cut her studies short to become a flight attendant, and eventually raise a son. This left no time for painting, so her talent remained dormant. Some fifteen years later in 1990, with some time off from work, she had the freedom to get back into painting. Her renewed interest in art coincided with meeting a new friend and neighbor, best-selling novelist Terry McMillan. As Stewart recalls, “She’d come by and we’d talk about what’s going on with her. We’re around the same age, and I saw how she was taking what was a natural gift for her and making it work. She was the first one to see my pieces and say, ‘I’ll buy that!’” Stewart’s preferred medium is pastels, as she explains, “I love the brilliance of the colors and the way you can manipulate them.” Of her work, and the predominance of women in her paintings, she says, “I have a good understanding of myself as a woman, so I do tend to paint a lot of women. I have a lot of girlfriends, and we talk a lot. So in my work you’ll see a lot of women interchanging, talking, doing whatever.”
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Enchanting Keys
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Rejoice!
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27" x 18"
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Unity
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24" x 24"
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T.G.I.F.
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Graceful Motion III
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Graceful Motion IV
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Soulful Grace I
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Soulful Grace IV
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Promise
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Whisper
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12" x 20"
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Soulful Grace III
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Soulful Grace II
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Ethereal Grace
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30" x 30"
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Flow
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15" x 20"
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Sax Seduction
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12" x 24"
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Rhythm
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24" x 18"
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Every Woman
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30" x 30"
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Graceful Motion I
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12" x 15"
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The Scent of Love
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24" x 24"
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Graceful Motion II
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12" x 15"
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Sax Solo
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Fantasy in Red
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20" x 28"
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Trumpet Solo
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12" x 24"
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Sisters in Spirit
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12" x 18"
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