Seascapes Series One of my favorites--Oceanside Harbor I seem to gravitate to seabirds and sailboats (I was proposed to on one--a small sailboat on a lake in Vermont). This is not Vermont but California. Never knowing who owns these boats, I make up stories in my mind and you can do the same. Camp Pendelton is just across the road so it could be a marine, yes? Oh, and I love painting with acrylics and using collage on black paper. I painted this aroud ten years ago. Happy Sailing... Please contact me for pricing lorrainestriebyproductions@gmail.com

St Petersburg

St Petersburg, Russia Strieby was adventurous so she and her husband, Stan Gunn, met a ship in Stockholm and traaveled to Russia. There she saw a vendor selling soft drinks infront of the onion domed Church of the Savior. The sun was playing magic on his bottles for sale and took away the main story--the cathedral. To her the bottles looked like Russian dancers and stole the show. She painted this from her photograph in 2010 and played with it to tell this story. Mayor Molly McMole Please contact me for the pricing lorrainestriebyproductions@gmail.com

Travel Series - Angel's Gate I didnt have to travel very far to get this inspiration. In 2013 my mom's ashes were buried at sea at San Pedro where the Los Angeles Lighthouse, Angels's Gate, is--not far from the Queen Mary. Coming ashore I saw this sight of San Pedro and Angel's Gate. This is a montage so I just moved the Queen Mary over from Long Beach and Wa La - this diptych, San Pedro. In the bottom left you see a seal. This is no ordinary seal, his name is Charlie and in 1960s he was the US Coast Guard's mascot. He lived there and joined the lighthouse crew for meals. They took him in when he was just a pup. Angel's Gate diptych 48 in x 48 in mixed media Please contact me for pricing lorrainestriebyproductions@gmail.com

England Sketch

Travel Series While traveling through the UK I sketched this painting in my 8 x 11 sketchbook and when returned to the States I had these sketchbook pages enlarged to 13 in x 31 in and then painted it added a border and Wa La—England. My sources--visited museums, walked through neighborhoods, and from memory. Of course, Shakespeare and Big Ben are paired with Queen Elizabeth I. The good thing--it was accepted into the Westminster Gallery in 1999 right accross from the Westminster Cathedral. Its original title was "The Other Eden." The International Society of Acrylic Painters Show. Please contact me for pricing lorrainestriebyproductions@gmail.com

Title: Finding Molly (this tiny mole is here, the fun is trying to find her. The series, The Adventures of Mayor Molly McMole. This painting is is in my travels series. My husband and I had visited Italy several times, once when I received The Sandro Botticelli Prize in Florence, one time when my husband gave a paper in one of the Cinque Terre cities on the Western Coast, and we took are children and grandchildren there a couple of times. Venice and Rome were always top of the list. I had read Italian history. This painting just came into my mimd. While at St. Mark’s I wish I had spent more time reading its history and especially about the four horses in the foreground. Michelangelo I studied and I knew that Botticelli was a two-dimensional artist but I discovered the Four River Fountain by Bernini on Novana Square and that fountain became the cover of my Mayor Molly McMole, 3rd book, All Roads Lead to Rome. I want you to see these four cities but since I am a symbolist you won’t see St. Mark’s but you will see the Four Horses of the Apocalypse. This montage features them on the plaza even though the fake ones are on the front of the cathedral and real ones are inside. It is said that Italy sailed over to Russia and stole these horses and then during the installation they noticed that one of the horses hooves was missing. Well, the people in Gual had the gall to write a letter and ask for the missing hoof. Well, you can imagine what the Russians answered. One more thing-- you will see St. Peter’s but where is the cross? Its there but not on the Cathedral. #italy #florenceitaly #rome #roma #Cinqueterre #montage #mayormollymcmole #bernini #michalangelo #novanasquare #fourriversstatue #arno #gondola #fourhorsesoftheapoxalyse #horses #famoushorses Please contact me for pricing lorrainestriebyproductions@gmail.com

Changer of Pace, Lorraine Strieby Loves to Travel and Sketch for a Future Painting, Yucatan Pottery

While in the Yucatan back in the early 90s I saw such lovely pottery and did a few sketches. Back in my studio I arranged these sketches, using some of my techniques. Remember, I am a mixed media artist and frequently use borders to enhance the image. Also, I use color, hey, I even mix up my borders. This painting is in a private collections but I have prints of my work. a customer wanted one for her home in Germany and the UK. Please contact me for pricing lorrainestriebyproductions@gmail.com #mexico #mexicanpottery #yucatan #yucatanpottery ##changeofpeace #decarator #decarating #buyaprint #color #coloragic #mayan #gallery

The Mayor Molly McMole Series also features a cat named Sophia. They are best friends (moles and cats don’t usually get along). “Can’t we all get along?”to quote Rodney King #mayormollymcmole #friend #friendship #adventure #cat #ats #celebration