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Irina Sztukowski is exhibiting her art work on 4201 Geary Blvd in San Francisco. Everyone is welcome! Warm cozy atmosphere and great art will make your day!

Artist Irina Sztukowski gives the tour into Poinsettia plant history and its Symbolic Meaning:

Poinsettias are beautiful plant that originally came from Mexico. They were named in honor of America’s first ambassador to Mexico, Joel Poinsett who brought the plants to America in 1828. Look carefully at this plant: what does it remind you? The Mexicans in the eighteenth century identified this plant with the religious symbol, the Star of Bethlehem. That is how the Poinsettia became associated with the Christmas season. The red that you see is not a flower itself. The actual flower of the poinsettia is in the middle; it is quite small and has almost not noticeable yellow drops of color. But look at the surrounding the flower leaves. They are large, and bright, and as the dress of the actor that gives us ability to perceive his role the poinsettia red leaves dress up the flowers giving them a new festive meaning.

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Art Passages Gallery invites everyone for a Grand Reception in Martinez, Califronia

Art Passages Gallery art show, which presents Irina Sztukowski's paintings will run through November 30, 2012. The Reception is on Wednesday November 7. Please RSVP to ac5@ac5.org.
Located in the historical downtown Martinez the show attracts a lot of art lovers. 651 Pine Street, Martinez, CA. This wonderful exhibit is Supported by Arts & Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (www.ac5.org)

Lake Tahoe and Japanese Garden in San Francisco paintings by Irina Sztukowski were accepted into an Art Passage Gallery art show in downtown Martinez, California. The show will run from October 11 through November 30.

Irina Sztukowski's painting Why Pumpkin is Yellow inside not only won the fist place in amount of visitors of http://www.artforkidsroom.blogspot.com/ but was featured in two popular FAA groups Cards For All Occasions and For Children

Irina Sztukowski's painting Love Light Lemon became an American Art Award winner in 2012 competition in Realism Category (http://www.americanartawards.com). Judged by 25 famous galleries across the country and competing with more than a thousand artists from America, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Macedonia, Mexico, New Zealand, North Korea, Poland, Romania, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Irina Sztukowski presents her inspiration after re-reading Wizard Of Oz story, the Red Poppies.

Red Poppies are common image that inspired a lot of artists. But did you know that there are hundreds of other uses of the Red Poppies?
Here are just a few of them (courtesy of Wiki):

Most species of poppies are attractive and are cultivated as ornamental plants.

Papaver somniferum poppy is so widely used in medicine.

Poppy seeds for use in cooking and baking, and poppyseed oil for culinary and other uses, and is also cultivated as an ornamental plant.

The California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, is the state flower of California.

In Mexico, Grupo Modelo, the makers of Corona beer, used red poppy flowers in most of its advertising images until the 1960s.

A poppy flower is depicted on the reverse of the Macedonian 500 denars banknote, issued in 1996 and 2003. The poppy is also part of the coat of arms of the...

Irina Sztukowski's painting The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz became a Pick-Of-The-Day for Children Group

Stunning details are Irina Sztukowski's signature. The painting Leaf On Fire is a great example that proves it!