She is a Venezuelan artist who loves to express her visions through Figurative Art. The daughter of Venezuelan artist Raúl Reyes, “He taught me many things” she says. “ I come from a long line of artists. My grandfather was an artist, my father was an artist, and my uncles are artists."
"Art has been in my blood throughout my life”. Although Maria originally did not want to be an artist after seeing family members struggle, she gave in to the lure of art, and studied graphic design in Venezuela before moving to South Florida.
Most of her work shows innocence and love, the meaning of her career has been a passion to help and inspire kids. Charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, watercolor and alcohol ink have been her newest media. Many of her paintings are created for special events to benefit children’s charities.
She began her philanthropic endeavors in 2011 with Miami Children’s Hospital’s Dan Marino Center, where she volunteered as an art educator to autistic children.
In 2012 she created a piece for The Ricky Martin Foundation, as well as a personal piece for Ricky Martin himself. In 2013 she hosted Noche de Gala, a black tie art event in Brevard to benefit Nana’s House, as well in 2014 benefiting The Children’s Hunger Project.
Today 2024 Maria teaches art classes at her private art studio. Before COVID 19th she was as a contractor for multiples locations, like Pineapple Cove Academies, Imagine Charter School. She was during six years the marketing director of The Art Gallery of Viera. .
“During the years I have discovered a few future artists, and many new friends. These years have been a truly amazing experience” said Laughlin. Today she is the author and illustrator of four books in the “Blue Teddy Bear Series” called “My Blue Teddy Bear” and “Blue Teddy Bear Goes to the Hospital”; "My Blue Teddy Bear Gets Lost" and "Sugar finds a friend" and two new books, she dedicated her books to all the children in the world that have been attached to any stuffed animal.
Sometimes you can be surrounded by negativity, but that doesn’t mean that YOU will not be able to SHINE; because in the middle of the darkness, You are the LIGHT!
-María Laughlin Artist & Author
Keep working HARD in your DREAMS! You don't have time to WAIST what people THINK about YOU. Everyone's is NOT going to LIKE you; and it's OKAY! You don't need them to full fill your DESTINY GOD has the last word. SHINE YOURSELF.
- María Laughlin Artist & Author
Children are my inspiration. They are the light coming from heaven. It is my responsibility to give them love because, with their help, we see the true colors – the colors of Heaven.
- Maria Laughlin Artist & Author
Orgullosa de ser Venezolana. Proud to be from Venezuela.
- María Laughlin Artist & Author
When an ANGEL find comfort in another ANGEL give you PEACE!
- María Laughlin Artist & Author
All these drawings and lines across my BOOKS, let's me tell you the story of who I am and how much I've ACOMPLISHED; but these stories don't mean ANYTHING when you've got no ANGELS FROM HEAVEN to tell them to.... It's TRUE! I was MADE for THEM
- María Laughlin Artist & Author
I hope you still feel SMALL when you LEAVE my magic place of colors, and in the FUTURE when one door CLOSES I hope one more OPENS.
Promise me that you will PAINT again with passion, and that you will have FAITH and fighting CHANCES, and when you accomplish your DREAMS don’t forget to THANK THE HEAVENS ABOVE because TIME is a wheel in constant MOTION.
-Maria Laughlin Artist and Author.
Dear grandchild
On the DAY
you will BORN…
The ANGELS will
SING; and the
moon will BE
DANCING next
to the UNIVERSE
-Maria Laughlin Artist and Author.
ART needs a balance of colors, shades, & textures;
MUSIC needs a balance of notes, rhythm, & soul;
COUPLES need a balance of LOVE, communication, & respect;
To be special you need all aspects in BALANCE.
-Maria Laughlin Artist and Author.
November 26 -1922, MN
February 12 - 2000, CA
Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Peanuts. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time.
I can't remember a time when I did't love Snoopy! Nothing cheers me up more when I'm having a bad day, I'm an Artist & Author; and one of the earliest drawings I can remember doing was in the 1st grade. My teacher thought it was good enough to show to another teacher, and so I realized that maybe I had some talent at this art thing.
Today I teach to young kids how to draw snoopy, and I wish that Schulz was still alive to show him a live dog that looks like his creation, it's not a beagle that was his inspiration; but the closest looking dog to your cartoon, who I named Snoopy.
Thank You Charles from earth to Heaven!
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