Thank you for Visiting Annie Margarita Studios!   Please Browse the Galleries! With over 20 years in the mural, scenic arts and design fields, Annie has a huge portfolio to discover. Her interests in Old World style, landscape and wildlife, historical flourishes, and decorative finishes are interesting to look at and fun to explore!

Live Painting

 

Come visit Annie during Artist Thursdays 5-8:30pm at Gusto Osteria at 7153 E Tanque Verde Road (in the Safeway shopping center)Tucson, Arizona 85715.

 

Annie will be doing small acrylics during dinner. See her techniques, ask questions, and have a delicious dinner! She will also have prints, notecards and small works for sale. Please also check out the Great American Art Show that is hanging on the walls!

 

 

 

 

Announcing the 2012 Great American Muralist Competition

Call to All Muralists!!

 

Muralist’s think and work big! This competition has been organized to promote the leaders in the mural industry.

 

Open to all muralists, domestic and foreign. We will be advertising to many Mural sites, interior designers and the media to help promote you.

 

The competition will be held at the Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, Octobe 5-8, 2012. We will be running the competition during the 2011 Fall SAHBA Home Show and will have 12,000+ in attendance. There will also be extra days put on the calendar for tours, Charity Auction and Meet and Greet Parties.

 

Please submit your application to compete in the 1st Great American Muralist Competition.

 

View your Invitation!

 

Competition Format

Super Star – Winners of this year’s Star competitions

Star – Professional Muralist competitors

New Star – Winners of this year’s Rising Star (Novice) competitions

Rising Star – Novice competitors

Co-Star – Vendors and muralist’s not competing but are showing their work in a booth.

 

Timed competition Murals will be painted during Show hours – Friday 10am to 7pm, Saturday 10am to 7pm, Sunday 10am to 2pm with breaks for Lunch. Awards at 4pm Charity Auction will be t the next night at the Meet the Artist’s Party.

 

Homeshow audience The SAHBA 41st Homeshow has an audience of 12,000+

 

"We hope to increase visibility through open competition, to create bonds through camaraderie, and to help each other further our careers. It is our hope that this professional competition will promote outstanding Muralists and the up and coming." – Annie Margarita

 

 

Go to the Great American Muralist Competition website!

 

 

View your Invitation!

 

 

Annie's New Blog

We've decided to end the monthly newsletters and now bring you more information and specials in a new blogcast. Logistically better for receiving hits to the site, a blog will help with search engine placement of this website. Please go to the Blog to subscribe. I will be updating the blog more frequently than the newsletter. Annie's blog will include the Western Lifestyle notes, happenings, interesting subjects about art, Arizona, and how Annie's projects are completed. Please make comments and visit often! Go to the Blog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Desert Leaf Magazine Article   Annie Margarita is Featured in The Desert Leaf Magazine's April 2010 Issue! Please click on the link to read about how Annie started painting murals and a few of her techniques!   Desert Leaf Magazine Article

The Freedom Mural

 

View The Freedom Mural and learn about this exciting new mural celebrating American Freedom! The first American Flag Freedom Mural and was painted by Annie and dedicated in the name of Nick Palmer, a U.S. Marine that had been killed in Iraq. Click to learn about this special memorial to Nick and to all the Service Men and Women who have made the ultimate sacrifice to their Country and the Citizens of the United State of America. These souls fought for what America believes in, put themselves on the line and are no longer with us because of their ultimate gift in support of our beliefs.

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Articles page has great tips on different topics related to the Scenic Arts, Fine Art and Interior Design fields.

 

Murals page tells how Annie got started painting murals, what competitions she’s been in, the different techniques she’s schooled in and a general description of the definition of a mural and a brief history about them. There is a link to the mural galleries.

 

Fine Art page features Annie’s canvas and print collection. It features art shows, history of her art training, different genres and techniques she uses and what’s next on the easel. There are links to the fine art galleries and the Web store which features Annie’s artwork for sale.

Bring Fine Art into your home or business. Annie Margarita Studios is pleased to annouce the availability of several fine art originals directly from Annie Margarita Studios. Click here to learn more.

Finishes page features descriptions of different techniques in paint and plaster that Annie offers to home and business owners to enhance their walls and ceilings. There is also a link to the Finishes galleries, Classes and Demonstration schedule pages.

 

Join the Mailing List link to Sign Up to get Annie’s monthly newsletter! Annie is always going and doing interesting projects and events. Get the inside scoop on where she will be demonstrating, what art shows her work will be featured in, where she travels to discover new museums and what new artwork is available for sale!