Artist Maria Trinca was born and raised in Buffalo, New York (USA). Maria's paintings, collages, and sculpture reflect an abstract ordered chaos... can you see that as well? Maria's favorite activites include art, art, art, computers, computers, computers, travel, travel, travel, and other patterns, patterns, patterns.

Maria uses the name Annapurna in her work, because it signifies nourishment. Annapurna symbolizes an emotional, spirtual, and visual nourishment, conveyed in watercolors, oils, lipsticks, coffee grounds, and other media that can express an alternate visual reality.

"I begin my artwork as a need to begin a visual conversation. Sometimes my artwork will make sense to you, as if you have listened to a conversation from the beginning. Sometimes your response will be as if you have listened to some of the conversation without hearing the important details. Your response, whatever it might be, will begin a new thread of conversation and dialogue where my artistic conversation ends... and so, giving nourishment, becomes a continuing process."

Maria's travels are also reflected in her artwork and her impressions of people and places, near and far, can be seen in her evolving electronic gallery.

Maria has exhibited at Lost Dog Cafe in Binghamton, La Tazza coffee house, Frame to Please, Original Italian Restaurant, Avenue Art Gallery, A Gathering of People: One World,One Heart, Sullivan Performing Arts in Woodbourne, and Bank of New York in Middletown. Maria's artwork has also been a featured item at the Ebay store: Hands-off Auction.

Maria can be contacted via email : artbyannapurna@yahoo.com.