<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612166928484677099</id><updated>2012-02-15T23:41:16.284-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Expressions by MBG</title><subtitle type='html'>My Artwork is an extension of who I am ... what I have been through and what I have become ... my strengths and hardships have "fused" and become one ... I am a Mom, a wife and a Cancer Survivor ..</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Expressions by MBG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07886806053189165106</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612166928484677099.post-6910832048695734325</id><published>2008-01-20T10:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-20T10:19:53.439-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R5OP-f5ASoI/AAAAAAAAABs/KlZo-2nmu2A/s1600-h/The+Four+of+Us.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157624302144604802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R5OP-f5ASoI/AAAAAAAAABs/KlZo-2nmu2A/s320/The+Four+of+Us.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;"The Four of Us?" &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6600cc;"&gt;Through life we find different "views" and "viewpoints" ... nature surrounds us with beauty ... yet at times excludes us ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2612166928484677099-6910832048695734325?l=expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/feeds/6910832048695734325/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2612166928484677099&amp;postID=6910832048695734325&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/6910832048695734325'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/6910832048695734325'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/2008/01/four-of-us-through-life-we-find.html' title=''/><author><name>Expressions by MBG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07886806053189165106</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R5OP-f5ASoI/AAAAAAAAABs/KlZo-2nmu2A/s72-c/The+Four+of+Us.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612166928484677099.post-5102320771024584210</id><published>2008-01-20T10:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-20T10:14:05.789-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R5OO2P5ASnI/AAAAAAAAABk/O0G9GZtyaKM/s1600-h/Depth.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157623060899056242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R5OO2P5ASnI/AAAAAAAAABk/O0G9GZtyaKM/s320/Depth.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;"Depth"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;This painting signifies "soul searching" ... how "deep" can you go ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2612166928484677099-5102320771024584210?l=expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/feeds/5102320771024584210/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2612166928484677099&amp;postID=5102320771024584210&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/5102320771024584210'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/5102320771024584210'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/2008/01/depth-this-painting-signifies-soul.html' title=''/><author><name>Expressions by MBG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07886806053189165106</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R5OO2P5ASnI/AAAAAAAAABk/O0G9GZtyaKM/s72-c/Depth.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612166928484677099.post-6024025977585260699</id><published>2008-01-20T10:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-05T07:37:38.008-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R5OOLP5ASmI/AAAAAAAAABc/MODNTJeSvQs/s1600-h/Untitled.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157622322164681314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R5OOLP5ASmI/AAAAAAAAABc/MODNTJeSvQs/s320/Untitled.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;"The Web" &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;As we travel through various "avenues" in life... we weave a "web" ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2612166928484677099-6024025977585260699?l=expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/feeds/6024025977585260699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2612166928484677099&amp;postID=6024025977585260699&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/6024025977585260699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/6024025977585260699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/2008/01/untitled.html' title=''/><author><name>Expressions by MBG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07886806053189165106</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R5OOLP5ASmI/AAAAAAAAABc/MODNTJeSvQs/s72-c/Untitled.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612166928484677099.post-824783395808485036</id><published>2008-01-20T09:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-20T10:06:16.460-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R5ONi_5ASlI/AAAAAAAAABU/kxj_p8aUNn0/s1600-h/Feeling+Purple.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157621630674946642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R5ONi_5ASlI/AAAAAAAAABU/kxj_p8aUNn0/s320/Feeling+Purple.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;"Feeling Purple"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;This painting displays an "undescribable emotion" ... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2612166928484677099-824783395808485036?l=expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/feeds/824783395808485036/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2612166928484677099&amp;postID=824783395808485036&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/824783395808485036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/824783395808485036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/2008/01/feeling-purple-this-painting-displays.html' title=''/><author><name>Expressions by MBG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07886806053189165106</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R5ONi_5ASlI/AAAAAAAAABU/kxj_p8aUNn0/s72-c/Feeling+Purple.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612166928484677099.post-7461884310894078604</id><published>2007-12-28T11:50:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-06-11T17:25:15.770-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R3VUBoVS36I/AAAAAAAAABA/hxhixxbk1j8/s1600-h/Underwater+Menagerie.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149114135951368098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R3VUBoVS36I/AAAAAAAAABA/hxhixxbk1j8/s320/Underwater+Menagerie.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#33ccff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Underwater Menagerie&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#33ccff;"&gt;The "Beauty" and "Mystery" that inhibits and exists within the depths of the Ocean ... to many an "unknown" territory ... to others their own "imagination" ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2612166928484677099-7461884310894078604?l=expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/feeds/7461884310894078604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2612166928484677099&amp;postID=7461884310894078604&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/7461884310894078604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/7461884310894078604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/2007/12/underwater-menagerie-beauty-and-mystery.html' title=''/><author><name>Expressions by MBG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07886806053189165106</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R3VUBoVS36I/AAAAAAAAABA/hxhixxbk1j8/s72-c/Underwater+Menagerie.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612166928484677099.post-1646829674033032924</id><published>2007-12-28T11:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-28T17:10:00.368-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R3VSboVS35I/AAAAAAAAAAw/b3e_etFgJO4/s1600-h/Illusion+of+Perception+II+by+Monica+B.+Gwizdala.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149112383604711314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R3VSboVS35I/AAAAAAAAAAw/b3e_etFgJO4/s320/Illusion+of+Perception+II+by+Monica+B.+Gwizdala.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Illusion of Perception II&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#cc6600;"&gt;This painting signifies "womanhood" and the illusions that are often created ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2612166928484677099-1646829674033032924?l=expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/feeds/1646829674033032924/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2612166928484677099&amp;postID=1646829674033032924&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/1646829674033032924'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/1646829674033032924'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/2007/12/illusion-of-perception-ii-this-painting.html' title=''/><author><name>Expressions by MBG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07886806053189165106</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R3VSboVS35I/AAAAAAAAAAw/b3e_etFgJO4/s72-c/Illusion+of+Perception+II+by+Monica+B.+Gwizdala.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612166928484677099.post-4134427004924245734</id><published>2007-12-28T09:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-28T17:10:35.153-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Expressions through Art ...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R3U5cIVS33I/AAAAAAAAAAc/Qwvi61UHNMg/s1600-h/Illusion+of+Perception+I.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149084904403951474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R3U5cIVS33I/AAAAAAAAAAc/Qwvi61UHNMg/s320/Illusion+of+Perception+I.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#3366ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Illusion of Perception I&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#3366ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#3366ff;"&gt;This piece signifies the "illusions" that society has placed on "culture" and "history" ... wherein we are all truly a "unified" force that needs to come together once again ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2612166928484677099-4134427004924245734?l=expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/feeds/4134427004924245734/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2612166928484677099&amp;postID=4134427004924245734&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/4134427004924245734'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2612166928484677099/posts/default/4134427004924245734'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://expressionsbymbg.blogspot.com/2007/12/expressions-through-art_28.html' title='Expressions through Art ...'/><author><name>Expressions by MBG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07886806053189165106</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_Mzu0Hsp96Ow/R3U5cIVS33I/AAAAAAAAAAc/Qwvi61UHNMg/s72-c/Illusion+of+Perception+I.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
