The Joy of Writing – Self-Exploration Through 21 Paintings

"The joy of writing is my oldest and at the same time my youngest passion. It was passed down to me from my mother's side. Even as a teenager, I wanted to be an author. But what should I write about? ’First live and gain experience,' I said to myself. 'But how do I make it 'readable'?' I asked myself later." For Marion J. Bartz, her expressive power as an author could only unfold in combination with her paintings. By combining painting and writing, she found three ways into her world of experience: vivid stories, intuitive sketches of thoughts and profund journeys of thoughts.

What makes writing so exciting? Why is writing about yourself so difficult? What is special about 'Writing with pictures'? in her booklet "The Joy of Writing – Self-Exploration Through 21 Paintings" (in English. German title 'Schreiblust – Eine Selbstentdeckung mit 21 Bildern'), Marion J. Bartz embarks on a journey of thoughts into her inner self.

This booklet is also available in German and English

The Joy of Writing – Self-Exploration Through 21 Paintings (in English)

ISBN 987-3-911389-01-3

68 pages, DIN A5, adhesive binding

Individually packed in transparent OPP flap bag with re-sealable adhesion closure

Including one MAJOBA Magnetic Bookmark classic (2.8 cm x 4.1 cm), motif ‘Window view’

Malu loves peace – How the world said PEACE

In her Malu-Illustrated books, painter and author Marion J. Bartz combines her paintings with a single word. In her third picture book ‘Malu loves peace – How the world said PEACE’, she combines the word ‘peace’ in many languages with watercolours of animals or a motifs from nature. The Malu-Illustrated books express the diversity of the world’s languages.

Malu loves peace – How the world said PEACE

24 pages, 17x17cm

cardboard book, 600 g/qm

 ISBN 978-3-9821103-5-6

Wanderlust – 21 Paintings Telling Their Stories

Marion J. Bartz's pictures and stories are full of energy and joie de vivre.

In her booklet  "Wanderlust – 21 Paintings Telling Their Stories", the Berlin painter and author Marion J. Bartz explores her desire to travel – a feeling that has shaped her entire life. All globetrotters who are familiar with wanderlust and yearning will find themselves reflected in the 21 watercolours and stories.

The booklet is available in German and English.

Marion J. Bartz:  Wanderlust – 21 Paintings Telling Their Stories (in English)

ISBN 978-3-9821103-6-3

68 pages, DIN A5, backstitch-sewn

Individually packed in transparent OPP flap bag with re-sealable adhesion closure

Including one MAJOBA Magnetic Bookmark classic (2.8 cm x 4.1 cm), motif ‘Zeesenboot’ (a traditional Baltic fishing boat)

 68 pages, DIN A5, adhesive binding

Individually packed in transparent OPP flap bag with re-sealable adhesion closure

Including one MAJOBA Magnetic Bookmark classic (2.8 cm x 4.1 cm), motif ‘Zeesboot’ (a traditional Baltic fishing boat)

Zest for Painting – A Journey of Thoughts in 21 Paintings

 "On a beautiful summer day more than 40 years ago, I became a painter in the beach of the Caribbean island of Dominica. During my first painting, which I painted pleinair with watercolours, I dicovered my zest for painting." To this day, the paintings of Berlin painter and author Marion J. Bartz are created pleinair. Her moitfs are landscapes, plants, animals, people, places and things. What feelings accompny the artist when she paints? Which paths and detours has she taken over the years? The booklet with 21 pictures and stories is complemented by the classic-sized Magnetic Bookmark "River mouth in the evening light".

 In her booklet "Zest for Painting – A Journey of Thoughts in 21 Paintings" the Berlin painter and author Marion J. Bartz dedicates herself to her Mallust (desire to paint) - a feeling that sometimes gently and quietly, sometimes wildly and impetuously helps to determine her life.

 This booklet is available in German and English.

 Marion J. Bartz:  Zest for Painting - A Journey of Thoughts in 21 Paintings (in English)

ISBN 978-3-9821103-9-4

 68 pages, DIN A5, adhesive binding

Individually packed in transparent OPP flap bag with re-sealable adhesion closure

Including one MAJOBA Magnetic Bookmark classic (2.8 cm x 4.1 cm), motif ‘River mouth in the evening light’

Stories behind the paintings 1

21 Visual Gedankenreisen by Marion J. Bartz

“Every trip inspires me to paint, every painting tells a story. Writing is like an adventurous journey into my inner world.” What motivates the Berlin painter and author Marion J. Bartz to choose a motif, how do these images ‘come into life’? What happens during painting, what feelings and thoughts are hidden in the picture? The author Marion J. Bartz gives you the answers to these questions in her “Stories behind the paintings 1” with 21 paintings and stories complemented by a classic-sized Magnetic Bookmark "The Marvellous Flower Steps".

This booklet is also available in German. The stories are translated very precisley and suitable for learning the respective foreign language.

Stories behind the paintings 1

21 Visual Gedankenreisen by Marion J. Bartz (in English)

44 pages, DIN A5, adhesive binding

Individually packed in transparent OPP flap bag with re-sealable adhesion closure

Including one MAJOBA Magnetic Bookmark classic (2.8 cm x 4.1 cm), motif  "The Marvellous Flower Steps"

ISBN 978-3-9821103-0-1