Visitors comments about the Hearts paintings by Pierre Marcel.

Marie, le 3 décembre 2003  "Hier en passant a la galerie,  j'ai découvert de nouvelles reproductions de tableaux qui m'avaient beaucoup émue,  à peine nés, et qui sont partis a Miami. Reproduction des "trois saints" et de  "dans les bois": deux petites merveilles..
Et du coup je me suis penchée sur celles que tu encadrais, et j'ai vu sous un jour différent ce coeur de brique...

Dream ( ou " rêve") , le "Coeur de pierre" de Pierre. Il m'a tout l'air de s'évader, heureux, enfin libre et sans crainte car la brique le protège de toute éventuelle autre agression, il est entoure de ciel bleu, ça oui, oui... Et il vole...Mais  il a quand même une forme de goutte de sang...
Je l'aime beaucoup cette idée de coeur qui c'est libéré de tout, endurci parce qu'il a " déjà donné". (et on la retrouve dans:" Sunrise", ou le coeur ne saigne pas, mais pourrait aussi bien s'emmurer si l'auteur n'exprimait pas l'inverse par son titre "lever du jour" .). Elle peut s'appliquer à l'amour, mais aussi à l'amour-propre, c'est sans doute une des raisons pour lesquelles chacun doit pouvoir, comme moi aujourd'hui, s'y retrouver. Marie, ".

• Sherry, Oklahoma , December 1, 2003 I was recently in Miami to attend a conference and fell in love with your "heart art" . . . I collect heart-shaped things and it is getting more and more difficult to find different, fun, and unusual hearts.  I do not go for the country, crafty heart junk and your hearts were such a delight to find!!  I bought a poster and asked about your work in hopes of purchasing more in the future.  Your hearts are truly unique!
• Posted by Sylvie, Paris, 5 mai 2003: "Bravo, vos peintures sur le thème des coeurs sont touchantes et pleines de sensibilité, qualité malheureusement souvent trop peu exprimée chez les hommes."(voir les coeurs)
• Posted by Joëlle (France) on March 28, 2003
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Je ferais un commentaire sur celui du 1er février "dans les bois"
S'il parait d'une si parfaite *mièvrerie* c'est sans aucun doute par le coeur à l'approche de cette st Valentin reprise à grand coup de pub par ceux qui s'en mettent plein les poches!
Avec ma tendance à regarder au loin, je n'y vois qu'un coeur ouvert sur l'inconnu et cependant plein d'espoirs sereins (le ciel bleu). Ce coeur que je perçois comme un symbole d'Amour idéal dont la certitude existe au plus profond (de moi en tout cas) bien que la vie me persuade qu'il n'est qu'utopie! Ou alors souvenir d'amour maternel (dans ce qu'il a d'inconditionnel, de desinterressé)? Ou alors espoir d'Amour divin, AGAPE... l'amour "trop" divin pour les hommes??????
Et voilà peut-être la réelle mièvrerie, celle de l'éthymologie première (XIII siècle): alerte, vif puis malicieux: un coeur clin d'oeil, perçu au détour du chemin, tous sens en alerte; gai, lumineux, prêt à disparaitre d'une pirouette, insaisissable....
Par bonheur, l'artiste l'a immobilisé sur la toile
;-)... cliché!

• Posted by Juliette on April 19, 2001  Breakthrough  Dear artist it's a beautiful painting that I think express your feelings. Is wonderful to dream!
  

Posted by Kenny on March 25, 01    Dear Pierre,  I am 18 and am a freshman in college. I took a trip to Florida this spring break with my friend. We met a couple girls in Miami and I just so happened to wander into Mark Rutkowski's shop while at an art festival. The paper bag bodies intrigued me. Thank you for painting your heart. I was so fortunate to look at these paintings with a wonderful girl I had just met who was stealing my heart that night. The simplicity and beauty make your heart paintings so genuine, and you helped capture what I was feeling while watching this girl admire your work, and while I admired it myself. a thousand thanks, Kenny

• Posted by Camille on November 16,2001:   I love your painting "Love the Beach"

• Posted by Delsys Maruri on November 06, 2000  SWITCH   This painting to me, depicts the fragility of the heart and how easily it can be mended, broken or manipulated. It's suggestive of the great power that love has over each us and how, when we truly love, we expose our fragility.

I absolutely adore your work and was instantly drawn to it. Your work is rich, symbolic, and extremely expressive. I'm a great fan! Expect more loving comments.

• Posted by Autumn Helsel on September 26,2000:  Please don't ever stop painting hearts. The emotion that is displayed from these paintings can touch everyone in numerous ways. Only hearts can do that.... Keep up the incredible work. Your work is a delight.

• Posted by Autumn Helsel on May 25, 2000:  this is incredible....

• Posted by Ada Poons on May 07, 2000:   we all need love!!!

• Posted by Tusrabidu on April 10, 2000:  do you know thas yours drawing is just a little chit!!

• Posted by Elana Carr on April 03, 2000:   I live in Toronto and want to purchase the hearts poster with the many hearts and walls. Please tell me which stores, if any sell this poster. I luv hearts! Thanks,

• Posted by Michele on March 03, 2000: Breakthrough :  I purchased a copy of this beautiful painting while in South Beach in July. It truley captures my feelings on love and relationships perfectly. I will be in South Beach again in 1 week and look forward to purchasing another piece of art.

• Posted by Jules on February 06, 2000:   we are looking for a print in the hearts range, the ocean with a love heart on the horizon, someone saw it in the gallery in Miami. We haven't seen it on your web page, can you help please?
  
  
• Posted by Kendra Moshe on January 29, 2000:  This web site is great but there is nothing like the original beautiful paintings and awesome gallery in South Beach. Coming back to Florida after being gone 1 and a half years I just wanted to go from Boca Raton to South Beach to see Marcel's new paintings. They were even more beautiful than I imagined them. The colors were so soft and bright at the same time. There was so much sensitivity, I love his art. To my delight the great artist was there. I respect and honor him so much for dedicating his life to his art. So much art about the matters of the heart. Marcel's art speaks to my heart and inspires me deeply. Thank you for sharing your ideas images and feelings from the heart.
  

• Posted by Kimia on January 20, 2000:  Pierre Marcel,...I hope this will be a nice surprise. I'm at work as I am writing this note to you. Guess what cards are posted all around me. Hearts. Your Hearts.  I miss your Art works,...but mostly,Pierre, I miss the tender expressions that you so finely bring to life with the stroke of a brush, and colors that penetrate straight to our hearts, our emotions, our memories. How are you? How are your children? Thinking of you, and looking forward to a taxi ride,...., Your old friend,-kimia

• Posted by Brian Baker on January 14, 2000:  So how do I get a greeting card of this piece? I find my sense of imagery and humor running almost parallel to yours.

• Posted by Wayne Mello on January 03, 2000:     pierre; what can i say? i love your hearts and let it be remembered that i loved your hearts when it wasn't in vogue; i was there in the early years!!!

•  Posted by Susan Hecht on December 29, 1999:  I have always loved hearts and what they signify and I truly enjoyed visiting your gallery in South Beach recently....

Posted by Ajr on November 18, 1999 :  I'm doing some course work on hearts and I think ur's are the best to base it on

• Posted by Jenna on September 30, 1999:   This last weekend we found ourselves in Miami again and our vacation would not have been complete with out a stop to see you. We purchased two more prints "Love Road" and "Love the Beach". Will you ever have "Doily with Shells", "Another", or "Eden" in prints? I would love them all!! You have found yourself two more fans and we can not thank you enough!!

Posted by Cristina Hernandez on July 12, 1999: I was there this past 4th of July weekend and bought 3 of your Heart prints! I too love to draw heats!! I saw your store 2 years ago (exact same weekend) and have remembered your store ever since! I LOVE YOUR ART!!!!! And I love the quotes you put under your prints!!! They are sooo clever and beautiful! I wrote them in my journal 2 years ago. Anyway, I took my friends to your store and we all bought something. It's very inspiring. Thank you and keep them coming!

• Posted by Barbara on June 20, 1999:   You're wonderful! Congratulations!

• Posted by May5Isis on June 15, 1999:  (born on Valentine's Day) BUT I REALLY like your heart art!!
  Thanks 4 the link-I would be interested in several of your works if I had the(any)$$$!!! Keep it flowing!!!
  

Posted by Nubi Pham on February 13, 1999 :   I wish I could add some witty comments about these paintings, but I just can't. There aren't words to describe my feelings when I look at these works time and time again. My heart literally starts to beat faster, my stomach does a quick turn and my whole body starts to ache... the Hearts do something to me... they quite perfectly capture that particular moment that cannot be described but can only be remembered but never relived. I don't know how you do it.
It must be in part that hearts have become synonymous with love. And what is love, after all? Does anyone really know? At some point (or often) one believes she has finally understood what love really is, but in reality, we are only being fooled. The meaning of love changes every time we fall!!!