An Artist Speaks Season 6 Episode 1 with guest artist Mariano Peirano.

Mariana Peirano was an art major in High school, but she entered her art career much later in life.  Life happened, she started a family and unconsciously moved away from being an artist and embarked in an education career that lasted more than 20 years. During those years, her art was limited to creating classroom materials for my students and my own children.  In 2009 she realized she needed to get back to her true nature and be an artist again. This time she was sure she needed to move in the figurative direction. Mariana took a year off from work and enrolled in the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art.