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Referencing Ancient Greek Sculpture, this is part of the Unveiling Series of paintings, created at a time when the image of veiled women was becoming more visible in our daily lives, continues the dialog of how we are veiled by circumstance, society, religion or fear. We limit and veil ourselves for modesty, mystery and protection. I created this series following my mother’s death. It is dedicated to her.
Referencing Ancient Greek Sculpture, this series of paintings, created at a time when the image of veiled women was becoming more visible in our daily lives, continues the dialog of how we are veiled by circumstance, society, religion or fear. We limit and veil ourselves for modesty, mystery and protection.
From the series that I called, "Our Lady of the Roses," to represent the essence of a divine healing realm, which contains relics of the past, ruins of civilization in counterpoint to nature. In this painting a translucent head of an Ancient Roman Sculpture floats or falls among translucent fortunes.
From the series that I called, "Our Lady of the Roses," to represent the essence of a divine healing realm, which contains relics of the past, ruins of civilization in counterpoint to nature. The cool white masculine figure is based on an Egyptian ram headed god. His fiery red feminine counterpart appeared as the painting progressed.
In this painting, which is from the "Our Lady of the Roses Series" I was aiming to capture the fragrance of the scent of roses, which is said to remain behind after a saint’s presence. The roses and fortunes are surrounding us with blessings.
From Our Lady of the Roses Series, I painted these large rose paintings after reading the book, Hummingbird’s Daughter. Based on the author, Luis Alberto Urrea’s great aunt, Teresita, a healer whose presence left behind the sent of roses. I wanted to capture the feeling of the scent of roses in these works.
this piece works well with earth tones and the garden shrubbery visible through the windows behind it.
From Our Lady of the Roses Series, I painted these large rose paintings after reading the book, Hummingbird’s Daughter. Based on the author, Luis Alberto Urrea’s great aunt, Teresita, a healer whose presence left behind the sent of roses. I wanted to capture the feeling of the scent of roses in these works.
From the series that I called, "Our Lady of the Roses," to represent the essence of a divine healing realm, which contains relics of the past, ruins of civilization in counterpoint to nature. The river of roses here are in the form of a female body, behind the head of an Ancient Greek statue. I called this painting, “ Head of Athena,” with a feminist focus, on the Greek myth of Athena, who was born from the head of her father Zeus. Here the focus switches from Zeus to Athena and what sprang from her head.
A cocooned, fully wrapped figure plays counterpoint to a flowing body- of- roses figure. This begins my “Our Lady of the Roses” Series of 2007-08.
Suspended in a dream state, the figures in the Dreamers series are in various stages of cocooning and unwrapping, surrounded by abstracted ribcages.
Usually working in series, when I employ a reoccurring image, like the ribcage or roses, for example, I choose them for their literal and visual presence, and equally for what they symbolize. I use the ribcage for its butterfly-like shape, and its function as a cage for the heart. Simultaneously, it symbolizes the essential, the bare bones, as well as what remains behind.
Suspended in a dream state, the figures in this series are in various stages of cocooning and unwrapping, surrounded by abstracted ribcages. Begun in 2005, I revisited the “Dreamers” in 2016-17.
Usually working in series, when I employ a reoccurring image, like the ribcage or roses, for example, I choose them for their literal and visual presence, and equally for what they symbolize. I use the ribcage for its butterfly-like shape, and its function as a cage for the heart. Simultaneously, it symbolizes the essential, the bare bones, as well as what remains behind.
