Southwest Abstractions: Social/Political Mixed Media Works
Following Meryl Streep's advice, quoting fellow actor Carrie Fisher, I've "taken my broken heart and made art." Post 2016 election, I've been pouring my heart out in creating this mixed media series, "Preserving Democracy." The series celebrates what I hold dear and what I believe keeps our democracy strong: women and women's rights, civil rights, and, among other things, cultural diversity. Each of the mandala paintings are done in water-based mediums with collage elements --
photographic and/or design images -- mounted on canvas.
Honeysuckle Clouds, Acrylic on canvas,
40 x 30
Sowi-ing Mana (Deer Maiden) Acrylic, collage on canvas, 18 x 14. See more of my Katsina Series on the Native Abstractions page.
Pueblo Village, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16. See others on my Latest Works page.
Mission Church, oil on canvas, 24 x 20. See more of these works on Latest Works page.
Firecracker Cactus
Acrylic on canvas,
10 x 10, See more on the "Small Works" page.
Flower Moon 雪国
Collage, watercolor,
20 x 16, matted. See more Japanese-inspired works on my Asian Abstractions page.
San Geronimo Runners,
24 x 12. See more on Native Abstractions page.