PAINTINGS
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| CARNAVAL SERIES | |
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"Axe" "11 x 14" sold |
"PAIXAO E FOLIA" "11 x 14" sold |
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"CARNAVAL E DESFILE" 36" x 48" Mixed Media
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| OPEN SERIES | ||
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Acrylic on Canvas 20" x 16" |
"Desfile" Mixed Media 36" x 48" |
Acrylic on Canvas 20" x 16" |
FLOWER SERIES |
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"Roxane" Mixed Media on Paper 36" x 25" |
"Diptic" Acrylic on Board 32" x 11" |
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"Freedom" Acrylic on Board 36" x 49" |
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"Shapes" Acrylic on Paper 26" x 28 1/2" |
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~ FLOWER SERIES ~ Spring is upon us. The ground sprouts with a cacophony of color; new, brilliant greenery backdrops; a plethora of rainbow hues. Spring happens once a year in this region, but not for me. Since my youth, flowers have been a constant - unregulated by seasonal change. Flowers are in the home, on windowsills, the street, parks; everywhere a profusion of exotic colors, shapes and scents invade the senses every day. Flowers are all seasonal, a daily occurrence in Bahia, Brazil, where I'm from. Flowers are familiar in my paintings, a source of inspiration. I close my eyes and imagine the many shapes and colors. I'm transported through my life and remember defining moments associated with specific flowers. They are a source of imagery and memory. My flowers are abstractions. They are memories - some faded, other times punctuated by moments of visual clarity. I see general shapes, but not in photographic detail. That is no longer possible, since my flowers are infused with meaning by their association with real life events. I no longer need to look at flowers; I paint by memory, unrestrained by formalistic precision. The flowers are not detailed, nor, for that matter, represent a specific genus. They are metaphors that portray a history based on my experience.
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BLUE SERIES |
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Mixed Media on Board 48" x 84" |
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"Blue Series III" Acrylic on Board 24" x 35" |
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"Blue Series VII" Acrylic on Board 24" x 25" |
"Blue Series VIII" Acrylic on Board 24" x 35" |
FIGURATIVE |
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"The Awakening - 3C" Acrylic on Paper 15" x 21" |
"The Awakening - 3D" Acrylic on Paper 15" x 21" |
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"The Awakening - 3A" Acrylic on Paper 15" x 21" |
"The Awakening - 3B" Acrylic on Paper 15" x 21" |
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