Tag: Work of the Week

“Mi Gente,” Leonor Anthony

“Mi Gente,” Leonor Anthony This piece is part of the collection “El Vuelo de la Semilla (The Flight of the Seed).” It is inspired by my personal experience as a Cuban immigrant. Having left Cuba as a 5-year-old child, my roots were severed but not erased. These are my people. They are textured, nuanced, worn out, real—but filled with life…

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“Canines and Color,” Iris Scott

“Canines and Color” was inspired by the dog paparazzi sessions Iris embarks on. Armed with her Canon and a fast shutter speed, Iris loves to wade knee-deep into the San Diego surf to catch the movement-saturated moments of black labs shedding their water weight. The surface of this piece is heavy with oil texture, and Iris takes finger painting to…

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“La Extincion Del Simbolo Nacional,” Veronica Villarreal Sada

This piece, “La Extincion Del Simbolo Nacional (Extinction of Our National Symbol),” is one of 30 drawings in Veronica Villarreal’s series titled “Osseous.” In the series, Villarreal explores the anatomy of animals and addresses the question of what these species might look like in the future. Villarreal seeks to bring awareness to hunting, the black market, and the meat industry…

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“Beach Hibiscus,” Susan Schmidt

“Beach Hibiscus a work from my ‘Seaburbia’ series exploring the cultural memory and heritage of the quintessential Australian beach house. Patterned and layered in acrylic and oil, the work achieves a weatherworn texture recalling the erosion of matter over time and the exquisite residues of nostalgia and decay. Composed from my own photographs, reminiscing retro color I am documenting the…

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