Whispers in the Mist
36 x 24 inches 
                                                                   acrylic and mixed media on gallery wrap canvas                                                              $2050

 This abstract painting was inspired by  a trip to Mesa Verde in southwest Colorado. The Pueblo people made this area their home  for about 700 years; from about AD 600 - 1300. They built masonry structures beneath the protection of large cliff overhangs that were often several stories high. They farmed, hunted and also traded to support a settlement that peaked at 22,000 people. On a large wall protected from the weather there are hundreds of images drawn and carved into the rock representing all aspects of their life. I was intrigued by a calendar depicting all stages of the moon. The tribe migrated away from the area in the late 12th century due to climate change, leaving behind the art and architecture that helps describe the spirit of their civilization; and you can almost feel it.

• 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch gallery wrap canvas - ​wired and ready to hang​
• Layers of thinly laid acrylic paint over acrylic mediums and collaged papers 
• Descriptive textural elements: cut papers, acrylic mediums, metal, string, beads, screening, foil
• Oil pastel highlights are added at the end of the process and the  painting is finished with a clear acrylic varnish for surface protection
• The painting extends around all sides of the gallery wrapped canvas​