All works are on 8" x 8" x 1/2" particle board and ready for hanging
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Lalo Alcaraz, Katrina Alexy, Raoul De la Sota, Sonya Fe, Pat Gomez, Yolanda Gonzalez, Mark S. Greenfield, Frank Gutierrez, Roberto Gutierrez, Wayne Healy, Pola Lopez, Jose Lozano, Heriberto Luna, Poli Marichal, Andres E. Montoya, Chris Perez, Beth Peterson, Ester Petschar, Sonia Romero, Cindy Suriyani, and J. Michael Walker
My landscapes are allegories, metaphors to the human experience and condition. Moodiness entrenched in the beating drum of the daily grind, reflected in the grander complexities of the world of today. The landscape is not what it seems, it is not land, atmosphere, or sky. It is flesh, bones, skin, heart, emotion, and ultimately, passion.
Andres E. Montoya
I am accustomed to painting large. My tallest mural is 80' and my longest mural measures 400. For my 8"x 8" piece I show the micro: nearly invisible espinitas on tunas; and the macro: the eclipse of the 800,000 mile diameter sun by the 2000 mile diameter moon.
Wayne Healy
The image is an abstraction of an African American stereotype which in modern day inspires a degree of shock by virtue of its political incorrectness, but in the past was the source of awe for the dominant culture for its value as popular entertainment. It could also be titled, "Love and Loathing".
Mark Steven Greenfield
Our southern border has become like a bloody scar across the face of the desert.
Raoul De la Sota
In this work I am reconnecting with the joy of drawing and painting, working with color, form, composition and texture. At first glance the work is abstract and playful, but deeper reflection can conjure narratives developed from tensions of large vs. small, bold vs. dainty, etc. I see the small marks as interlopers to the composition, always taking their cue from the bolder swaths of color.
Pat Gomez
I may look innocent but don't be fooled by my youth.
I may know more than you think I do. I just haven't had the experience yet...
Sonya Fe
Sonia Romero
I used to shine shoes when I was 10 years old at the Placita. My family and I would go to church there, along with all our friends and relatives.
Roberto Gutierrez
Frank Gutierrez
I have been creating portraits for the past 27 years. This particular work of art is created using my usual bold strokes and a new palette of color.
Yolanda Gonzalez
This work is about the cycle of life and death, about the womb and birth, about being a child and adult simultaneously, and about the elasticity of time. I thought of a person's life, and how everything is imprinted there.
Cindy Suriyani
Portrait done in pointillism in honor of Mother Teresa's 100-year anniversary.
Ester Petschar
Jose Lozano
"Calaco Del Ocho" is my Day of the Dead spin on everyone's favorite Mexican children's TV show (Chespirito) featuring "El Chavo del Ocho," a homeless orphan who lives in a barrel in a poor Mexico City barrio. Mucho Mexican muerto mirth!
Lalo Alcaraz
The Mayan sun god was particularly important to the Mayan people. Depending on agriculture for survival, farmers often traveled to the cities to find out when the best time to plant or harvest would be. Private appeals to the Mayan sun god would be made as well. The main name for the Mayan sun god was Kinich Ahau. He was the patron god of the city Itzamal, and folklore suggests that he visited city's each day at noon, when he descended from the heavens and consumed offerings that had been prepared for him.
Heriberto Luna
A full moon eclipse over the ocean, a ladder, pink bridges the water and sky.
Pola Lopez
I have a very strong memory that sticks to my ribs like a warm stew in my belly. I was about 8 years old and it was raining. I was sitting under the massive Cedar tree in my front yard and the tree was keeping me dry. I was sitting there with my little sister and I was showing her how to make rain houses. Rain houses are made from wet pine needles sculpted into hollow mounds with an opening for small animals or the wee folk to take shelter. I used to make whole villages of them. I decided to share my secret with my sister that rainy day and as I sat there with the rain falling all around us and the tree keeping us dry, I had such a strong feeling of intense contentment. I loved that tree so much. Now I am older. I live on a hill. I live on a hill in a house with a massive Cedar tree out front. I have fallen in love with this tree too.
