2022 Tierra Del Sol Foundations Artwork
Angel Rodriguez
Fruit Bowl, 2018
This still life painting features various fruit in a bowl. The objects have been painted in a way that is simplified, representational, and elegant. The colorful fruit stands out against the gray bowl and the light and dark browns of the background.
Acrylic on paper, 12” x 18”
Aracely Ellis
Prima Ballerina, 2022
This is a vibrant painting of a dancing ballerina. The ballerina appears to be both still and in motion as her posture is straight and her skirt is flying up and spinning around her. Behind the dancer are four thick palm trees and a dark blue sky.
Acrylic on paper, 18” x 24”
Ariana Sanchez
Coyote, 2022
In this painting a coyote stands in a desert environment. The coyote is painted in browns and grays with crisp patches of various tones and textures. There are cacti around and behind the animal. The coyote faces us, its expression calm, its eyes pronounced. In the background is a blue cloudy sky.
Acrylic on paper, 18” x 12”
Chelsea Lenninger
Creation of Stars, 2020
This is a stylized art piece featuring a figure that looks like a rabbit. The creature stands facing the viewer colored red and orange. It has a calm expression and blue eyes. The creature stands in a rural background with blue and red heart shapes floating around it.
Mixed media on paper, 18” x 14”
Chloe Isiah
Sacred Tree of the Nighttime, 2020
This is a painting done primarily in blues and black. It shows a night scene of watery pools and flowers with a big moon in the sky. The picture has a flattened perspective and depicts everything up close, including the craters on the moon, the reflections in the water, the petals of the flowers, and details of pink and green.
Acrylic on paper, 24” x 18”
Jenna Greene
Stegosaurus Lived in the Cretaceous Forest, 2022
This colorful drawing features two dinosaurs, a big Stegosaurus fills the image and a second smaller one is in the background. In shades of green with yellow, they stand amid the giant trunks of prehistoric trees. The shading and detailing on the dinosaurs and the environment that surrounds them gives this picture great presence.
Colored pencil on paper, 18” x 24”
Jonathan Jackson
Birds, 2019
This image features two birds sitting side by side. Their heads are turned in profile and their bodies are indicated in sections of striped bands and various colors, including oranges, reds, blues and greens. Against the broad shapes of the background the birds make a striking impression.
Colored pencil and marker on paper, 18” x 24”
Leo Herrera
Untitled, 2022
A colorful house is presented in this painting. The roof is a rainbow of diagonal bands, the walls a patchwork of hues. Around the house in a pink sky there are four blue clouds, three curling birds, two radiating suns with faces, and a big flower.
Acrylic on paper. 18” x 24”
Narisa Somprasong
Untitled, 2021
This is an abstract painting with an interplay of shape and color. Areas of white, red, green, gray, gold and pink jostle against each other. These overlapping colors create a variety of textures and shapes. This composition is a record of the painter’s energy and control.
Mixed media on paper, 12” x 18”
Vicente Siso
Los Flores con le Pot, 2021
In this painting ten differently colored flowers on ten long stems have emerged from a boldly striped pot. The pot rests on an orange and red patterned surface. In the background, behind the flowers and the pot, is an expanse of golden yellow giving this scene a sunny feel.
Acrylic on paper, 18” x24”
