TREES, FLOWERS, CACTUS
PLANTS
ACEQUIA
Plant: Cottonwood Trees
Element: Water
Time of Day: Night
Location: Albuquerque North Valley, NM
One of my favorite things about living in Albuquerque is walking along acequias, peaceful ditch irrigation paths. This painting was based on a sunny day at the end of Summer, 2023, along an acequia in the North Valley.
AUTUMN
Plant: Cottonwood Tree
Element: Earth
Time of Day: Afternoon
Location: Albuquerque, NM
The Moonflower, or Sacred Datura, is a classic flower of New Mexico. These night-blooming plants open under the light of the moon and reflect its pearly splendor. In some Indigenous cultures, it is used in ceremonies or rights of passage. But when people without deep cultural knowledge try to ingest the plant, it drops them into days of hellish visions and anxiety. This painting is a reminder of a beautiful, night-blooming New Mexican plant that demands reverence.
MOONLIGHT
Plant: Moonflower (Jimsonweed, Sacred Datura)
Element: Water
Time of Day: Night
Location: Albuquerque, NM
The Moonflower, or Sacred Datura, is a classic flower of New Mexico. These night-blooming plants open under the light of the moon and reflect its pearly splendor. In some Indigenous cultures, it is used in ceremonies or rights of passage. But when people without deep cultural knowledge try to ingest the plant, it drops them into days of hellish visions and anxiety. This painting is a reminder of a beautiful, night-blooming New Mexican plant that demands reverence.
Original painting is available Electra Gallery in Santa Fe. Inquire here.
SPRING
Plant: Ocotillo
Element: Fire
Time of Day: Afternoon
Location: Near Roswell, NM
Inspired by a roaring campfire, this painting captures the Fire element in its purest state. The divination practice of “fire scrying” involves interpreting images or messages from the flickering flames of a fire. Campfires also connect humans to our ancestral roots.
RESILIENCE
Plant: Juniper Tree
Element: Fire
Time of Day: Morning
Location: Bryce Canyon, Utah
Inspired by a roaring campfire, this painting captures the Fire element in its purest state. The divination practice of “fire scrying” involves interpreting images or messages from the flickering flames of a fire. Campfires also connect humans to our ancestral roots.
WATCHERS
Plant: Quaking Aspen Tree
Element: Earth
Time of Day: Morning
Location: Near Chama, NM
Inspired by a roaring campfire, this painting captures the Fire element in its purest state. The divination practice of “fire scrying” involves interpreting images or messages from the flickering flames of a fire. Campfires also connect humans to our ancestral roots.
WINTER
Plant: Cottonwood Tree
Element: Earth
Time of Day: Sunset
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Inspired by a roaring campfire, this painting captures the Fire element in its purest state. The divination practice of “fire scrying” involves interpreting images or messages from the flickering flames of a fire. Campfires also connect humans to our ancestral roots.