Clinging to the Edge Natascia Raffio

Clinging to the Edge Natascia RaffioDetails About Watercolor 2. 25 x 6. 25 in. 2023 4 x 8 in. (f) Framing included Ancient Greek mythology: The great hero Heracles went to retrieve three of the golden Apples of Hesperides. The precious Apples were in a garden, guarded by Ladon, a hundred headed dragon. Heracles killed the dragon, and as the hero left with his golden prize, the blood flowed from the monster and seeped into the ground. Green tendrils began to spring from the earth,

His main subject is modernism’s footprint on the outposts of Americana—places typified by harsh artificial light and hard shadows on concrete

During my training at the California College of Arts and Crafts

35 x 45 cm

she creates embroideries that reference Asian patterns and objects from her childhood

vintage velvet

and animals decaying into fresh blossoms

and Pastel) on Paper

It wasn’t until my late twenties that I finally attended college where I studied oil painting and eventually received my BA from California State University

Asia Renée is a Texas based oil painter who creates portraits that explore dark themes juxtaposed with bright colors and metallic elements she has labeled simply as Dark Pop Art

framing included

intuitive and filled with eternal love

I imagined what it would be like if an alien Audubon came to earth now and began cataloguing the things he saw with a stoic