Consuela and Dominica Painting

She fled her home country's violence for the welcoming safety of the United States.  She arrived carrying a simple wish, she said, to have safety and possibilities for her child and herself without the constant traumas of violence.  She arrived willing to learn, willing to work using her weaving and tailoring skills - in short, to realize who she could become.  Only to find the welcome of immediate detainment behind barbed-wire fencing, surrounded by other immigrant mothers and children all watched over and guarded, ordered around day and night as if they bring some dangerous threats. The human face, and circumstances, to me offer up endless possibilities to explore our shared "Humanness" in all the variations we carry inside us - energy, wisdom, stupidity, courage, cowardliness, honesty, delight, cruelty, compassion, intrigue, gentleness and love.  A diversity that is at once frightening and hugely inspiring to paint. This completed artwork will be mailed rolled in protective archival paper, wrapped in protective bubble wrap,slipped into water-proof plastic sheeting, then slipped into a strong tube, and finally put into another strong outer tube for mailing.  A Certificate of Authenticity is included. The painted area measures in inches, 60 H x 48 W,on high-quality, sturdy canvas, with a 1.5 inch Depth visible painted side on all four sides.  The highest quality painting materials are used throughout: Golden acrylics and soft gel medium and final varnish coat.