Find the river Painting

These days I'm drowning in my computer work and didn't have time to post my latest paintings. So this is one of them. To make this painting I got inspired by a plant called urucum. It grows here in South America and has been used many years ago by indigenous people. The name urucu or urucum came from the language tipi and means red for its strong reddish pigment. The indigenous people use it to paint their bodies for rituals but, as well, for practical uses as solar protection or repellent and can be used as a natural dye for cosmetics, food, or textile. I ve decided to extract pigment from the urucum and use it in this painting. It is built up in multiple layers of sand texture and contrasting colors complete by red-colored details to the interplay between the green, gray, and deep blue shades. In my artwork, I aim to open the way for exploration by the viewer. But for me, this painting represents life. Forest and soil in the sandy structure, the natives in the color of urucum and the river with the ocean in a smooth deep color. A life that offers us endless possibilities. Whether to wander in the forest looking for ancient wisdom or to find a river that will lead us to the ocean of endless possibilities of life.