CAMELIA Original Oil Painting Bella Terra Watercolors They’re painted on 48x48 inch

They’re painted on 48x48 inch cotton canvases that I texture myself with a heavy-bodied gesso and each canvas has a 1

I chose eucalyptus leaves wrapping around her arms because eucalyptus is known for its healing and purifying properties as we continue the struggle to heal the wounds of the Earth

MAREMMA is a region in southern Tuscany full of rolling hills

She sees through the eyes of succulents

CAMELIA Original Oil Painting Bella Terra Watercolors They’re painted on 48x48 inchCAMELIA is the first painting in the Mother Earth series about the struggle with preserving and restoring the environment. The female image is symbolic of Mother Earth and each plant, insect, and animal has its own symbolism related to the natural cycles of death and decay, growth and rebirth, what is naturally occurring and what is unnaturally occurring in the environment. In this painting Mother Earth is essentially gagged and oppressed but she