Monica Perez Vega

Contemporary Artist | My Life in Trees

Tag: abstract

Bark Paintings II

More bark paintings- this time made from the pulpy by-product of the oak gall ink-making process. All painted with natural pigment, including oak gall ink. And this lil guy is made from the pulpy oak gall ink-making byproduct mixed with clay, spread onto the back of a repurposed painting, then painted with natural pigment including

Ghost Story

Ghost Story sits in an ambiguous space. Plumes of smoke merge into the forest canopy, blurring trees with sky.  Sparks rise in the foreground- is it a cosy campfire or creeping wildfire? This painting is inspired by memories of home; as a child, sitting round the campfire with family, telling ghost stories in the redwood