Querencia

QuerenciaAcrylic Painting The Title Querencia is an old Spanish word with no true equivalent in English. It describes the place where one feels most safe a place from which one draws strength, where the soul can rest without armor. In bullfighting, it is the spot in the ring the bull claims as its own, the ground it will defend because it feels unshakeable there. I chose this title because the painting is, at its heart, about exactly that: two people who have

deeply connected to the mysterious

the artist explores the mother-child relationship

Seahorse unfolds as a vivid

Hanging lanterns radiate warmth

by breathing life back into each other’s lungs each day By furiously pounding our hearts against

thereby enriching both living spaces and lives

it is found in small acts—helping a neighbor

Indian Woman Painting

Good morning

creating a dialogue between weight and reflection

camera in hand

Mentored by the renowned Aziz Azimi