Original Mixed Media Titled “Ancestral Grain”

Crafted with modeling paste, watercolors, and charcoal, this Original Mixed Media piece titled "Ancestral Grain" captures the essence of the past through rugged relief, earthy tones, and enduring vertical forms.

The modeling paste creates a rugged, structural relief, symbolizing the unyielding bedrock of the past. Rich watercolors infuse these layers with earthy memory. Finally, the willow charcoal defines the towering, vertical forms, evoking ancient, petrified grain and the collective, enduring presence of ancestors. This work is a meditation on our foundational history.

Measuring 8x10x1.5 inches and finished with varnish, this artwork is ready to be hung with a sturdy wire hanger.

This painting won a Sponsorship Award at the Absolutely Abstract Exhibition with the Visual Art League In Lewisville in January, 2026.