Torres

Torres, 2025, 60 x 72 x 1.5 inches unframed, acrylic, flashe, LDPE, oil pastel, oil stick on canvas Torres ships rolled and requires restretching The Story Behind the Work Torres features textures built up from layers of monoprinting with plastic bags (LDPE) underneath many layers of paint inspired by the colors of the earth and plants and glaciers in Patagonia and ultimately topped with oil pastel and oil stick markings inspired by the textures of the lichen that grows throughout Patagonia. "Every print is a result of contact and release, which links it immediately to themes of touch, presence, and intimacy but also loss, separation, and memory." – Jennifer L. Roberts, art historian, HarvardWe live in a time of overwhelming speed — digital immediacy, rapid production, and a barrage of news updates. Nature, in contrast, moves at its own pace. Glaciers form over centuries, forests regenerate over decades, and landscapes shift in ways that are imperceptible to us yet are made apparent ov