These small paintings on heavy cotton paper have as their compositional 'template' the turtle shell, a form that references the Gulf crisis and suggests to me the following - breastplate protective shield sacred space shelter multi-chambered heart each of which we do well to take care of  |
| Breastplate I - Turtle Talk (detail/process) G ULF series Oil on paper 2010 |
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Breastplate II_Let us not forget the silver-headed minnows - (detail/process) |
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Breastplate II_Battaglia ii_Let us not forget the silver-headed minnows
Oil & pencil on paper
2010
520 x 380MM
