Figurative | Laurelle Cidoncha

• Sea of Thoughts

  Oil, Canvas board, 20 inches x 16 inches. and the earth withers the moon crumbles one by one stars flutter into dust but the sea does not change and she goes forth out of hands and she returns into hands excerpt from "A…

• A touch of Gauguin

  Oil, Linen, 20 in. x 16 in.. I was cleaning out decades-old books of art prints that had become slightly warped (who knows from what), and as I was leafing through the book on Paul Gauguin the amazing color and original…

• Once upon a place

  Oil, Linen, gallery-wrapped, 44 cm. x 33 cm. x 1.5 cm.. I am spending some time concentrating on figures and composition, attempting to let go of hard edges and detail and of course always seeking rich color. I am very…

• Boundless Sea

  Oil, Board, 12 in. x 12 in.. "Self is a sea boundless and measureless." Kahlil Gibran I have written a blog post about this painting that you can find here

• In the moment

  Oil, Linen, gallery-wrapped, 30 cm. x 30 cm.. This is a one-of-a-kind, original oil painting. It is 30x30 centimeters (approximately 12x12 inches) on the finest linen canvas. The purchaser of this painting will receive…

• Resurging

  Oil, Linen, 20 in. x 16 in.. This subject has been mulling in my mind for a while, a woman rising through the sea to the surface…such a metaphor for life…in search of light, reaching for clarity, leaving darkness, the d…

• The Journey

  Oil, Linen, gallery-wrapped, 25 cm. x 20 cm. x 2 cm.. If a thing loves, it is infinite. William Blake

• Holding Hope

  Oil, Cradled board, 40 cm. x 40 cm. x 2 cm.. “What lies between realism and imagination, between living and dreaming is a particular form of sanctuary: a space of poetic dwelling.” Richard Gilbert

• Hacia el Fondo

  Oil, Board, 16 in. x 16 in.

• Water Dance

  Oil, Cradled board, 40 cm. x 40 cm. x 2 cm.. “When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon ev…

• Sukhasana

  Oil, Board, 20 in. x 16 in.. The painting “Sukhasana” pictured above began with a whirlwind of color, pattern, stencil, markings. When I sketched out the figure, the area of her clothing (which later became a bathing su…

• In thought

  Oil, 12 in. x 12 in.. The “encanto” of this woman’s introspective moment, a quiet moment with herself, her inner and barely visible outer smile, the slight tilt of her head…all these things inspired me to paint her. “Th…

• Jardín de Ensueños

  Oil, Cradled board, 14 in. x 11 in. x .75. “i will wade out till my thighs are steeped in burning flowersI will take the sun in my mouthand leap into the ripe airAlivewith closed eyesto dash against darknessin the sleep…

• Holding Oneself

  Acrylic, Board, 12 in. x 12 in.. This is an unprecedented time that we are all sharing. Art, like everything, is a reflection of what we are experiencing. For this painting I was inspired by this quote, “The final myste…

• On the Cusp

  Mixed Media, Canvas, 41 cm. x 24 cm.. This painting was created upon a unique underpainting. I live in Spain and the day before I painted this I went and enjoyed an exhibition in Barcelona of works by the great artist M…

• Her Own Dance

  Oil, Cradled board, 14 in. x 11 in. x .75 in.. "When you dance, you can enjoy the luxury of being you." Paula Coehlo Photo reference, permission of Bill Taylor Photography Although this painting has been sold please inq…

• Onírica Sumergida

  Oil, Canvas, 80 cm. x 100 cm. x 2 cm.. “You use a glass mirror to see your face. You use works of art to see your soul. ” — George Bernard Shaw

• Repose en Pointe

  Oil, Board, 16 in. x 12 in.. This painting "Repose en Pointe" began from a life drawing sketch. The model was wearing shorts and a tank top, and her legs dangled from the high stool. When I looked at it later in my stud…

• Illa Sola

  Acrylic, Board, 20 in. x 16 in.

• Mamasutra

  Acrylic, Board, 20 in. x 16 in.

• Adán

  Acrylic, Board, 8 in. x 8 in.. This painting was created upon a unique underpainting. When I prepared the canvas, I had read these words earlier by artist William Baziotes: "To be inspired. That is the thing. To be poss…

• Reverie

  Oil, Panel, 8 in. x 8 in.. I painted this because I love nature and being close to it in moments like this when one is sitting still with one's self at one with everything around them. "I think sometimes I am not a woma…

• Rendezvous

  Mixed Media, Canvas, 30 cm. x 30 cm. x 3.5. This is a one-of-a-kind mixed media painting on linen gallery-wrapped canvas created with acrylic paint, maps, writings, markings. This painting is 30x30 x3.5 cm. (approx. 12x…

• Sweet River

  Oil, Linen, 8 in. x 8 in.. The painting is 20x20 cm. (8x8 in.) The purchaser of this painting will receive this painting safely and lovingly packaged. Please understand colors may vary slightly between the actual painti…

• Yendo Al Encuentro

  Oil, Canvas, 12 in. x 10 in.. This beach where the fishermen launch their wooden canoe boats is found below Cape Coast Castle, infamous for its horrific past as one of 40 forts along Ghana's Gold Coast where men and wom…

• A Little More Dance

  Oil, Linen, 30 cm. x 30 cm. x 3.5 cm.. “To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a…