memories of the desert

by

felicia gabaldon

Inspired by the past and inherent nature of fleeting dreams, life, and all things that come and go. The female figure is the essence of reflection and a reminder to take a moment to consider our place in this world.

Oakland-based artist Felicia Gabaldon is a Native American Indian originally from Santa Fe, NM. Felicia’s work draws from the imagination both a mythical and mystic part of human experience in the natural world. Her work being experienced through a cultural, iconic, and folkloric content expresses the wonders of nature realized through symbols and tradition. She is influenced by the American Southwest desert landscape from basic stereotypes and the formulaic constructs of typical representations of the region to utopian visions and romanticized beliefs. Her paintings represent a distant reverence of self discovery, culture, and history.