Reflections Daniel J. Valadez such as Pelias

such as Pelias

As well as being a sculptor

With a stirring of emotions translated onto each new work of art

I found a way forward looking through the prints of Enlightenment era naturalists like Ernst Haeckel and John James Audubon

He received his BA in Industrial Arts from San Francisco State University and MFA in sculpture from the Academy of Art University

Reflections Daniel J. Valadez such as PeliasDetails About Shipping Oil on Panel 9 x 12 in. 2016 15 x 18 in. (framed) My painting has to do with the modern woman and her lost sense of self; her fragmentation from feminine concepts. She is a part of nature, but when looking to the world outside of herself what is reflected back is a convoluted version of femininity. She as a being is complete, beautiful, strong, wild, nurturing, compassionate, and whole it's just a matter of her beginning to see