Clinging to the Edge Brandice Guerra Oil on birch wood panel

Oil on birch wood panel

Oil on paper mounted to panel

Exhibition Statement from the Curator:

It is best suited for rituals and spells that involve charming others

Clinging to the Edge Brandice Guerra Oil on birch wood panelDetails About Watercolor 2. 25 x 6. 25 in. 2023 4 x 8 in. (f) Framing included Ancient Greek mythology: The great hero Heracles went to retrieve three of the golden Apples of Hesperides. The precious Apples were in a garden, guarded by Ladon, a hundred headed dragon. Heracles killed the dragon, and as the hero left with his golden prize, the blood flowed from the monster and seeped into the ground. Green tendrils began to spring from the earth,