Ashley Perez
Vera, 2023
Oil on Wood
40 x 28 in
101.6 x 71.1 cm
101.6 x 71.1 cm
Further images
'Vera' is inspired by an intriguing conversation Perez had while walking on the San Antonio trails, “I asked Vera if she was a painter because her fingertips were red, she...
"Vera" is inspired by an intriguing conversation Perez had while walking on the San Antonio trails, “I asked Vera if she was a painter because her fingertips were red, she said “no” but explained that she had seen the cochineal on the cactus and popped it.” Vera revealed to Perez that she makes natural dyes using natural materials like onion skins, marigolds, and turmeric.
This still-life represents how Vera might have experimented with cochineal on cotton.
This still-life represents how Vera might have experimented with cochineal on cotton.
