Maria de los Angeles Espinosa

Each acrylic painting is set in a kind of fairy tale environment populated with monumental plants and wondrous animals – some threatening, others benevolent – and cast against bright, one- or two-tone backdrops of red, blue or green. When human figures appear in her works they are often childlike, eliciting a sense of wonder and possibility, but also danger. Exploring her canvases, for those characters and for viewers, promises adventure, with small creatures tucked into pockets and corners, plant-like shapes coming to life, and always something new to discover.