Red Arrow on Instagram: "New STUNNER from Margaret Thompson, inspired by our time in Mexico City for Zonamaco! “This painting is an amalgamation of things from CDMX. My Uber driver told me about the jacaranda tree in summer monsoon dropping purple flowers all through the streets of the city. Wild cats inspired by sketches of a sculpture in Leonora Carrington’s house. Shrine items from the Mercado coyoacan I traveled with. Orbs for other worlds. Symmetry duality, gemini, shape shifting. Lots of mica in this one”- Thompson Margaret R. Thompson Gemini in the Land of Jacaranda and Sage, 2024 Oil, earth, mica, natural pigment, chili, juniper, temple oil and wax on linen 48 x 40 in #margaretthompson #redarrow"
Margaret on Instagram: "Arcadia & The Coat of Dreams Oil, collected earth, raw pigment, mica, wax on canvas 121.9 x 121.9 cm 48 x 48 in @arushagallery I was tired of living in an industrial space and put this canvas in the back of my car and drove out of town. Down a dirt road to a cemetery - I like how quiet they are - in a very desert place. I threw down my painting cushion on the earth, propped the tight linen against the gate and started to work. I painted the little dwellings speckling the land and the curved hillsides. The horses in the distance and juniper trees mixed with my imagination. A figure holding the essence of earth and home with their country coat on. Maybe an old quilt that keeps you warm in the morning on your way to the kitchen for coffee. I wanted to be under that b
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