This piece was created byImage by © Larry Qualls This work o…

This piece wаs creаted byImаge by © Larry Qualls This wоrk оf mixed media is cоmprised of many different materials, mounted on a large, mylar panel. Though the overall composition is stylistically flattened, there is a clear background and foreground. In the background, on a hill rising into the distance, the trunks and branches of two trees are cut from light blue material, incised with patterns of black lines. Foliage has been cut in various reds and oranges, in delicate leaf shapes. In the foreground, there is a patterned surface in dazzling black, yellow, and white geometric shapes, dominated by diamonds, triangles and circles. A nude female figure reclines on this as if the surface is soft and comfortable. Her flesh is patterned in such a way that makes her somewhat blend in with the rest of the work, even though the rich reds and browns of the flesh distinguish her from the other parts of the work. Her head is bent slightly forward at an unusual angle, her right arm raised with the hand behind her head. She leans back on her left elbow, her hand dangling gracefully next to her torso. A green snake appears to writhe over the left hand and in between her fingers.