Description
‘Terra Mater’ by Sonya Palencia
Artist: Sonya Palencia
Title: ‘Terra Mater’
Medium: Graphite, gold and silver leaf on aged paper
Dimensions: 19″ x 13″
Framing: Framed in oval frame (frame size: 24″ x 18.5″)
Year of Creation: 2024
About the Artwork:
Terra Mater = Goddess of the earth in Roman Mythology
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Sonya Palencia is a painter, illustrator, and sculptor, who utilizes old world aesthetics to illuminate the peculiar. A native of California, Sonya embraced art as a child using the intrigue of nature and local history to fuel her passion. She graduated from the Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA) with distinction in Film & Fine Art, and served 10 years in the film industry as a designer and sculptor. With an adoration for German Romanticism, Czech and Mexican surrealism, she has traveled abroad to research the classical arts and traditional folklore. She and her husband (fellow artist Jeff Nentrup) currently pursue their fine art on a ranch nestled within the inspiring Californian Los Padres National Wilderness.