Summergirl Daniel J. Valadez These surfaces have emotions and

These surfaces have emotions and stories to tell and I feel they are revealed if you are willing to look past the “ugliness” of them

a thirteen-year-old girl who finds herself in Hell

the king and queen of the gods

slow moving Thought Rockets

Summergirl Daniel J. Valadez These surfaces have emotions andDetails About Graphite, gouache on panel 6 x 8 x . 5 in. 2019 Lori Nelson is a Brooklyn and Catskills based painter whose narrative work incorporates aspects of traditional portraiture, Magic Realism, and vintage story book illustration. In her ongoing "Cryptotween" series she explores the vulnerability and essence of what it means to be young and monstrous. Nature and technology also play prominently in her paintings as do the homey aspects of her