Escrava Anastasia Carisa Swenson Oil on Canvas

Oil on Canvas

folklore and his mother’s Costa Rican culture and wife’s Mexican heritage have all played a big part in his work

to create a body of work that is both nostalgic and contemporary

“what is going on here

captures something powerfully uncanny and symbolically unsettling from the depths of our strained psyches

Escrava Anastasia Carisa Swenson Oil on CanvasDetails About Oil on wood 8 x 10 in. 2024 Hand cast painted antique frame 21 x 19. 5 x 4 in. (f) Framing included This is Her Story is a narrative series of portraits featuring both mythological and historical women whose fates have become iconic templates for female identity. The experiences of these women become intertwined with those of a modern child, a young girl dressed in white who features in the landscape of each painting. This unique fusion