ART! : Retablo Series

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Frida Kahlo collected—and was inspired by—retablos, a form of Mexican folk art devotional painting. I, in turn, am inspired by Frida Kahlo. Selecting from among hundreds of drawings I am making —starting in the pandemic and continuing to this day— through Life Drawing Barcelona on Zoom, I’m putting together this series.

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We’re all afraid to face…that open space. [Neil Young]

#1 That Open Space SOLD

He not busy being born is busy dying.
[Bob Dylan]

#2 Busy Being Born

Don’t just do something, sit there!
[Sylvia Boorstein?]

#3 Sit There!

Regret doesn’t come from failure; it comes from giving up. [Mel Robbins]

#4 Regret

The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence. [Blake Lively]

#5 Confidence SOLD

Look at the moon in the sky, not the one in the lake. [Rumi]

#6 Look at the Moon SOLD

To think for yourself, question yourself. [Maxime Lagacé]

#7 Reflection SOLD

None so blind as (s)he who will not see. [John Heywood]

Accepted the Barcelona Life Drawing
2021 Winter Solstice Exhibition

#8 None So Blind SOLD


You can leave your hat on.
[Randy Newman]

#9 Hat On SOLD

The best protection a woman can have
is courage.
[Elizabeth Cady Stanton]

#10 Protection SOLD

I don’t need a position…I have a place. [Brian Rutenberg ?]

#11 Place SOLD

The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm. 
[Swedish proverb]

#13 Self-reliance SOLD

The ultimate act of power is surrender.
[Krishna Das]

#15 Surrender

Truth is not hidden – you are hiding from it. [Sadhguru]]

#17 Hiding

Listen to the stillness, it has so much to say. [Eckhart Tolle]

#19 Silence SOLD

Dance like no one is watching.
[Mark Twain]

#21 Dance SOLD

Resentment is like taking rat poison and expecting the rat to die. [Saint Augustine]

#23 Resentment

I am the measure of my worth and I say I am worthy. [Unknown}

#25 Worthy

What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly. [Lao Tzu]

#26 Transformation SOLD

The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you. [Neil deGrasse Tyson]

#28 Obligation SOLD

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.
[J. M. Barrie]
The worst enemy of creativity is self-doubt. [Sylvia Plath]

#31 Doubt

Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in. [Jawaharlal Nehru]

#32 Restraint

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This self-portrait represents two forces competing for the artist’s focus and her struggle to reconcile these in making art as well as in navigating life.

#12 The Ying and Yang of It NFS

What’s life without whimsey?
[Dr. Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory]

#14 Whimsey

Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened.
[Theodor Seuss Geisel]

#16 Remembering

God is the name of the blanket we throw over the mystery to give it SHA_E.*
[Barry Taylor]

#18 SHA_E SOLD
*This is a Wordle reference. How would you complete this? This quote can be found online with two different final words: either “shape” or “shame.”

Today is a good day to boss up.
[Germany Kent]

#20 Boss Up SOLD

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. [Rumi]

#22 Offering SOLD

I keep waiting to meet a man who has
more balls than I do. [Salma Hayek]

#24 Waiting SOLD

Don’t hide your light, let is shine for all. [Matthew 5:15]

Accepted Downtown Arts Center, Honolulu
2024 Go Figure Exhibit

#29 Curiosity Will Lead Us SOLD
#30 Crouch SOLD

Accepted Waimea Arts Council
2024 Square One Exhibit

Third Place

India Yellow Adriana

Accepted Waimea Arts Council
2024 Square One Exhibit

Bronze Beatrix

Truth is not hidden – you are hiding from it. [Sadhguru]

#17.1 Hiding

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Contact Deborah Masterson deborah@rhythmfullcircle.com

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