Mixed Media Paintings | Sandra Duran Wilson

Evolution
Mixed Media, Panel, 36" x 48" x 2". Evolution shows how a painting can transform over time. Originally created several years ago for the world premiere of an opera about Steve Jobs, the work also included two side panel…
Guardians of the Red Mesa
Mixed Media, Panel, 24" x 48" x 3". Guardians of the Red Mesa is a constructed, multilayered painting. Its main panel features a textured border made with earth pigments and acrylic, surrounding an interior of layered p…
Reflections on Life
Mixed Media, Canvas, 16" x 16" x 1.5". Reflections on Life emerged as I revisited an older piece that had gold leaf hidden beneath a heavy layer of paint. Sanding the surface revealed the leaf and earlier layers, remind…
Tessellated Twilight
Mixed Media, Canvas, 16 x 16 x 1.5. Tessellated Twilight offers a distinctive interpretation of Santa Fe’s ever-changing sunsets. Painted over gold and copper leaf, layered paint and collage create luminous, shifting pa…
Fire and Water
Mixed Media, Canvas, 12" x 48" x 1.5". Inspiration from nature and materials guided me in this painting. Opposing Earth elements harmonize within this mixed media canvas. Fire and water are depicted with painted fabrics…
Earth and Sky
Mixed Media, Canvas, 12" x 48" x 1.5". Inspiration from nature and materials guided me in this painting. Opposing Earth elements harmonize within this mixed media canvas. The inclusion of fabric and handmade paper enhan…
Gondwana Two
Mixed Media, Panel, 18.5" x 24" x 1". Gondwana was an ancient supercontinent that broke apart about 170 million years ago due to tectonic activity and the dynamics of Earth's mantle. It was one huge land mass that sprea…
The Stories We Share
Mixed Media, Panel, Framed, 16" x 16" x 1". A good story is made up of many parts, some digging into the past and others reaching for the future. This painting does that by incorporating elements I crafted years ago and…
On the Threshold
Mixed Media, Panel, 18" x 24" x 1.5". This mixed media painting combines layers of plaster and acrylic to make it appear like encaustic, but there is no wax involved. The trees are collage elements that I created. The p…
Joy
Mixed Media, Panel, 60" x 8" x 1.5". I created this painting as part of a triptych called Hope, Joy and Wisdom. They were inspired by my travels to Morocco, Spain and Italy this year. I find travel to be the best inspir…
Hope
Mixed Media, Panel, 60" x 12" x 1.5". This piece was created as part of a triptych for my exhibition called Beyond the Threshold. It embraces all the art techniques that I love, texture, collage, color and blending. It…
Wish Upon a Star
acrylic and gold leaf, Canvas, 16" x 16" x 1.5". I can travel through time and be connected with the ancestors when gazing out into the night sky. It is something that humans have done since they came upon the earth. I…
Whispers of the Sea
Mixed Media, Canvas, 16" x 16" x 1.5". Experimenting with textures is my passion, especially when something presents a challenge. Working with glass beads is one of the trickiest things I have used. This piece captures…
Deep Space Shadows
acrylic and gold leaf, Canvas, 16" x 16" x 1.5". Painting on gold leaf is a magical experience. When opaque heavy paints are used to cover the leaf, a glow still manages to push through. The more transparent paints take…
Caverns of the Soul
Mixed Media, Canvas, 16" x 16" x 1.5". I love hiking in the rocky hills and mountains. I think I may be part mountain goat because I love to climb up just about anything. While hiking I have come upon some little cavern…
Time Trax
Mixed Media, Canvas, 20" x 20" x 1". The painting was created for an exhibition in Venice called Celestial Grammar. My interpretation of how I exist outside time and space is captured in this round heavily textured irid…
The Place Between
Mixed Media, Canvas, 24" x 24" x 1.5". The Place between the stars, the atoms or the notes in a song lend definition to space. I created this painting for a show in Venice called Celestial Grammar. The layers of color o…
Gaia
Mixed Media, Canvas, 16" x 16" x 1". Gaia is the wisdom goddess of the earth and the soul of our existence. To exist, you are a part of her, and she is in you. This painting honors the Gaia Theory that the earth is a li…
Address in the Sky
Mixed Media, Panel, 24" x 12" x 2". I am always intrigued with the dance between the paint and the surface. I use Ampersand panels because their prepared surfaces hold the paint so well that it allows me to explore alte…
Curiosity Matters
Acrylic, Panel, Framed, 18" x 22" x 1". I love to follow my muse down some mysterious paths. I began the piece in a workshop and then did another demo on top of that during a subsequent workshop. I finished the piece wh…
Rocks and Drops
Acrylic, Panel, 16" x 20" x 2". This painting was an early creation that laid the foundation for my fifth book, Acrylic Painting for Encaustic Effects. There are 20 layers of acrylic and paint in this painting and a tra…
Wind Song
Acrylic, Panel, 36" x 36" x 2". I have a history and a mixed relationship with wind. I was caught out in the winds of a tornado once and I still feel the effects from the experience. But wind is necessary for change. We…
Postcards From the Edge
Acrylic, Panel, 16" x 20" x 2". Standing on the edge of the land with the waves rolling in, you look up to see the sky opening to reveal clouds with a hint of blue sky beyond. This painting evokes a wild seascape, and i…
Serenity
Acrylic, Canvas, 24" x 18" x 2". Gazing up at the night sky near the Grand Canyon is a once in a lifetime experience. The canyon walls, the trails, petroglyphs, stars and moon all make an appearance in the abstracted la…
Luck of the Draw
Acrylic, Canvas, 24" x 18" x 2". One of the things I love best about writing and teaching is that I continually get to try new products, styles and ideas. I have many online videos that I have filmed, and this painting…
Guadalajara
Mixed Media, Canvas, 48" x 48" x 1.5". Have you ever imagined what music might look like—its colors and movement? As a synesthete, this is how I experienced the song “Guadalajara.” Portions of the score are collaged ont…
Crossing My Mind
Mixed Media, Panel, 12" x 24" x 1.5". I grew up in a remote area along the border of Mexico where the night skies reached down to touch you with starlight. I would look up into the stars and contemplate space and eterni…
Other Spaces
Acrylic, Canvas, 36" x 36" x 1.5". This painting expresses the idea of where we go when we dream. One viewer said it so well, the complex simplicity leaves so much room for the imagination. I hope you spend some time ro…
Living in the Now
Acrylic, Wood, 60" x 52" x 1.5". I have synesthesia which is a crossing of the senses. When I hear music I see colors, and numbers create tones. This painting is a combination of all of my passions including physics and…
Mystic Pool
Mixed Media, Panel, 20" x 16" x 1". The luminosity and glow of this acrylic painting emanate from the metal leaf that covers the panel. Painting on top of gold or silver leaf involves an extensive process, but it produc…
Synergy
Mixed Media, Panel, Framed, 18" x 18" x 1". Synergy is when two things come together to create something bigger than the sum of the two. My definition is a little different and I come to it from a cognitive perspective.…
The Western Slope
Mixed Media, Panel, 24" x 36" x 1.5". I lived for a time on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains in CO. The land has big vistas, red mesas and the texture of the ground is as beautiful as the details in this piece.…
At the Forest Gate
Mixed Media, Panel, Framed, 16" x 16" x 1. Travel is the best way to wake up your imagination and shake up your creativity. I was inspired by the wild gardens on the island of Corsica and the ancient metal gate that led…
Kiss the Sky
Acrylic, Canvas, 18" x 18" x 2". I am aboard the Space Station looking toward Earth and the Northern Lights are dancing in the sky. The Sky kisses the Earth and home never looked so grand. This painting is created using…
Elemental
Mixed Media, Panel, 16 x 12 x 1.5". Painting on top of metal leaf is challenging yet very rewarding. All the paints have an inner glow as the metal shines through the transparent layers of color. I have even gold leafed…
The Circle Nebula
Acrylic, Canvas, 30 x 10 x 1.5". Beautiful greens shimmer and shift to blue depending on your viewing angle. I take you on a journey to the outer galaxies of the Universe. The painting extends around the gallery wrapped…
The Wizard Nebula
Acrylic, Canvas, 30 x 10 x 1.5". This nebula shimmers with reds and golds as you move through time and space. The colors will change depending on your viewing angle. Imagine yourself sailing across the cosmos. The paint…
Osiris
Mixed Media, Panel, 16" x 16" x 1.5". Osiris is a textured acrylic painting on panel painting that is my interpretation of the asteroid Bennu. NASA has a mission ship called Osiris Rex that has collected samples from th…
Pearls of the Sea
Mixed Media, Panel, 12" x 24" x 1.5". The waves are rolling onto the beach and bringing gifts of seashells and pearls. Depth and texture is created by layers of fabric painted with iridescent paints. The pearls are smal…
Sun Sails
Mixed Media, Panel, 48" x 36" x 2". Solar Sails is an imagined landscape of ancient barges sailing on the Nile. The Sun god Ra maneuvers the ship across the heavens every day. You see the masts in the sky and the ancien…
Thoughts Beyond Time
Mixed Media, Canvas, 55" x 52" x 1.5". Crackles and collage dance with pattern and color. I love looking at this painting every day because it hangs in my home. I originally bought this large canvas at a yard sale and i…
Ancient Guides
Mixed Media, Panel, 24" x 12" x 1.5". Acrylic mixed media on panel framed in a black floater frame. Textures are my love and this painting has incredible depth and complex colors as a result of building layers. The turk…
Spark of Inspiration
Acrylic, Canvas, 20" x 20" x 1.5. Bright and free-flowing movement inspire song and dance for me. Layers of collage add depth and mystery. I love creating back and forth between media.
Stairway to Space
Mixed Media, Canvas, 18" x 18" x 1.5". Imagine you are on Jupiter peering through the clouds. You discover a nano bridge to the inner layers of the planet. I love science and science fiction and paintings inspired from…
Entropy Tango
Mixed Media, Panel, 30" x 30" x 1.5". The technical term of Entropy is the movement of mass and energy from a stable state to an expanding yet unstable state. My description is the Universe is like a bunch of particles,…
Earth Rhythm
Mixed Media, Canvas, 30" x 10" x 1.5". This acrylic mixed media work is painted on top of copper. The paint looks more like a patina and there are shell beads that are added to the top.
Joyful Journey II
Mixed Media, Panel, 40" x 12" x 1.5. This painting on panel has a wonderful window into a different dimension. There is a 2 pane Plexiglas window with layered imagery. The luscious red and magenta layers are deeply text…
Lunar Reflections
Acrylic, Panel, 24" x 12" x 1". Take a moonlit stroll along the pathway that leads you around a shimmering pond in your imagination while looking at this artwork. Acrylic on panel framed in a black floater frame. This m…
Follow the Ribbon of your Dreams
Mixed Media, Canvas, 36" x 18" x 1.5". Acrylic mixed media on canvas acrylic, monoprints, painted on 2 canvases that are wired together. abstract art,contemporary art,sandra duran wilson,santa fe artist,mixed media,dail…
Unchain the Self
Mixed Media, Canvas, 24" x 36" x 1.5. This whimsical painting incorporates texture, transfers and collage. It is on canvas and framed in a black floater frame.
Bubbles
Acrylic, Panel, 16" x 20" x 2". Another painting that has the look of wax but is all acrylic. abstract art,contemporary art,mixed media,sandra duran wilson,santa fe artist
Water Stones
Acrylic, Panel, 16" x 20" x 2". Hiking in the mountains is where I find much inspiration. I incorporated an image I took of stones below a flowing mountain stream. There is a transparent crackle layer over the stones th…
Flow
Acrylic, Canvas, 18" x 18" x 1.5". Flow and viscosity is how this painting was made. I used the idea of how water can flow and not mix if there are different elements suspended in the water. Another science having fun p…
Voidness
Mixed Media, Panel, 24" x 18" x 1.5". Acrylic textures, collage and dress patterns combine with music, inspired by the music which I interpret as a result of the synesthesia, a crossing of the senses.
Evolutionary Dance
Mixed Media, Panel, 30" x 30" x 2.0". This piece was inspired by waves and particles. How the elements dance around in my imagination and evolve into a painting is what I explore. This piece incorporates collage and it…
Invisible Matter
Acrylic, Panel, 40 x 30 x 2. I love astrophysics and science fiction too. I read an article on the existence of dark matter and then my imagination took over as to what might it look like if you could see it. Since most…