Deer small I find straight lines and

I find straight lines and structure confining

cracks and decay

I believe the tactile activity of playing with toys coupled with my active imagination helped establish this passion for the action figure early on

This series of ten new works on linen entitled 'Blood & Marble' explores the idea of classical decay in the modern age

Deer small I find straight lines andDetails Artist Bio 24 x 36 inches 2011 Gouache and Acrylic on Wood Leilani Bustamante was born in Santa Rosa California and is a graduate of the Academy of Art University. She grew up between the suburban sprawl and rural Fort Bragg, where she draws inspiration from their simultaneous decay and growth. Her work often voices themes of mortality exploring elements of death, rebirth, beauty and spoil, the loveliness of the macabre and the mournful