Painting
Lena Vasquez
Lena paints the Sangre de Cristo mountains in natural pigments she harvests herself from the valley floor — ochres, umbers, and iron-rich reds that carry the geology of the land into the canvas. Her large-format works are held in collections across the Southwest.
In Their Own Words
"Every color I use comes from within fifty miles of my studio. That constraint changed everything about how I see the landscape — and how I paint it."
About the Work
Lena paints the Sangre de Cristo mountains in natural pigments she harvests herself from the valley floor — ochres, umbers, and iron-rich reds that carry the geology of the land into the canvas. Her large-format works are held in collections across the Southwest.
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