In creating my painting of a rainbow, I embarked on a journey that defied conventional patterns and structures. This artwork, featuring an arrow piercing the edge of a semi-globe, emerged as a vivid exploration of my latent connection to native roots and uncharted territories. The imagery evoked the stark, contrasting sensations of arid deserts against the backdrop of moisture, manifesting a physical representation of dryness amidst the spectrum of water-colored arcs.

The colors chosen for this piece do not merely fill space; they communicate a story of dualities—of being and belonging, of the parched earth and the nourishing rain. The raw, rugged edges of the painted shapes coalesce into a map of places I feel deeply connected to yet have never physically visited. This work stands as a visual manifestation of imagined landscapes, a tableau of remembered or inherited memories of lands both barren and bountiful.

This series invites viewers into a realm of wonder and introspection, challenging them to consider the places that reside within us—those we carry in our collective memories and ancestral stories. The juxtaposition of hues and textures in the painting captures a place of wonder, a liminal space where the familiar and the unknown meet, prompting us to explore not just where we are, but where we have the potential to go.