SOLD: Native American Night Sky

NATIVE AMERICAN NIGHT SKY • Presley Johnson

acrylic on simulated rock

Inspired by her study of Southwest Native American petroglyphs and pictographs, Presley created this dreamscape of the night sky, rich with symbolism. A single tree in the foreground is surrounded by an ominous blackness foreshadowing evil on earth. Yet April’s pink moon and a prominent Saturn say the opposite. In Greek mythology, Saturn’s reign was one of peace and prosperity, and April’s moon signals happiness and rebirth. Astute viewers will also note the sky’s heart, and the earth’s inverted heart. This work was created using hand-drawn stencils and sponge.

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