Patrica Poupore

Cenote X'batun, Yucatan, Mexico

36 x 48 x 1.5"

Oil on Canvas

$2800

Cenote X'batun is one of more than 6,000 cenotes in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico. Cenotes are natural sinkholes resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock, exposing the groundwater below. Many in Yucatan were created after the Chicxulub meteor impact 66 million years ago. Ancient Mayans considered cenotes sacred portals to the underworld. Strangler fig trees and mangroves often search out water in cenotes through deep roots, creating jungle-like "cathedral pillars," which are deeply en

Artist's Statement:

I enjoy transporting the viewer to times and places of nature, comfort, warmth, nostalgia and hopefulness through light and color. My work has often been inspired by my experiences growing up on a Virginia farm with a very large and colorful family and many animals.

Half of the family migrated to Florida, where beach and a family orchard have also been the subject of my work. My maternal grandmother grew up at Uayalceh, a hacienda in the Yucatan, the subject of many childhood stories, which has also provided fodder for my artistic imagination. My work has also included portraiture and landscapes communicating the beauty of Richmond, the countryside of Allegheny and Bath Counties, and scenes of travel in Europe.

Largely self-taught and part of a family of many artists, I have drawn or painted my entire life. Over the last 25 years I have honed my artistic skills through workshops and classes at Nimrod Hall, the Visual Art Center of Richmond, Pine Camp Arts, and through painting with friends. I am a juried artist member of the Metropolitan Art Association of Richmond and the James River Arts League.