The Red Necklace medium She posed for paintings by

She posed for paintings by several noted 19th-century painters

we see our crowned achievements of art and culture as dust

entropy prevails and only by finding beauty in decay and re-interpreting it do we carry on the indomitable human spirit of progress and artistic pursuit of beauty

Valadezwas born in Santa Clara

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The Red Necklace medium She posed for paintings byDetails Artist Bio Shipping Catalog 16 x 31 inches 2012 Oil on Linen Framed These are portraits of the forgotten idols, the pieces of the past meant to preserve the highest order of our human ideals. As we move stubbornly forward in time and generations pass on, we see our crowned achievements of art and culture as dust. The rate of decay is governed only by the constitution of the material, be it flesh or marble. These paintings are about