Original Mixed Media Illustration titled “Changes” [SOLD]

Michael LaCapa (1956-2005) was a painter, illustrator and storyteller who was of Hopi, Tewa, and Apache descent.  LaCapa obtained a degree in Art Education from Arizona State University, and took graduate courses in Fine Art from Northern Arizona University.  He was offered and accepted a position as an assistant professor, but he ultimately decided to focus his energy on his artwork. Illustration proved to be a fairly lucrative path for LaCapa, allowing him to support his family without relying on outside employment.  Today, he is best known for having illustrated children’s books, many of which contained Native themes and were geared towards Native audiences.

This image, which is similar in spirit to those featured in Kathleen Lacapa's book “Less Than Half, More Than Whole,” is a unique and colorful depiction of an antelope leaping away from a circular object.  The antelope, crafted carefully and respectfully by this talented illustrator, appears to be in motion, leaping towards the right side of the image.  Behind, below, and trailing behind the antelope is a vibrant and diverse combination of lines, patterns, and designs completed in a variety of bright colors.  This intricate web of abstract designs originates at the circular object and then follow the airborne antelope, giving the image a great deal of energy.

The piece is signed vertically along the right edge of the paper, which is mounted and framed with its edges exposed. 

Condition: this Original Mixed Media Illustration titled "Changes" is in excellent condition

Provenance: from the large collection of a Santa Fe resident who is downsizing.