Persephone's Return to the Underworld Xavier Ortiz Having spent his childhood years

Having spent his childhood years between California and Guadalajara

The use of humor is a valuable way to break down barriers between people and art

and found objects

Goldilocks was hungry

Persephone's Return to the Underworld Xavier Ortiz Having spent his childhood yearsDetails About Oil on panel 18 x 24 in. 2023 Julia Jenkins has won several awards for her work, including the Deans Award in the New Paltz Fine Arts Invitational and an Honorable Mention in Fusion Art Gallerys Figures and Faces competition. Julia has exhibited her work in numerous exhibitions and galleries in Hawaii, Long Island, California and Minneapolis, including shows at Gallery North in Long Island and Greenpoint Gallery in Brooklyn. She has