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An abstract painting on canvas featuring stylized human figures, geometric patterns, and a horse head, rendered in earthy tan, blue, black, white, and orange tones.
  • An abstract painting on canvas featuring stylized human figures, geometric patterns, and a horse head, rendered in earthy tan, blue, black, white, and orange tones.
  • A close-up of a colorful painted artwork featuring stylized human figures with beaded necklaces and earrings, rendered in blue, orange, yellow, black, and beige tones.
  • An abstract painting on canvas featuring stylized human figures, geometric patterns, and a horse head, rendered in earthy tan, blue, black, white, and orange tones.
  • A close-up of a colorful painted artwork featuring stylized human figures with beaded necklaces and earrings, rendered in blue, orange, yellow, black, and beige tones.
"Sentinel" by Penelope Bushman

"Sentinel" by Penelope Bushman

Dimensions: 12" x 9"
$195.00

Description

"Sentinel" is an original oil painting by Penelope Bushman featuring hand-sewn beads which embellish the canvas surface alongside carefully applied pigment. The composition captures a moment of quiet intensity: watchful figures stand sentinel-still in the foreground while a horse moves with fluid grace across the background. Gallery-wrapped presentation reveals the artist's deliberate hand at every edge. This piece merges painterly tradition with tactile elements, creating depth and movement that invites prolonged viewing. A striking focal point for collectors drawn to narrative-driven Southwest contemporary art.

About the Artist

A smiling woman with long red hair and blue eyes wearing a bright turquoise button-up shirt, photographed indoors against a warm-toned decorative background.

Penelope grew up surrounded by the beautiful sand dunes of northern Indiana where she began painting watercolors of the beach at a young age. She studied fine art at the Academy of Art in Chicago. After completing her training, she moved to Arizona and was inspired by the rich beauty of the southwest and its native history.

Penelope translates the ancient imagery into colorful contemporary portrayals of shamans and sentinels. She is "intrigued by the shaman figure depicted in petroglyphs for all it symbolizes: healing, wisdom and the quest for spiritual connection."

Penelope's original oil on canvas paintings display her love of color and texture. The Shamans gowns portray beautiful fabric designs and include interesting elements of texture and often hand-strung bead work.

Penelope welcomes commissions and would be delighted to create an original oil painting tailored to your preferred size and color palette.

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