Bare Painting she began working as a

she began working as a children’s book illustrator

the picture plane is simply a flat

This new body of work reflects the struggle to give purpose

She draws her inspiration from many things

Bare Painting she began working as aDetails Artist Bio Shipping 8 x 10 inches 2011 Gouache and Acrylic on Panel, Framed Leilani Bustamante was born in Santa Rosa California and is a graduate of the Academy of Art University. She grew up between the suburban sprawl and rural Fort Bragg, where she draws inspiration from their simultaneous decay and growth. Her work often voices themes of mortality exploring elements of death, rebirth, beauty and spoil, the loveliness of the macabre and