Guardians of the Corn

A richly symbolic figurative painting presents a young Indigenous woman standing solemnly before an older woman, whose hands rest protectively on her shoulders. Corn stalks frame the composition, while a luminous halo, sweeping feathered forms, and a green-and-blue dragon or serpent rise behind them, creating an atmosphere of ancestry, protection, and mythic continuity. Strong frontal symmetry, modeled faces, patterned garments, and saturated colors give the work the presence of a devotional mural.