Redhead in the Mirror 2019 24x18

Year2019

Hand SignedLower Right 

Condition Excellent 

Not FramedA Narrow Stretcher Bar- May Need Framing 

Purchased fromArtist 2019 

Story / Additional InfoThis work continues the red haired woman series and also the Spanish Shawl series. The Spanish shawl appears on the left side of painting and a blue alibrije (carved wooden animals from Mexico) rests on the table with a tasseled scarf. The girl is holding a fan like many found in souvenir shops in Spain or Mexico. White tulips (recurs from other works) are arranged in a Mexican vase. The artist is half Hispanic and half Anglo and relates to her Hispanic roots in this painting. the model for this is a very dear friend of the artist's. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID163084

Dixie Salazar - United States

Art Brokerage: Dixie Salazar Hispanic - American Artist: Dixie Salazar is a Central Valley, California artist who has been working in a number of mediums, including oils, watercolors, collage, assemblage, and hand-colored photography for the past forty years or more. Her work has been shown extensively in the Central Valley, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York and Merced, at the Merced Multi-cultural Art Museum in 2005. This was a one person show of oils and painted collage, exploring her dual (Hispanic and Anglo) heritage. Other one person shows occurred in 2006 at Arte Americas in Fresno and Educational Employees Credit Union in Sacramento. A large body of figurative work was also shown at the Patterson Building in Fresno in 2006 in a show titled "Escaping Gravity". In 2013 Dixie had a one person show at Arte Americas in Fresno, INTERCONNECTIONS, painted collages that explored Mayan symbols and history relating them to contemporary issues. In the past five years, Dixie has entered a number of shows in California, Oregon and on the East Coast, winning a number of first place awards and several Best of Shows. Her latest show was a one person show at the Pacific Grove Monterrey Peninsula College Art Museum. Dixie Salazar is also a poet with three books of poetry published and a novel, LIMBO, published in 1995. Listings wanted.