HCalderon Art: Frida and the Red Road by Heather Calderon

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Hanging with Frida (Limited Edition Giclée)

Hanging with Frida (Limited Edition Giclée)

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I put Frida in her beloved Mexico and put her dress that she had put in her piece titled, 'My Dress Hangs There' in the painting to depict a more happier and at peace Frida. You see, she was very unhappy when she created this because she was tired of being in America in the Big Apple, with Diego and yearned to travel back home to Mexico. In Frida's painting, She puts her dress in her piece, surrounded by big, grey buildings, industrialization and city life. This kind of life depressed her. She wanted to escape from it all and go back to a simpler way of life, surrounded by colors, nature and her pets. My painting is a continuation of her journey and into the after life. We all hope Frida's suffering is over and that she is in a restful place.

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Now with the story of this painting, I leave it up to you! I like to think of it as Frida playing a game of hide and seek with the skeleton on the other side; or maybe she is hiding in quarantine from the Corona Virus. Is the skeleton good or bad? Is the Red Road good or bad? Not sure, but the light coming from behind the gate is of course good. Light in all my paintings represents Loving Source; a light that is present within all of us. The Tiki Man in the upper right hand corner is always a fixture in many of my paintings. Some people have said it represents death to them. For me, it's an eternal witness to this journey of life that we're all on. All in all, the painting feels very playful and happy to me. I enjoyed painting it very much and I hope it brings these good and happy feelings that we all need more of. Blessings