Manitas
Acrylic on paper, 28" x 36"

Manita is short for hermanita or “little sister” in Spanish. This is how we fondly refer to our sisters and girl friends. In this painting, I portray two women, sisters, back to back, covering and on the lookout for each other. I symbolize their tight unity and entangled love by weaving their hair into one thick braid, which runs down the center of the painting.