Watercolor & acrylic on paper, Framed: 15.25 x 17.25", sheet: 9 x 11" (sight), signed lower right: 'Amado Maurilio Pena © 1997', Pena Studios labels verso with title, medium, inventory # (P0704), date and size listed, and hand inscribed: 'Best Wishes Amado Maurilio Pena © 1997
Amado M. PeÒa Jr. draws from his Mexican-Yaqui heritage to explore themes of cultural fusion, tradition and daily ritual. His Mestizo Series notably honours the artisans of the Southwest - figure and vessel jointly evoke the rhythms of craft, community and endurance. PeÒa has exhibited nationally and is featured in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.