Traggi

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Artist. House of Cards S3. Art/Politics. Pro-Democracy/Human Rights Micheletragakiss.com https://www.thebestaddress.co/in-conversation-with-michele-tragakiss/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZWCJOhIcHYtnYXSDZlGoUsuah5umi8DZHon9VbJn6NG3NeWLa3u_zkrsc_aem_7gp

Abstract acrylic and ink painting on Ram Board. Grey, white, dark greens and taped off areas. 37" x 37"
On a painters table raw cut cardboard packing material
A pride flag and American flag …Pride parade day. I live in a town founded in the 1700’s and where George Washington stayed many times in his travels..I was here today to support my community and friends and to keep pushing this good but flawed country to be better and more perfect.
1970’s era phot of a dad with new born baby
Painting of a young girl on dark background with gold border frame. She’s in college now.
My new puppy. Now we have two dogs. Both rescues and they love each other! Little brown and white pit bull on a couch with a yellow ball in his mouth
Three people around a yellow cake. My aunts 100th birthday. She’s wearing a pink shirt and looks twenty years younger her than 100
Gestu is ral painting with dark red and brown background white, yellow and pink movement with some geometric shapes. Work on used construction site Ram board. I left the prepped board out in the rain and snow for a few weeks before continuing. Not quite finished- it will let me know.
Two brown dogs in a backyard lots of green grass, trees and it’s raining.
Green yard with brown picket fence in foreground. Green trees in the background.
two brown dogs eating bark mulch in a garden. left one is a puppy with with feet and black striations on her back. dog on right is a PR rescue, black mouth Curr. Although they are facing away from each other they sleep cuddled.
Guy in lower right corner photographing a large canvas in the background. Blues and yellows.
Two brown dogs in spring plant bed
Painting on Ram board, red square over yellow/white organic shape and under layers of grey, black, blue, red, orange and blue
King Charles addressing congress, JD Vance blazer looks like it's going to pop a button. Black suit, red tie.
Struggling with the beauty and the evils in our world. Fresh red/pink tulips signify sprig and maybe hope. Tulips on a counter background windows letting in spring’s light
Still winter. Back yard with tons of melting snow a table and chairs to left and brick bench and fire pit to right all covered in snow and heavy fog
Dirt road covered in snow and ice framed by tall trees to the left and right
abstract painting base color is teal blue, with white, beige, and purple at the top. 4 yellow flowers imprinted on lower center right and the word "resit" etched in the top mid-right.
Snow covered dirt road with morning sun breaking thru bare, ice covered trees. Snow banks to the right and left.
Snow covered dirt road with morning sun breaking thru bare, ice covered trees. Snow banks to the right and left.
Abstract painting scrapes of blue, white and purple with purple drips on four yellow flowers in the lower left corner. Etched into the purple at the top mid-canvas is the word “Resist”
Three painted yellow flowers green stems gestural style on muted background
picture of ICE violence...I zoomed in on a close up of what appears to be an *agents pants torn at the crotch, exposing what looks like, i don't even know how to describe it, a brown horizontal stick thing? trying to be polite here
Person in heavy snow clothes to right of frame, snow blowing deep snow and the snow makes ocean surf like waves (left)
Giant abstract painting of a women on a beach in a red bikini. Her butt is portrayed as really large in the foreground with elephants on top. Duckies, and sand and ocean line can be seen. A trans rights rainbow on left top corner
crowd of people giving the nazi salute. focus on the lady in the foreground who looks like somebody you might meet at the grocery store. black, blurry image from the 1930's
New York Times headline where the US leader claims that it will "run" Venezuela after the capture of it's President. Picture are Rubio, Trump and Hegesthe at the podium Jan 3 2025
Two dogs on a couch with blue blanket on Christmas Eve in front of the tree
An abstract painting about 28" h by 25"wide. Very gestural with some geometric taping to present some linear energy. Colours are orange and warm pallet with greens and darker anchor values like dark blue and black.
Black and white photo circa 1959’s of a woman with. Lack hair in a fancy dress
An abstract painting on cold press paper (lower right corner washed out a bit by the studio light) entitled, Flowers for Jack 2. Mostly gestural strokes of turquoise, blues, black, cream, yellow, orange, red and white - an impressionist style of my garden.
Classic D &D rule book from old times. Hand holding a book that says Dungeon Crawl Classics
image of a man (my husband) making Kimchii, with two blue gloves on his hands and a hoodie that says, Love. Empathy. Compassion. Inclusion. Justice. Kindness.
Abstract painting with grey, yellow pink and black lines and gestural marks thru out
Abstract gestural painting with pink, red, green light blue, dark blue, white background and a flower like flow. Scratches and markings.
Rust color mono painting with tan and white shape resembling a cave drawing of an animal. Messy studio in frame and some detail images with greens, yellow and gold
tall steepeld white congregational church in Connecticut 1990. Spring morning bride and groom on the stoop. White trailing dress, handsome af groom
Old brick and wood building in Brooklyn, NY under a 5 alarm fire. Fire fighters accessing from the water with hoses streaming from a ship into the building
four pairs of jeans/overalls all light to dark blue, drying on a deck railing of a home as the summer morning sun rises. Many trees encircle the yard with a few round planted beds in view.
abstract painting on paper. background is blue, purple, white blended but choppy brushstrokes with a starfish like image, mostly yellow and red in the foreground.
beautiful bouquet of farmer market and my own gardens flowers. Blue Hydrangea's, Sunflowers and greens in vases.
big red wax lips with a weed smoke. Sitting on a glass stove top with reflections.
two women at No Kings day protests in Connecticut. One sign says "Less Parades More Medicaid" and the other says, No Kings, No Fascists, No Nazis
Dim lit room with music books stacked concealing my sons face, 14 yrs old at the time, playing the baby grand piano we had. He was encouraged to go to Julliard music school but went to Fairfield University instead. He still plays this very piano and also banjo, guitar and he paints.
A beautiful backyard with green grass, stone walls and purple irises in the foreground.
brown medium sized dog playing with a brown large sized fox in the wooded backyard early in the morning
Pink tulips on a counter top. Two or three days old but still beautiful.
Small section of a textured with coffe grinds as a base, acrylic painting in progress on Ram board. Black base with white blues and greens dragged across the surface
two dogs on front lawn in a misty day. A rescue and a Chitzu and a man in an orange rain coat with boots
Abstract painting (one of my 3 accepted into this National exhibit) - gestural with some geometric lines. 37 x 37" on used construction site Ram Board. Orange, blue, green, white and black. Currently exhibiting at Bristol Art Museum in Bristol, RI until the beginning of April.