Florence Martinez 23.75"x14" Tree of Life c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting #1LA Genres/Marine Scenes who registered him at the

who registered him at the Art Center

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Florence Martinez 23.75"x14" Tree of Life c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting #1LA Genres/Marine Scenes who registered him at theThis oil on board by Florence Martinez presents a Tree of Life, its red trunk branching upward into rings of orange and pink blossoms, each centered with a painted eye watching over the garden below. Clusters of orange fruit and dense green foliage fill the composition edge to edge, while two quiet figures rest among the roots at the base of the tree, framed by patterned vines. Martinez's intricate patterning and saturated palette give the piece a