Ira Wright

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THE WORK

IRA WRIGHT: Eurydice, 2018. Mixed media, 20" x 28"

PORTRAITS

IRA WRIGHT: "Women & Gold" 2018. Mixed media, 18" x 18"

FIGURES

IRA WRIGHT: "Home on the Range," 2019. Mixed media, 22" x 30"

FRONTIER LIFE

IRA WRIGHT: "Self-Portrait with Pen" 2018. Ink on paper (sketchbook).

DRAWINGS

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“Techie,” 2022. Acrylic, pen on panel, 18 x 24 “Techie,” 2022. Acrylic, pen on panel, 18 x 24 inches. I consider myself a Techie. At close to 90, I’m emailing, sending photos, receiving photos. So this is a self- portrait as a techie almost octogenarian. @theartofwright #selfportrait #selfportraits #artbrut #techie #portraits #naiveartist #tech #artofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #fineart
“Disappointment,” 2022. Acrylic on panel, 30” x 24.” I am mostly hurt by human behavior. More kids dying and yet we have lax gun control. Those poor parents. We had a mass shooting where I live. It was the Santa Fe High School in 2018. Why can”t we fix this? Why? @theartofwright #guncontrol #guncontrolnow #noguns #robbelementaryschool #gunman #heroteachers #deadlyshooting #shameonus
“Slouching Toward Bethlehem,” 2022. Acrylic on “Slouching Toward Bethlehem,” 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 21”x19.” Joan Didion is one of my favorite writers. She took a line from a Yeats poem and titled her book with it. It means the slow coming of an apocalyptic revelation. Yes, upset about the war in Ukraine but In this piece, it’s human disappointment in matters of the heart. I want too much, too late but am contenting myself with art and friendship. My dog, Diego, helps. @theartofwright 🇺🇦 #friendship #portraits #selfportrait #2022 #mattersoftheheart #bruteart #rawartist #loveyourself #ukraine
“The World Makes Me Dizzy,” 2022. Acrylic on f “The World Makes Me Dizzy,” 2022. Acrylic on framed canvas, 39” x 27.” Yes it does. But I love being on it. @theartofwright 🌎 #painting #rawartistshowcase #brutartist #selfportrait #anxiety #anxioustimes #survivor
“Survivor,” 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 36” x 3 “Survivor,” 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 36” x 36.” Yes, I am apprehensive. What next? But I’m still here after 89 years. Something to be proud of. @theartofwright 👋🏼 #santafeartist #taosartist #selfportrait #paintersofinstagram #agingartist #paintings #finearts #survivor
“The Pope,” 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 20”x24” He said this “unacceptable armed aggression must stop.” Putin does not appear to be tuned into anything except his own ego. @theartofwright 🌻🌻🌻#popefrancis #pope #antiwar #peacenotwar #ukraine #westandwithukraine #zelensky #mariupol
So you’re having a good time and an insecure mal So you’re having a good time and an insecure male shows up with guns. Happens too often. This piece was done awhile back but not much has changed. Insecure males still show up with guns. Mixed media on panel, 30” x 40.” @theartofwright #guns #gunlaws #guncontrol #outsiderart #outsiderartistsofinstagram #figurativepaintings #taosartist #insecuremales
My Uncle Ned had big ears but he did not listen so My Uncle Ned had big ears but he did not listen so good. “Uncle Ned,” winter 2022. Mixed media on canvas, 25.5 x 37.5 inches. @theartofwright #portraits #portraitfamily #brutartist #outsider #outsiderartgalleries #outsiderpainting #outsiderartfair
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