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7x5" Mixed Media on Paper
"In This Symbol" by Chile Thomas
This is a mixed-media artwork combining painting and collage on Archival paper, giving the piece a warm golden-ochre background.
Subject & Composition
A figure shown in profile, facing right, holds out their open palm, upon which sits a stylized green frog with dark spots. From the frog's hand is a small flower with orange and pink petals — a whimsical, magical-realist touch.
The Figure
Short, dark curly hair with blue highlights
Wearing a heavily decorated black jacket adorned with collaged paper strips, white scratch marks, red stars, and text — including the phrase "In This Symbol", which lends the piece its title
The face is rendered with painterly, expressive strokes
Additional Elements
A spiral sun or cosmic swirl floats in the lower right — rendered in orange, pink, and purple, suggesting themes of cycles, nature, or transformation
Style & Feel
The work blends folk art, street art, and outsider art sensibilities, with bold outlines on the frog and flower contrasting against the more loosely painted figure. The overall mood is contemplative and quietly magical — a person in careful communion with nature.
7x5" Mixed Media on Paper
"In This Symbol" by Chile Thomas
This is a mixed-media artwork combining painting and collage on Archival paper, giving the piece a warm golden-ochre background.
Subject & Composition
A figure shown in profile, facing right, holds out their open palm, upon which sits a stylized green frog with dark spots. From the frog's hand is a small flower with orange and pink petals — a whimsical, magical-realist touch.
The Figure
Short, dark curly hair with blue highlights
Wearing a heavily decorated black jacket adorned with collaged paper strips, white scratch marks, red stars, and text — including the phrase "In This Symbol", which lends the piece its title
The face is rendered with painterly, expressive strokes
Additional Elements
A spiral sun or cosmic swirl floats in the lower right — rendered in orange, pink, and purple, suggesting themes of cycles, nature, or transformation
Style & Feel
The work blends folk art, street art, and outsider art sensibilities, with bold outlines on the frog and flower contrasting against the more loosely painted figure. The overall mood is contemplative and quietly magical — a person in careful communion with nature.