The Deer (Color series)

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The Deer 2026 Black ink and watercolor on paper

This piece began with Artemis — the Greek goddess of the wilderness, the moon, and all wild animals. The deer was sacred to her, moving through the forest as her companion and protected being. I was drawn to that image: a creature who belongs to the wild, untouchable, moving with its own rhythm. The antlers became the heart of the composition. I let them grow outward into branches, flowers, insects, and birds — a small forest living in her crown.

For this piece I introduced color for the first time — three colors chosen before a single mark was made. Magenta, orange, and a particular pink that belongs to Mexico — the color of bugambilia, the typical rosa mexicano, and birds of paradise. The palette arrived as a homecoming.

Deer have moved through human imagination as figures of grace, gentleness, and wild presence. Across cultures they appear as messengers between worlds — sacred to Artemis in Greek myth, to the Celtic goddess Flidais, to many traditions of the Americas where the deer is keeper of the forest.

Print Details

  • Premium fine-art giclée print of an original illustration by Nayeli Lavanderos

  • Printed on 200 gsm museum- grade matte paper

  • Edition: Open

Available Options

  • Unframed Fine-Art Print:

    • 11 × 14 in (28 × 35.5 cm) total paper size, with an A4 artwork area centered within a white border

    • 16 × 20 in (40.6 × 50.8 cm) total paper size, with an A3 artwork area centered within a white border

  • Framed in Black or White — presented in a premium box frame with Perspex glaze and a white mount (passe-partout), ready to hang. Sizes:

    • 12 × 16 in (30 × 40 cm)

    • 16 × 20 in (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

Shipping

  • Free worldwide shipping included with every order

  • Please allow 5–10 business days for delivery

  • Carefully packaged in a sturdy cardboard tube, or boxed within the EU, and wrapped in protective tissue paper

Presentation:

The Deer 2026 Black ink and watercolor on paper

This piece began with Artemis — the Greek goddess of the wilderness, the moon, and all wild animals. The deer was sacred to her, moving through the forest as her companion and protected being. I was drawn to that image: a creature who belongs to the wild, untouchable, moving with its own rhythm. The antlers became the heart of the composition. I let them grow outward into branches, flowers, insects, and birds — a small forest living in her crown.

For this piece I introduced color for the first time — three colors chosen before a single mark was made. Magenta, orange, and a particular pink that belongs to Mexico — the color of bugambilia, the typical rosa mexicano, and birds of paradise. The palette arrived as a homecoming.

Deer have moved through human imagination as figures of grace, gentleness, and wild presence. Across cultures they appear as messengers between worlds — sacred to Artemis in Greek myth, to the Celtic goddess Flidais, to many traditions of the Americas where the deer is keeper of the forest.

Print Details

  • Premium fine-art giclée print of an original illustration by Nayeli Lavanderos

  • Printed on 200 gsm museum- grade matte paper

  • Edition: Open

Available Options

  • Unframed Fine-Art Print:

    • 11 × 14 in (28 × 35.5 cm) total paper size, with an A4 artwork area centered within a white border

    • 16 × 20 in (40.6 × 50.8 cm) total paper size, with an A3 artwork area centered within a white border

  • Framed in Black or White — presented in a premium box frame with Perspex glaze and a white mount (passe-partout), ready to hang. Sizes:

    • 12 × 16 in (30 × 40 cm)

    • 16 × 20 in (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

Shipping

  • Free worldwide shipping included with every order

  • Please allow 5–10 business days for delivery

  • Carefully packaged in a sturdy cardboard tube, or boxed within the EU, and wrapped in protective tissue paper