Paintings of Ruins
by Ann Erpino




    In Pompeii 1987, I was moved by an awareness of the ephemerality of civilizations in their interface with nature's eternal encroachment. Since then I've traveled to many archaeological sites and natural wonders collecting images and inspirations for these paintings.




Cambodian Landscape
Listen 		Machu Picchu Fantasy
Wednesday 		Fantasy Landscapes
Generation 		A Reproduction
Canaletto's Fantastic
Tomb of Lord Somers




Fantasy Landscapes
Pompeii Dreaming 		Fantasy Landscapes
Los Olvidados 		Architectural Ruins
Sillustani 		Conceptual Paintings
Reclamation





Surrealistic Ruins
Mimosa 		Skeleton Paintings
Dry Bones		 Surrealistic Paintings
Three Rings




Fantasy Landscapes
Painting Anecia 		Ta Phrom, Siem Reap
Fallen Wall 		In the Jungle
Wall








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