The Spokane City Portable Works Collection has acquired Deforestation and A Better Future. They are on view at the newly remodeled Central Library in downtown Spokane, Washington in the Business Lab center.
![Paintings on display hanging on wall above a table.](https://www.smarroquin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sm_spokane_library.jpg)
These contemporary paintings explore the relationship between humans and their environment as well as the more expansive ecosystem. With climate change at the forefront of current events, I lay bare the truth of this man-made disaster that sometimes seems unsurmountable. Acknowledging facts is a crucial first step to adapting, recovering, and nurturing our earth back to a healthy sustainable habitat.
Both pieces are painstakingly composed of multiple layers of acrylic paint, charcoal, paper, tags, labels, metal and image transfers on canvas.
![A Better Future, 18 by 24 inches, acrylic, charcoal, paper, image transfers, cardboard and metal on canvas, 2020](https://www.smarroquin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/marroquin_abetterfuture.jpg)
![Pinting of a house with images of map inside and black and white ferns in front on bright geen background with paper and tags collaged into the painting.](https://www.smarroquin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/marroquin_19_deforestation.jpg)