Bawdy Houz

A Repository of Bodies and Selves

by Sara Alexis Bermudez

Swept
9 x 12 in
Oil on Paper

A Looming Face
11 x 17 in
pencil on paper

“What do I look like to the sky?”

Rage
11 x 17in
pencil on paper with digital background

An Ode to My Childhood Home
18 x 24 in
Acrylic on Canvas

I merged elements in the landscape of my childhood neighborhood, where I lived for a year after graduating from Brown University. This work honors my sentiments of liminality during that period. I was highly uncertain of the future, and the catapult into the space of my childhood felt like a collision of worlds.

My walks to the local park and ample time to sit and observe inspired this piece. A blur of nostalgia and lack of linearity.

Mama
18 x 24 in
oil on a wood board

Golden Gate Park
8 x 10 in
acrylic on canvas

Metamorphic
11 x 17 in
watercolor and pencil on paper, with a graphic background color

To be lost inside oneself, is to be feminine and monster according to the world around.

A Vision
2.5 x 4 ft
acrylic on musselin

Muxe
10 x 8 in
pencil on paper with graphic background

The World is Always Burning
8 x 10 in
pencil and acrylic on paper

Prince on the Hill
3 x 4 ft
acrylic and paper, on musselin

Flower Dream
1.5 x 3 ft
acrylic on musselin

A Mind in the Past
3 x 5 in
acrylic and watercolor on paper

Tethered Stroll
8 x 10 in
pen, acrylic, and watercolor on paper

Tiger Print Bodysuit and Leg Bouquets
8 x 10 in
pen, acrylic, and watercolor on paper

Dress Undress
8 x 10 in
pencil and acrylic with graphic background

Entrenched
8 x 10 in
pencil and watercolor on paper

Gaze Upon Me
8 x 10 in
pencil on paper with graphic background

A Floral Coat on Fresh Skin
8 x 10 in
pencil and acrylic on paper

Yearning to Leave the Ground
9 x 12 in
Oil on Paper

Prisms of Perception
3 x 3 ft
Acrylic on Muslin

In this painting, I interlaced two points of view. The viewer gazes at the scene of a young woman reading a magazine. Her pages are reflected behind her. It is an enigmatic scene for there is no face to see, only bodies. There is a cheeky touch in this piece where the advertisement of a woman’s face aligns with that of the reading subject.

This painting is the product of an assignment at the Rhode Island School of Design for the class, “From An Idea to Meaning.”

Roots of Me
11 x 17in
pencil on paper with a graphic background

Apple Tree of Connectivity
11 x 17 in
watercolor and pencil on paper

I accept I will not make any sense and for that I know I am part of the earth.

Susana San Juan
24 x 18 in.
watercolor and pencil on paper

Inspired by the character Susana San Juan from the novel Pedro Páramo. Retreating to the mind.

Mexican Motherhood
11 x 17 in
acrylic on canvas

The View in The Distance Above The Rooftop of the House Across the Street
4 x 5in
acrylic on wood

A Blooming Back
11 x 14 in
pencil on paper with graphic background

Backbend
8 x 10 in
pencil and paint on paper

inspired by Cami Arboles

Behold
11 x 14 in
pencil on paper, digitally colored and edited

Two Lovers
8 x 10 in
pencil on paper with graphic background

A Room for Two
8 x 10 in
pencil and watercolor on paper

Womb
8 x 10 in
pen and watercolor with graphic background

Nancy: Still Life
18 x 24 in
acrylic on paper

Clermont Twins and COVID
1.5 x 3 ft
acrylic on musselin

Bunny Sees All
8 x 10 in
acrylic on paper

Rebirth
8 x 10 in
colored pencil on paper

Desert Landscape
8 x 10 in
watercolor and acrylic on paper

Trio
8 x 10 in
pencil on paper, digital color with a graphic background

Petroleum City
18 x 24 in
acrylic on musselin

Please Don’t Pick the Flowers
18 x 24 in
acrylic on paper with graphic background

Mary Janes
18 x 24 in
acrylic and pencil on paper with graphic background

Cheers
11 x 14 in
pencil on paper with graphic background

Figure Studies with Live Model
11 x 14 in
charcoal on paper