#1773 Untitled Surrealist Oil Painting by Linda Infante Lyons

A whimsical yet meditative early work by Alutiiq artist Linda Infante Lyons, this 2002 painting blends surreal symbolism with her hallmark reverence for the natural world. A radiant flower blooms from a sprouting seed, its petals glowing against a serene turquoise sky and golden ground. Both playful and spiritual, the image captures the interconnectedness of all living things—a theme central to Lyons’ later acclaimed icon-inspired paintings and landscapes.
Painted during her years in Chile, this piece reveals the artist’s evolving synthesis of Indigenous worldview and Western art training. The vivid color palette and simplified forms suggest both dreamscape and sacred icon, inviting contemplation of transformation and rebirth.