Maura endeavors to bring the dignity and honor of the southwestern Native Americans into her art. Often, today's southwestern art is highly commercialized and, in ways, demeans the tragic road to modernity that this people were forced to trod. She strives to evoke the nobility of their spirit in a genre reminiscent of past Italian masters.

Maura works her magic with bronze in the solitude of her studio in fertile western Colorado where the desert meets the Rocky Mountains. The results have been magnificent as evidenced by the completion of her Trilogy of Life. The final These splendid bronzes are intense works portraying a depth of human emotion not often found in southwestern art today. The Artist's attention to detail draws an observer into the heart of the work and elicits emotional responses on multiple levels.

Maura's newest piece is Our Lady of Peace, this work showcases her attention to detail and brings out her understanding of artistic form. Maura is proud to be associated with the Art Divas Gallery (www.artdivasgallery.com) in Taos, NM. If you are in Taos please stop the Gallery located at 208 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte to view her work.