West Trestle Review / November & December 2023 - West Trestle Review

Women :: Non-binary :: Art :: Fiction :: Poetry

An indistinct human figure is suspended against a dark-blue sky. Below, nothing but dark blue, except for what might be a strange mouth in the lower right corner.

An Immigrant's Guide to Navigating Borders & Bodies of Water / Aileen Cassinetto

The lower half of a face, perhaps female, is visible below swirling shapes that might evoke a weather map.

E.T. / Jessica Cuello

At its center, swirls of a rich pink, surrounded by what might be individual dark hairs, or even long eyelashes.

Saint Malo, Louisiana / ISABEL CRISTINA LEGARDA

As though crumpled in a very complicated way, a mass of primarily cream-colored fabric (or paper?) dominates the scene.

Some Days / Moira Magneson

Stark, skeletal trees, without any leaves, are seen against a strangely-depicted pinkish sky.

Black & Tan / SUZANNE S. RANCOURT

Things you should know about Katherine / Kaecey McCormick

Stylized scene, as though caught by an aerial photograph, of a dark crevice or canyon where orange fluid runs between dark walls.

Pecans split like wings / Amanda Rosas

On a bed covered with a floral coverlet, the faces of two people smile broadly at each other as they rest against a pillow.

Mixed Media / KATHRYN PETRUCCELLI

Translucent against an indistinct rouge/mauve background, dark striations suggest the veins of a giant leaf.

Hearing Double / Maggie Yang

Black background with white writing: Artist, Patty Paine, Gallery.

As though viewed through a round peephole, shadowy trees loom in a meadow.

Self-Portrait as Creation Myth / HEATHER QIN

Seen against a grey background, a pale grey creature, perhaps suggestive of a giant bird.

The Pigeon / Rachel Ramirez

Like what one might see using a blood-dark camera-obscura to study the human eye.

godzilla forgotten / Judy Juanita

Image of a possible wedding couple, smiling slightly as they are photographed, but the photographer's unsteady hand does not capture the couple's eyes.

The Living and the Dead / Susie Meserve

A little ghostly, the silhouette of a female figure depicted using a complicated medium of crumpled fabric or paper.

Köln Notebook / Erica Goss

Posed in front of a low building, six human figures stand between two trees.

Today / Amanda Roth

Perhaps captured while singing, eyes closed, a face is seen behind swirls of a rich reddish color.

Flicker Street / Lois Marie Harrod

November / December 2023

Artist: Patty Paine. See full gallery here.