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@matraggi

Artist. House of Cards S3. Art/Politics. Pro-Democracy/Human Rights Micheletragakiss.com

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Traggi@matraggi· 4d

Small (12 x 14) acrylic on arches paper. Loosely based on a mask that my mother brought back from China for me.

Traggi@matraggi· 16d

Here's an acrylic and Ink on Ram Board that I painted for a solo exhibit in Salisbury, CT. 2025. Aprox 37"x37" It's a weird one...

Abstract acrylic and ink painting on Ram Board. Grey, white, dark greens and taped off areas. 37" x 37"

Traggi@matraggi· Jun 30

In studio today. Really sad about most but not all of the SCOTUS rulings this month. Even the “so called good ones”. Back doors to undoing Birth Right Citizenship via Congress and the Trans ban. And unlimited money…and… and…

On a painters table raw cut cardboard packing material

Cardboard packing material dipped into paint resting on painting

Painting in progress with scraps atop and one says support, LOVE our Trans friends

Traggi@matraggi· Jun 28

Pride parade day. I live in a town founded in the 1700’s and where George Washington stayed many times in his travels..I was here today to support my community and friends and to keep pushing this good but flawed country to be better and more perfect.

A pride flag and American flag …Pride parade day. I live in a town founded in the 1700’s and where George Washington stayed many times in his travels..I was here today to support my community and friends and to keep pushing this good but flawed country to be better and more perfect.

A line of pride supporters in colorful clothing..Pride parade day. I live in a town founded in the 1700’s and where George Washington stayed many times in his travels..I was here today to support my community and friends and to keep pushing this good but flawed country to be better and more perfect.

Pug dog with a pride bandana…Pride parade day. I live in a town founded in the 1700’s and where George Washington stayed many times in his travels..I was here today to support my community and friends and to keep pushing this good but flawed country to be better and more perfect. I

Brown dog with a pride rainbow suit…Pride parade day. I live in a town founded in the 1700’s and where George Washington stayed many times in his travels..I was here today to support my community and friends and to keep pushing this good but flawed country to be better and more perfect.

Traggi@matraggi· Jun 22

Missing my dad as I always do on Father’s Day. He died young of pancreatic cancer in 1994, two days before Father’s day.

1970’s era phot of a dad with new born baby

1970’s era photo of an amazingly good looking dad with his two young daughters in southern California

Same dad a few years later as we toured the entire United States. This is Colorado sitting on a grassy hill. Two girls and one boy appearing to be eating a raw fish - my brother

My dad and mom at my wedding. White b go win tiara and dad in tux with mom to the left

Traggi@matraggi· Jun 21

Portrait of my niece that I did about ten years ago. She’s in college now. Time flys.

Painting of a young girl on dark background with gold border frame. She’s in college now.

Traggi@matraggi· Jun 16

My new puppy. Now we have two dogs. Both rescues and they love each other!

Traggi@matraggi· May 31

My aunt Mary’s 100th birthday. Still in her own home and walking up and down stairs. Her secret? Decades of yoga exercise and of course becoming a regional slot car racer whilst in her 90th decade. Love you Aunt Mary Macher Darmen.

Three people around a yellow cake. My aunts 100th birthday. She’s wearing a pink shirt and looks twenty years younger her than 100

Traggi@matraggi· May 24

Work on used construction site Ram board. I left the prepped board out in the rain and snow for a few weeks before continuing. Not quite finished- it will let me know.

Gestu is ral painting with dark red and brown background white, yellow and pink movement with some geometric shapes. Work on used construction site Ram board. I left the prepped board out in the rain and snow for a few weeks before continuing. Not quite finished- it will let me know.

Traggi@matraggi· May 24

My dogs just hanging out in the rain and wet grass. I’m new to this 2 dog thing.

Two brown dogs in a backyard lots of green grass, trees and it’s raining.

Traggi@matraggi· May 19

My run this morning.

Green yard with brown picket fence in foreground. Green trees in the background.

Very verdant yard with trees. Green picture frame.

Traggi@matraggi· May 17

Soufflee and Apple Jack, another rescue.They love each other after only two weeks. But yeah, work. Work...

two brown dogs eating bark mulch in a garden. left one is a puppy with with feet and black striations on her back. dog on right is a PR rescue, black mouth Curr. Although they are facing away from each other they sleep cuddled.

Traggi@matraggi· May 11

Husband and handler photographing some of my larger works and a book on color theory that my sons got me. #lucky

Guy in lower right corner photographing a large canvas in the background. Blues and yellows.

Color theory book on a table. Written in an Asian language

Colors from the color theory book this showing green, browns and blue combo

Traggi@matraggi· May 2

Some days are beautiful and it’s ok to acknowledge and receive that beauty esp in this time of darkness. #grateful

Green grass bordered by spring budding trees

Blue sky punctuated by cumulonimbus clouds

Spring yard with views, blue sky and some clouds

Traggi@matraggi· Apr 29

Small detail of a work in progress. So far it's acrylic, ink on re-claimed Ram board.

Painting on Ram board, red square over yellow/white organic shape and under layers of grey, black, blue, red, orange and blue

Traggi@matraggi· Apr 29

The ill fitting suit on the left - JD - that you? is just so much ugly that I can't even hear King Charles. Damn it.

King Charles addressing congress, JD Vance blazer looks like it's going to pop a button. Black suit, red tie.

Traggi@matraggi· Mar 29

So sad about the world and at the same time I am trying to be ok with being happy here and there. Flowers from my husband of three decades and Spring certainly help. How to hold both the evil and the beauty is what I’m struggling with these years.

Struggling with the beauty and the evils in our world. Fresh red/pink tulips signify sprig and maybe hope. Tulips on a counter background windows letting in spring’s light

Traggi@matraggi· Mar 7

Still winter ‘round these parts. Someone make it end.

Still winter. Back yard with tons of melting snow a table and chairs to left and brick bench and fire pit to right all covered in snow and heavy fog

Traggi@matraggi· Feb 26

Black ice (the unarmed kind) so no run this morning

Dirt road covered in snow and ice framed by tall trees to the left and right

Very icy dirt road with morning sun top left and trees to left and right

Traggi@matraggi· Feb 15

I'm nominating "flowers" as the symbol of this new resistance. My latest piece "Purple Rain" has both flowers and resistance:

abstract painting base color is teal blue, with white, beige, and purple at the top. 4 yellow flowers imprinted on lower center right and the word "resit" etched in the top mid-right.

Traggi@matraggi· Feb 5

Very serene...Here's a cell pic I took this morning of ice covered trees on my running path.

Snow covered dirt road with morning sun breaking thru bare, ice covered trees. Snow banks to the right and left.

Traggi@matraggi· Feb 5

Morning run in 7 degrees -- cold but beautiful!

Traggi@matraggi· Feb 1

Purple Rain — acrylic on reclaimed Ramboard. Aprox 34 x 26” (note upper mid-right corner…stay angry and show up wherever and however you can)

Abstract painting scrapes of blue, white and purple with purple drips on four yellow flowers in the lower left corner. Etched into the purple at the top mid-canvas is the word “Resist”

Traggi@matraggi· Jan 28

Things are falling apart so I painted something

Three painted yellow flowers green stems gestural style on muted background

Traggi@matraggi· Jan 28

Um...this NYT piece on the violence in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u... (sorry can't find the gift article..) My eye caught something from the get go...

picture of ICE violence...I zoomed in on a close up of what appears to be an *agents pants torn at the crotch, exposing what looks like, i don't even know how to describe it, a brown horizontal stick thing? trying to be polite here

Traggi@matraggi· Jan 28

Is that my husband in your driveway?

Traggi@matraggi· Jan 25

I did this oil/canvas painting in 2017. "Containment Contagion" Whilst painting this in 2017, i thought, if these people get another shot at power its gonna be fascism. And here we are. Painting in a private collection.

Traggi@matraggi· Jan 19

I'm a painter. My step sister, Galen Cheney is as well and she did this piece early in her career. In 2024 we moved from a huge house to a smaller house. We had this piece hanging on the wall in the foyer going upstairs near the chandelier but now it rests in the entry way of our new house. For now.

Giant abstract painting of a women on a beach in a red bikini. Her butt is portrayed as really large in the foreground with elephants on top. Duckies, and sand and ocean line can be seen. A trans rights rainbow on left top corner

Traggi@matraggi· Jan 17

Nuremberg. Real footage from 1930's. Nazi lady you might meet at your local grocery store. We are here.

crowd of people giving the nazi salute. focus on the lady in the foreground who looks like somebody you might meet at the grocery store. black, blurry image from the 1930's

Traggi@matraggi· Jan 3

INSANITY