About
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Behind the Canvas
I was born in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico and became interested in art at a very early age. I would spend long hours drawing on whatever kind of paper I came across. Paper napkins and butcher paper from the market were my best finds in the trash bin,
As a self-taught painter, I feel free to break all the rules of traditional teachings and proper techniques. You could say I am sort of a rebel. One of my most favorite themes is Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. My choice of vivid colors and dramatic images reflect my Mexican heritage.
Artists Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Vincent Van Gogh, and Paul Gauguin influence my work. My art is published in “Chicano Art For Our Millennium” 2004 and “Triumph Of Our Communities” 2005 Bilingual Press. Also featured in New Mexico Magazine November 2009 issue.
As an artist, I feel my pieces are never completed. I always see flaws in my art. I choose to display “my work in progress” as is, with all its defects.
My Childhood Memories of Dia de los Muertos
Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos is celebrated in Mexico on November 1. Some of the traditional foods are tamales, bread (pan de muerto), and champurrado (a thick base concoction made with corn, cinnamon and molasses served hot). It is a customary to visit the cemetery and pay respects to our loved ones who have passed away.
I recall my mother and I joining in the celebration when I was a child.
Crowds filled cemeteries. Vendors lined nearby streets selling food, flowers, sugar skulls and other trinkets with skeleton figures. People gathered around gravesites singing folk songs and praying. After our visit, I felt my beloved departed closer to my heart.
I completed an Associate's degree in Graphic Design in 1999.
Enjoying retirement since May 2023.