My influences are rooted in my Spanish/Italian heritage. I love classical imagery and appreciate the esthetic sensitivity and technical skills of the European masters. But I am most excited by the simplicity and honesty of folk art, where artists create wondrous works using makeshift materials. Add to that my esteem and reverence for nature, along with my constant pursuit of the spiritual side of life, and you will find my “style.” I strive to incorporate a classical flavor with a folkloric feel and have invented my own mixed media techniques that allow me the artistic freedom to bring it all together. I am compelled to express the thoughts and feelings from my internal world rather than replicating what I see in the outside world. I teach workshops to help others discover the fun and tranquility that comes from art making.
The past few years have been traumatic for our country and for our community. We survived 4 years of poor governmental leadership, dangerous deregulations, overt racial injustices, horrible disasters caused by climate change, an attack on our nation’s capitol by homegrown terrorists, and countless other stressful events, only to be hit by a global pandemic causing more than 650,000 deaths and counting.
To find peace of mind in these stressful times, I channel my creative energy into making art that honors saints and guardians who have come to my rescue. Each one is a prayer in art form to the universe to help right our course, cause a paradigm shift in the minds and hearts of all humanity and create a tsunami of positive change around the world.