La Vendedora De Alcatraces
Acrylic on Canvas
36x36x1.5”
2023
$2,400
I grew up with El Vendedor de Alcatraces by Diego Rivera in the hallway of my childhood home. I passed it every single day, multiple times a day back and forth from my bedroom to the rest of the house. It engrained itself into my memory. I can see it against the yellow painted walls.
Having always been an artist I found myself constantly looking deeper at it. I loved the space the Cala lilies took up & the contrast of all the flowers on a flat black background. And the Cala lilies itself, the way a hole is formed for the yellow bit to stick out of. As I grow and change I think about this painting often and the way it informed me as an artist. Now I feel as if I have a clear voice, one that has had a lifetime of influence from my surroundings. This is El Vendedor de Alcatraces through my lens.
Rosas y Terraza
Acrylic on Canvas
30x40x1.5”
2023
$2,200
I grew up with Rosas y Terraza by Trinidad Osorio in the living room of my childhood home. My father loved this piece so much he got a hand painted recreation of the original not once, but twice. The other is hung in our family’s restaurant. The painting in the living room would look at me every single day. Anytime I was in that room I couldn’t help but stare at it against the coral pink wall. It took up so much space and was so colorful. Every time I looked it felt as if I found something new. I loved all the detail and colors. I loved the girls depicted. It was so fun and inviting. I felt like I understood his affinity for nature as well. It brings back such wonderful memories for me. Of all the times friends and family have sat together in that living room. All the conversations had, with this painting in the background.
This piece was probably one of my biggest inspirations as an artist. Now I feel as if I have a clear voice, one that has had a lifetime of influence from my surroundings. This is Rosas y Terraza through my lens.
The Betrayal
Acrylic on Canvas
24x30x1.5” (2)
2023
$1,800
I felt betrayed by a lover. I found out they were in love with someone else. Someone I knew. And they were together behind my back. It really hurt me, more than I had ever anticipated. It touched a wound way deep down inside of me that I had tucked away and ignored.
I felt like a little girl again. Weak and rejected. Not good enough. Small. It felt horrible and it lasted a long time. More than I like to admit. But I realized these feelings didn’t really have anything to do with the people involved, and had everything to do with myself.
I had to turn inward and understand the way I see myself, the patterns I follow, the way I choose people who don’t love me. This whole time I really had been betraying myself. By not choosing me.
I remembered who I am and why I am special. I promised to never change myself or to make myself smaller for someone else ever again. I opened my arms to embrace me first, always.
A Place to Be
Acrylic On Canvas
24” H x 36” L x 1.5” W
2021
$1,100
Imagine a place where everything is peaceful, colorful, natural, pleasant. There are no worries. There is no pressure. There are no expectations. Everything exists as it is, with no right or wrong. It is a place to just be.
16 Hitching Post Drive
Acrylic Paint
12” H x 12” L x 1.5” W
2022
$450
My childhood home is a burnt orange with green shutters. In the kitchen, my favorite windowsill is filled with small terracotta pots from Mexico. Each with intricate green and cream colored designs. I remember using mugs and other kitchenware with the same colors and similar patterns. It filled my home, and I reminisce on the beauty as well as the inspiration it will always give me.
Unnatural Balance
Acrylic Paint
24” H x 20” L x 1.5” W
2022
$625
Life is all about balance. Everything can come back to that. But there is an ebb and flow to balance that is unpredictable. Different forces swell and contract, but in the end they work together to create harmony. Even when things may seem to lose their equilibrium balance will prevail.
Onward
Acrylic Paint
18” H x 18” L x 1.5” W
2023
$475
It feels natural to move forward. No matter what direction you’re moving in, all you can ever do for sure is keep going. Keep moving.
Untitled (green)
Acrylic on Canvas
18” H x 18” L x 1.5” W
2023
$800
Movement Among Me
2024
Untitled (red)
2024