ARTWORK

My current mixed-media paintings explore the environments of my homelands in southern Colorado and New Mexico, intertwined with supernatural spaces inhabited by transformative beings representing spirits and ancestors who take on various forms, including parts of animals, humans, figurative shapes, and elements of nature. My inspiration derives from my dreams, life experiences, and my Nuevomexicano and Indigenous Genízaro heritage, which has a complex history of colonization, slavery, and integration.

Through my art, I honor and reflect on the diverse connections of my past and express them as an instrument of healing, resilience, and awareness. I focus on creating new narratives that are symbolic and imaginative while still rooted in reality. I aim to show the relationship between nature and humans and how we are all connected in the physical and invisible worlds around and within us. 

My creative process usually starts with experimenting with a concept of the scene or character I want to depict or improvising while remaining open and letting my subconscious direct the painting. As images emerge, I follow them as scenes and characters naturally form. Sometimes, the meanings are revealed to me in the moment or much later. I work with various mediums, including acrylic, aerosol, airbrush, and ink, mostly on paper, wood panels, canvas, and leather.