Last week some paintings of my latest series were presented at CABE 2016 in the Hilton Union Square San Francisco in conjunction with award winning film "Llevate mis Amores" .
In August 2015 I had the wonderful opportunity of spending some time with Las Patronas, a group of exceptional women in a small town in Veracruz, Mexico. These women feed migrants as they travel on the roof of freight trains heading north to the US in search of a better life.
My latest series is dedicated to Las Patronas and the migrants who embark on this perilous journey. Here are some pictures of very special times I spent there. I feel blessed that I will be visiting them again in a couple of weeks.
Last year I had the wonderful opportunity to visit "Las Patronas", a group of amazing women in a small village of Veracurz, Mexico, who carry out one of the most loving acts of kindness: feed poor migrants travelling atop of a freight train in search of a better lif. I'm creating a new series to honor these wonderful women and the migrants who embark on a a very risky journey as they head north to the US to find work and better opportunities away from home.
Featured in the Symphony Parnassus January concert program.
My piece “El Violinista” (oil on canvas, 23"x27") has been selected as the image for the Symphony Parnassus January Concert in San Francisco. Click here for more information about the concert.
A 2015 year in review full of art, adventures, memories & much gratitude for my supporters & art friends. Have a wonderful 2016!
Great interview today @ Hecho en California on KIQI 1010 AM where I talked about ArtSpan Open Studios coming up this weekend in the Mission District, SF. Thank you Isabel Gutierrez and Marcos Gutierrez Productions. !!!!
Thank you so much for visiting my open studio @ Hunters Point this weekend. I met many artists and a lot of new people. Thanks for making the show a huge success! Muchas gracias por haber venido a mi estudio en Hunters Point, San Francisco este fin de semana. Tuve la oportunidad de conocer a varios artistas y a mucha gente. Estuvo genial.
Painting Live Demo @ the de Young Museum, San Francisco on Oct 9, 2015 to celebrate ArtSpan San Francisco Open Studios 40th Anniversary
What a spectacular night it was! I’m so deeply honored to have joined ArtSpan in an awesome live painting event at the de Young Museum last night to celebrate SF Open Studios 40th Anniversary. Thank you SO much and Renee Baldocchi for this wonderful opportunity and thank you everyone that came out to the museum to show their support. This certainly has been one of the highlights of my life and of my career as an artist.
Art exhibit @ Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley, Sep 19, 2015
Bay Area Latino Arts Festival @ the Oracle Arena Sat. Sep 12, 2015
My piece "Old Mission" has been selected as a finalist in ArtSpan's 2015 Guide Cover Competition. It appears as a Divider Page before Weekend 4 in the 2015 SF Guide.
Opening reception at City Art Gallery San Francisco on Friday Sep 4.
City Art Gallery, San Francisco
Opening night at the Payne Mansion Hotel, San Francisco last week. The exhibit will run until Sep 13.
I had a great time visiting the Taller Experimental de la Grafica de La Habana and meeting the artists! (Pictured below: Rafael Paneca, Octavio Irving Hernandez Jimenez, Orlando Montalvan, Alexis Garcia & Julio Peña Peralta)
Me encantó visitar el Taller Experimental de la Gráfica de La Habana y conocer a los maestros!!! Gracias!!!!
I spent over a month traveling in Cuba & Mexico. Here are some photos of some wonderful and inspiring places I visited.
Estuve viajando por Cuba y Mexico por más de un mes. Aquí comparto fotos de algunos lugares que me inspiraron mucho.
Sketching in La Habana | Boceteando en La Habana
Sketching in Centro Habana, across from paladar "La Guarida"
Sketching in Santa Clara | Boceteando en anta Clara
At Carlos and Belkis's lovely house | En casa de Carlos y Belkis.
Sketching in Viñales | Boceteando en Viñales
Breathtaking view from the Viñales Valley in the province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba | Magnífica vista del valle de Viñales.
I had a wonderful time this past week working on the ArtSpan Birdsong Mural Project led by artist Joshua Coffy. Go check it out. It's on the corner of Market & Van Ness, San Francisco.
Painting live at 3rd on Third, BayView Opera House, a creative partnership with the San Francisco Arts Commission and other San Francisco private and non-profit entities featuring visual and performing arts in the Bayview District of San Francisco.
Botes en la Habana, Opening Night, Radio Habana Social Club, Valencia @ 22nd St, San Francisco. Exhibit runs through the end of May.
City Art Gallery May Opening Night
