I did this painting a while back and made it as a gift for my friend Al Mendoza. He was a bull sign and it made sense why he loved it so much, but the painting itself has a beautiful moving texture that radiates energy but at the same time with control. Those are just my thoughts though.
Tulipanes de Vida
Description: Tulips come to life, 1999.
Oil on Canvas 30″X 24″
Retrato
Description: Portrait in the Sun. Family members from their field work take a moment to have their portrait taken by a passing photographer. They drape a tarp to block the suns contrasting silhouette in order to take the photo, Circa 1940s, Mexico.
Oil on canvas 36″X48″
Bailarina Folklórica
Description: Mexican folkloric ballerina. A symmetrical pose of a Mexican Folklorico dancer rehearsing bare footed at a studio in San Francisco California.
Oil on canvas, 48″X36″
PORTFOLIO
Día de La Independencia
Description: Rainy and Sunny Afternoon, 1911 Mexico Independence Day in Hidalgo, Guanajuato.
Oil on canvas 36″X48″
As much anticipated, this painting was my most successful as people stopped by to view it for moments at a time at this past weekend’s October 10th & 11th Exhibition through Nomad Artists – ArtSpan at UCSF Mission Center located at 1855 Folsom Street, San Francisco California.