Growing up in Mexico City
trained my aesthetic sense to
the powers of colour and
texture. It was these
elements I concentrated on
when I studied photography at
the University of California
in San Diego. As I made the
transition from photographer
to painter, light became an
integral component of my work.


I use whatever is
immediately at hand in order
to express what I am
processing internally, the
layering of meaning. I have
produced three dimensional
pieces with found objects,
natural and man-made materials
and I have drawn and painted
in a variety of media, styles
and sizes. The current series
of portraits delves into
multiculturalism and
diversity. These portraits
represent the cultures found
in the city in which I live.
The portraits are meant to
represent generic people,
someone we have all known, met
or seen somewhere.

I captured the warm
sensuality of light during my
years living...

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