Waiting waiting waiting, no more. Here my new sketch over my canvas. I did this two weeks ago while I was swimming in the mess of my room, but now it's time to get back to the art track.
The S.A.D got me like every year, I wanted to spend most of the time just on the couch taking naps waiting for the days to go faster, but there is a point where feeling pulled down is enough. Yes I have picked up all my mess and restarted from the rest-art.
Meaningful symbols in art are always part of the story. This painting is full of them like all my paintings.
Here the eye. What do I see? What did I see? What do you see?
Your eye, my eye, our. 👁️ 🎨
This painting incorporates elements I observed in Arkansas during the month of February—hence, the central figure is an eye. But what do all the other shapes and colors mean? 🤷🏻♀️
The eye is inspired by tribal art 👁️ ; at that time, I had just started watching *Survivor: Africa*. 🦅 The bird in the upper-left corner represents various black birds I frequently saw whenever I looked out the window—particularly upon waking up. There were hawks and crows, also the airport in Little Rock has an amazing floor with birds🌹 The rose situated near the corner of the eye symbolizes the red roses my love gave me on Valentine's Day, while the branches on the right side are those visible from the window of my new studio. In the bottom-right corner sits a small bird 🐦—a mockingbird—which is the official state bird of Arkansas; what better way to enrich this composition of my “inner world” than by making it a part of the piece? The colors are quite intense—perhaps reflecting the fact that I have become more intense in my decision-making—yet the white wings serve as a counterpoint, representing softness, peace, and balance.
You can see the video about all the process and meaning here in my Youtube channel.
During March I made a short visit to El paso Texas and here I share a few details from some paintings I saw in the Art Museum of El Paso
Happy Sunday 2026!...is this my first post of 2026?
Anyways...
2026 it feels for me like the official beginning of the start, like if I were in a race and I have just started to get up to run, that would be in a rough sketch, but in the spiritual, from the side of my soul that I know the best, I know this is just part of the next step, the one that follows to my quotation of each year "I am doing a ph degree and honors cause this year" Yes, every past year that was my saying for the struggle, but now it feels like the year of the reward, even when I know another lesson is waiting for me and I am ready to learn with love and patience...and many elements more just like I did past years.
My reward this year is LOVE, isn't that beautiful? one of the most desirable dreams ever a human can wish for. Funny thing is to think how precisely this was the starting point and where everything ends and the same time, just how has to be.
It was as if my master's degree had been awarded.
That's why my painting ENLIGHTENMENT OF THE HEART was born.
So the first thing we see is this figure resting with closed eyes, immersed in a field of sunflowers that merge with her hair and body, blurring the line between human and nature. Golden petals and textured brushstrokes surround her like rays of light, symbolizing joy, love, and spiritual awakening. The face rising the sun, receiving warmth, surrendering to illumination, embodying a heart fully open.
Enlightenment of the Heart was born from the feeling that true happiness brings into my life
—a sudden inner light, like warm rays of sunlight touching the heart. It feels like a hug that holds me tightly with care, and at the same time allows me to expand, to open, and to grow.
This piece is a self-portrait, my first of 2026, inspired by a selfie I took earlier this year.
From there, I began to intuitively explore the background through layered double exposures, weaving in sunflowers until the composition revealed itself. The painting reflects the joy that nature awakens in us, the ecstasy of an open heart in love, and the quiet warmth of being illuminated from within.
The process unfolded through synchronicity. I created this painting in Arkansas, where the person who inspired it lives, and in what will become my future studio. In that sense, the work also speaks of new beginnings—a heart opening once again to level and receiving love.
Near the completion of the piece, an unexpected snowstorm arrived. Moments like this remind me how often my paintings speak back to me, revealing connections I didn't plan but somehow always feel.
Everything is connected.
The sunflowers hold a deeply personal meaning-they were the first flowers I received from the man I love, given at Thanksgiving on a snowy day. They now symbolize for me the warmth in the middle of winter, light in cold moments. No matter the season, he is my sunshine and he makes me feel like a flower enjoying his warmth.
In other note, I'm moving to another studio in Arkansas, and this is where I made my painting, it could not have been more perfect for the subject and to start 2026. I can't wait to see all the amazing things 2026 has prepared and also my new art from a new womb where all will gestate in love.
Another thing that I want to share because I love pottery, is the hand painted plate I did for my love, I wanted a black and white design kind of tribal, so here how it turned out.
Today I want to share that I have finally finished my painting "Running with the wolves"
In 2024, I became completely captivated by Aurora's song Running with the Wolves. It haunted me day and night—it played in my mind when I walked, when I painted, even when I woke up in the stillness of the night. At times, the obsession was almost maddening, but as an artist, madness can be a blessing when we know how to address it, so I had to paint and looking back, I understand why, let me show you…
There was something in the voice, the rhythm, the lyrics of the song that spoke directly to a part of me. It arrived in my life during a moment that fitted perfectly, I was living a struggle and trying to understand it.
Then I saw a picture of a women with a wolf in the desert and I loved her pose, so I did my own design adding the wolves and all the elements that I saw on my imagination.
Like my painting, the song is about embracing the unknown, awakening to who we are at our core, even when the world around us feels like it's collapsing. But we need to listen to the call to trust our instincts, to risk everything.
That's how I feel about the song, and that's how I feel about my painting.
I’ve always felt a connection with wolves—not as symbols of the pack, but as sacred guides who appear in solitude. They remind me that being alone doesn't mean being lost. It means listening closely, they came to remind me of the wonders of solitude. There are two wolves in the painting because the song speaks in the plural. But in truth, I've always been the lone wolf. This artwork marks the metamorphosis of that spirit—my feminine essence merging with theirs. The woman in the painting isn't just running with them. She is one of them now, just like me.
She is at the center, looking serene feeling the sun on her face with her eyes closed and a single tear on her cheek faces left, I added the tears at the end as I thought this could be my own reflection, about how the tears have been transmuted by the loneliness and how that pain also brings wisdom, so the tears go straight to the wolves, and they as experts of loneliness know exactly how to use them to grow the flowers.
The wolves are symbols of intuition, guardianship, resilience and wild energy. Their fur blends into the surrounding flora, painted with expressive, flowing brushstrokes.
Now, Behind her, the blazing sun isn't just a backdrop. It’s an aura—fierce, incandescent. It mirrors the desert sun of my homeland in Ciudad Juarez, where beauty and harshness coexist. The roses beside her, melting and ephemeral, echo that contradiction.
We don't have roses like these in the desert, but we do have what we call desert roses—they are stones born from sand and time, shaped by the wind into crystalline petals. I painted both kinds into this piece: the ones that bloom and perish, and the ones that endure.
You might wonder—why the mountains? The mountains hold special meaning for me. They represent Pikes Peak in Colorado, the first place I had to call home after leaving my country, my job, my family, and my friends. The mountains are red to reflect the meaning of the word Colorado, which refers to the color red and I have included a small moon that makes company to the wolves.
Running with the wolves isn't about rebellion in the literal sense. It's about embodying the spirit of the wolf—embracing our independence, our resilience, and the power of solitude when we are no longer part of the pack.
The branches sprouting from her head may seem unusual, but they're intentional as a last minute idea when I was painting her head. They represent the return to inner stillness, the sacred pause of spiritual drought. Even in arid seasons, we are not swept away. We carry the sun inside us—our solar plexus, our inner flame or Christ, where we don't need water to flourish because our inner light, our sun here in the plexus is our own spring. And from that light, we bloom and shine.
Traditionally, roots would be represented growing from the feet, keeping us grounded like the trees, our connection to this earth, but mine are in my head like a common ideaThey're not tied to any land, because I don't feel rooted anywhere, not physically. My home is in my heart and my imagination and my spirit has wings to fly free.
This 36 by 48” acrylic painting is a vibrant, powerful composition blending portraits, symbolism, and nature in a surreal, emotionally scene. This piece is available HERE
Last week I sold a print of Ariel for the first time. This is an image of a painting I did in oil that I sold in 2016 and now I have prints available.
Ariel the Sylph, character from The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. 🧚♂️ 💫 ✍🏻
🎨 This image belongs to my original work with oils on oil paper. This mythological character from a world of Fairies belongs to the play The Tempest by Shakespeare, I have portrayed the actor Colin Morgan who was the actor who gave life to this character in a play in London.
Ariel is a wind spirit with peacock wings and an ethereal look fading away between the clouds surrounded by doves.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER:
Sylph (also called sylphid) is a mythological air spirit. The term originates in the 16th-century works of Paracelsus, who describes sylphs as (invisible beings) of the air, his elementals of air.
Ariel is a spirit who appears in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Ariel is bound to serve the magician Prospero, who rescued him from the tree in which he was imprinted by Sycorax, the witch who previously inhabited the island. Prospero greets disobedience with a reminder that he saved Ariel from Sycorax's spell, and with promises to grant Ariel his freedom. Ariel is Prospero's eyes and ears throughout the play, using his magical abilities to cause the tempest in Act One which gives the play its name, and to foil other characters' plots to bring down his master.
Ariel's name means Lion of God. Ariel may also be a simple play on the word "aerial".
After months of work finally I had some distraction, this time I went to Chicago, here some favorite images from my gallery.
I saw the mural Eye Candy over the "Mag Mile" by the artist Jeff Zimmermann and looks so colorful and just like those candy rings.
I did the boat tour and totally worth it, taking an architectural boat tour along the Chicago River is one of the most immersive ways to appreciate the city's iconic skyline. As you glide past the water, you'll encounter architectural marvels that tell Chicago's vivid story of innovation.
Guided commentary brings to life the history, design, and personalities behind over 40–50 key buildings and bridges lining the river. Seeing Chicago’s skyline from the river offers an ever-shifting perspective highlighting reflection, facade details, and how the structures relate to one another on the riverfront.
Looks beautiful how the blue-green glass of many riverside skyscrapers seems to mirror the water below—creating a harmonious visual dialogue between the city and the river.
Tours often weave in Chicago's rise after the Great Fire of 1871, the birth of the modern skyscraper, and the city's evolution in architectural styles—from Art Deco to modernist and postmodern designs.
Chicago's skyline just gained a bold new symbol for the planet. In celebration of World Environment Day 2025, a 245-foot mural titled “Stand Tall” it pictures a girl with a deer surrounded with swirl shapes created by acclaimed Dutch artist Mr. Super A.
Here’s a gorgeous image of the “Wings of Mexico” sculpture, a stunning bronze installation by Mexican artist Jorge Marín that graced Chicago’s downtown in 2022.
The bronze wings that invite passersby to stand between them and become part of the artwork, a powerful symbol of freedom, hope, and the immigrant experience.
TO WATCH: Here you will find all about my painting and behind the scenes.
