“You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
Distinct.
Acrylic and gouache on paper. 7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Untamed
“I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.”
Untamed.
Acrylic and gouache on paper. 7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Plucky
“Ultimately, that is the definition of bravery: not being afraid of yourself.”
Plucky.
Acrylic and gouache on paper. 7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Alma
“It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.”
Alma.
Acrylic and gouache on paper. 7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Awe
“Wisdom begins in wonder.”
Awe.
Acrylic and gouache on paper. 7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Lush
“Paradise is where I am.”
Lush.
Acrylic and gouache on paper.
7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Askew
“If you care too much about what others think then you ultimately become what you think they want you to be.”
Askew.
Acrylic and gouache on paper.
7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Uncertainty
“Be helpless, dumbfounded,
Unable to say yes or no.
Then a stretcher will come from grace
To gather us up.
We are too dull-eyed to see that beauty
If we say we can, we’re lying.
If we say No, we don’t see it,
That No will behead us
And shut tight our window onto spirit.
So let us rather not be sure of anything,
Besides ourselves, and only that, so
Miraculous beings come running to help.
Crazed, lying in a zero circle, mute,
We shall be saying finally,
With tremendous eloquence, Lead us.
When we have totally surrendered to that beauty,
We shall be a mighty kindness.”
Uncertainty.
Acrylic and gouache on paper.
7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Marigold
“Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet.”
Marigold.
Acrylic and gouache on paper.
7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Proximity
“I dream of lost vocabularies that might express some of what we no longer can.”
Proximity.
Acrylic and gouache on paper.
7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Oro
“A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.”
Oro.
Acrylic and gouache on paper.
7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Receptacle
“There is no reality except the one contained within us.”
Receptacle.
Acrylic and gouache on paper.
7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Chrysalis
“How strange that the nature of life is change, yet the nature of human beings is to resist change. And how ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us, are the very ones that can break us open and help us blossom into who we were meant to be.”
Chrysalis.
Acrylic and gouache on paper.
7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm).
Window
The scariest part of doing what I most love is putting my name on it.
Window.
Gouache on paper.
7.87” by 10.47” (20 by 26.6 cm)
New Paintings
I’ve returned to paint. As I close my eyes, I see colors and shapes that summon memories from the past. My sister and I exploring our grandfather’s garden to find wild berries, then tumbling down sand dunes for hours, until the landscape filled us with fresh air and wonder.
My fingers brushing through my dog’s fur, as I hid in silence, waiting to be found by friends. A warm sweater offering comfort from the afternoon chill, scratches on my belly as I crawled through the tower of hay bales outside the stable; our parents doing their best to give us a colorful childhood.
Summit.
Acrylic and gouache on paper.
Soon in my online shop.
Framed
Moving into a new home gave me the perfect excuse to finally frame my paintings.
They were beautifully framed at this little frame shop in the heart of Coyoacán, Mexico City.
Brazil
“The moment you start seeing life as non-serious, a playfulness, all the burden on your heart disappears. All the fear of death, of life, of love - everything disappears.”
Brazil (Atlas Series).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.
10.62" by 12.79" (27 cm by 32.5 cm).
United States
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
United States (Atlas Series).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.
10.62" by 12.79" (27 cm by 32.5 cm).
Tribe
“And it turns out that tribes, not money, not factories, that can change our world, that can change politics, that can align large numbers of people. Not because you force them to do something against their will. But because they wanted to connect.”
Tribe (Atlas Series).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.
10.62" by 12.79" (27 cm by 32.5 cm).
Indonesia
“Why can’t I try on different lives, like dresses, to see which fits best and is more becoming?”
Indonesia (Atlas Series).
Acrylic on paper, 2019.
10.62" by 12.79" (27 cm by 32.5 cm).