I was given the challenge to give a talk at my exhibition. I was nervous and I knew I had to do it. After the first try, now I feel its important to talk more and not only produce work. To talk one on one and talk in all ways. I do not only feel good right now I feel I know more.
Thank you all for coming. It was absolutely amazing. I gave this day the highest value...Mejor que con Dios.
I hope to post more soon. I am here with my painting "Mejor que con Dios" and wearing a dress my mom made. I will absolutely try to get a microphone for my laptop and post recordings if I can in this blog.
Here is the front view of my exhibition at the UTPA Library. I am looking forward to Thursday for my reception. It will be from 5pm-8pm. The sign was made today and I did see many stop by and get curious about the title. 
I was notified today that my three paintings shown above just won first place in:
The chalan is almost done. I need to finish only ....the chalan and some parts of "La colorada." While I was painting the truck, I was realizing how important they are in our border culture. Trucks signify so much =)
October finally came and my exhibition is up already at the UTPA Library Art Annex Gallery. Here is the postcard I made. This is a close up of my artwork "Mejor que con Dios".
This is my self-portrait called "Mi necesidad de seguir." I was inspired to created this painting after seeing Gustav Klimt paintings and Kathe Kollwitz's prints. Oh and also, Federico Garcia Lorca's poems.
HESTEC was this past saturday! I was glad to see people taking time to stop by and look at my exhibition. If I am not mistaken, this was a group of middle school kids and they were amazed at seeing the cemeteries. I truly appreciated their presence =).
so here it is now one of my finished pieces ready to go up Oct. 1st at the University of Texas-Pan American. I am so excited to do once more a solo exhibition. I learn so much from Dia de los Muertos...I do not think I will ever get tired of it. It always makes me try new media and be daring. Will be posting more once the exhibit goes up =)
Many think Reynosa is not Mexico. More so, they think Reynosa could not have the possibility to inspire art. Yes, I was born in Reynosa and maybe this might make me see more than there is. But, I am attracted to chaos and irregularities of all sorts found in space. Here is my painting of the plaza de Reynosa capturing the calm chaos that the colors generate. Did I say already I love paradoxes?
This is the painting that started everything. My passion for Dia de los Muertos and also my appreciation for the customs of the poor. It has become a need to paint this cemetery. I feel stable when I do so.
In a few days, I will be starting my second Chalan. I believe this Chalan to be important, magical and a transportation that takes you back and forth to the present and the past and to Mexico and the United States. The first time I went to do research a man there told me to photograph the Chalan when it came back from Mexico. He said it was the moment when the Chalan looked the most beautiful. It is about expecting and it is about the slow smooth movement it makes when it crosses the water. It is about wanting someone to come and take you back to the place where you left a part of yourself.
This is my chacha painting. Its pretty big: 3ft x 4ft. I keep seeing too many colors at once so I have found myself often stopping to get a hold of myself. For sure, I can see some colors did not come out in the picture. I have been putting glaces and also painting thick. For sure, this painting inspired me to do a salmon painting =)
