2014 - 2015
The Transition Years
My journey from Honduras to the US: my first snow, my first American art exhibit, my first experience at an art museum, and several other firsts
"Scarlet" was one the last pieces I made before leaving my hometown in Honduras. At the time I was using a lot of hard lines and cubist inspirations to capture the colorful life around me. It is one of my most priced possessions I was able to bring with me, also featured at University of Memphis "What I Kept" exhibit in Spring 2015
"the Garden" - (May - June 2014) Mixed mediums on canvas 24 x 30 in One of the most pieces in my art journey, this was the first painting I created after moving to the US from Honduras. Inspired by my new surroundings, I wanted to capture the flowers and the bright Memphis summer. At the time I was excited with the idea of a new beginning and opportunity to reinvent myself. Finally become the woman I knew I could be.
Garden No. 2
Untitled 1/6 - the trapped - was the first of a series of six pieces meant to capture my personal struggle with depression and feelings of inadequacy during my first months in the US
Untitled 3/6 - The awakening
Untitled 2/6 - igniting the fire
Untitled 4/6 - the Goddess
Untitled 5/6 - the hope
Untitled 6/6 - the new seed
December 2014 - My first winter. It was the first time I experienced the winter cold and saw snow in person. The monochromatic use of blue captures the internal sadness I endured at the time.
I spent the brief period of Fall/Winter 2014 studying Mark Rothko not having seen his work in person yet, I went through hundreds of images with hopes of understanding the feelings triggered
During this period, I used a substantial amount of blues at a loss of ways to release the sadness in me
Sunflower (Summer 2015) was one of several pieces featured on my last art exhibit at Crosstown Arts Gallery in Memphis. I wanted to focus on texture more than color with the introduction of glass beads and extra glossy mediums.
Last Winter (November - December 2015) marked the end of an era. This was the last canvas I painted in 2015 and would become the last of me before I picked the brush back up on Summer 2019. Creatively speaking I was depleted at the time, overwhelmed by seasonal depression and my new day job. I felt as if I didn't have anything else to offer with my art.
From San Pedro Sula with love. During my last few months before moving to the US, I spent a lot of time capturing the bright boldness of my hometown.