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BDAC Annual Statewide Competition

4/27/2022

 
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Such good news! ​

​I just received confirmation that 2 of my paintings have been selected to participate in the ANNUAL STATEWIDE COMPETITION at the Bountiful Davis Art Center on May 13th - July 16th, 2022. 

​Opening Reception will be held on Friday, May 13th at 6 PM. A special thank you to Nancy Rivera  & Chauncey Secrist.
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This Is The Place

4/26/2022

 
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Utah is a strange, charming place.

When the pendulum swings too far in one direction, it’s bound to create a vacuum in the equal and opposite direction. For all of its conservatism and strong Mormon presence, Utah possesses a vibrant and extremely well organized counterculture. My new series of paintings explores the interconnectedness of geography & experience in creating a sense of place.


By way of autobiographical and oftentimes confessional artwork, the exhibition centers on my response to my new home environment in Salt Lake City, Utah from a distinctly Latina, American-in-waiting point of view.

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Pleasure Seeking

4/26/2022

 
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Red attracts the most attention and is associated with strong emotions, such as: love, passion, and anger. It's the universal color to signify strength, power, courage, and danger. Red is vibrant, stimulating and exciting with a strong link to sexuality and increased appetites.

It's All About The Yes
acrylic & mixed media on canvas
36 x 60 in.

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Yes YES

4/25/2022

 
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Work In Progress: It's All About The Yes

Secondly, and somewhat related to the work: my beloved kundalini teacher recently challenged me to not wear black for a week. Seeing as my closet is 99% black, this exercise has proved to be excruciatingly challenging. I bought this pink sweater on impulse, and I've been wearing it nearly everyday since.

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Studio Textures

4/22/2022

 
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Iron-rich Utah dirt, salt from the Great Salt Lake, foraged sawdust, plaster, repurposed paint, metallic pigments and local newspaper to create ethereal, textured abstracts.

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Birth Painting

4/22/2022

 
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I've often heard artists refer to their paintings as their "babies". Personally, this notion has always creeped me out a bit. If anything you're not giving birth to your artwork, your artwork is giving birth to you. Trust it. ​
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Hair Play

4/22/2022

 
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Currently, I am working on 6 commission paintings - None of which involve the use of hair. But when I recently got my haircut, I collected some of my own hair to infuse into a self-portrait. Curiosity fuels my creative process. 

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ARTFORUM

4/19/2022

 
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My life ends with peace in my heart. This is not a morbid thought. I do not sit around and fantasize about death. Imminent death inspires me to LIVE and to create art that really inspires me. I am not easy to please. In order to move me, a piece of art must be bold, brave, authentic and it must be true.

​There is so much to gain on the other side of fear.

I'm a huge believer in manifestation. So just for fun, I designed my own cover of Artforum Magazine. 

Wide Awake

4/19/2022

 
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I want to be the kind of artist I revere. In order to make that happen, I know the kind of person I have to be and the kind of artwork I want to create. That means I am going to have to change some things. I hope you'll join me for the ride. I promise it won't be boring.

Wide Awake, 2022
acrylic & mixed media on canvas
​36 x 48 in.
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Post-Coital Tristesse

4/13/2022

 
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Post-Coital Tristesse, also known as post-coital dysphoria, is the feeling of sadness, anxiety, agitation or aggression, after sexual intercourse or masturbation. Its name comes from the New Latin postcoitalis and French tristesse, literally "sadness". 

Post-Coital Tristesse, 2022
acrylic & mixed media on canvas
36 x 60 in.
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