painting with my students

This collaboration was created with my students, my youth. For instance, one student painted the sunset, another the angels, another the hair, another the field, another the farm laborors, another painted the shirt, and I painted the face. The painting has been exhibited in several places including ASU downtown, Glendale Civic Center, APS Corporate Office.
Acrylic on canvas, 3x4 feet.

"César Estrada Chávez (March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). A Mexican American, Chávez became the best known Latino civil rights activist."

Honor to Our Lady

"Return to my Son", 2011, Acrylic on wood, 24 x 40 inches (SOLD)

"First called Cuauhtlatohuac (“The eagle who speaks”), Juan Diego’s name is forever linked with Our Lady of Guadalupe because it was to him that she first appeared at Tepeyac hill on December 9, 1531. The most famous part of his story is told in connection with the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12). After the roses gathered in his tilma were transformed into the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In time he lived near the shrine constructed at Tepeyac, revered as a holy, unselfish and compassionate catechist who taught by word and especially by example."

Join us as we give honor to Our Lady of Guadalupe.  The following artists will

be sharing beautiful art of images of Our Lady of Guadalupe:

     Jose A. Benevides                                    Quetzal Guerrero

     Diana Calderon                                         Martin Moreno  

     Reggie Casillas                                        M. Gabriela Munoz

     Monica Gisel Crespo                               Arnold Puentes

     Lilian Chavez                                           Carlos Rivas

     Ruben Galicia                                          Mary Ann Rodriquez-Veatch

     Gennaro Garcia                                       Jos Ezequiel J. Rodriguez

     Norma Garcia-Torres                              Alexandra Stimson

     Jon Garza                                                Rosie Villegas-Smith

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