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My artwork is inspired by personal experiences. These experiences are of my family in a rural part of central Texas. |
My
artwork is inspired by personal experiences. These experiences are of
my family in a rural part of central Texas. They celebrate everyday
events that through the use of heightened perspective and richness of
color are transformed into artwork. When developing the works, I start
with a salient moment in my personal history. These memories are
developed initially with only paper and pencil. As more resources
become available, their influence is seen in the finished works.
Recently, I have been able to cull images from a greater number of
sources via the Internet and books. The works in this exhibit
continues the exploration that began at least twenty years ago. As a
member of a first generation American, I have attempted to identify my
values through my family’s experiences. Perhaps it started as a way to
feel complete in a society that can seem distant if not unattainable.
There is scarcely a way to not feel like an outsider. Even though I
speak and read the language fluently, am able to survive in the
predominant Anglo culture, these works serve to support my sense of
self and a part of an experience in America. I aspire to have these
works affect the viewer by supplying images that are palpable in an era
when most artwork is vague and serve primarily as decorative objects.
