Biography:

PERSONAL DATA
Birth date/place: November 29, 1959 Havana, Cuba
Citizenship: U.S. (Naturalized July 1985)
EDUCATION
M.S., May 1992 University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Major: Exercise Physiology, emphasis course work in General Physiology/Adult Fitness.

B.A., May 1990 University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Major: Psychology.

Additional course work in art, emphasis Drawing and Printmaking

ARTIST STATEMENT
"Heart, humor and humility lightens up a heavy load." (Joni Mitchell) A sound approach to art, especially printmaking.
I am currently dedicated to making drawings, woodcut and wood engraving prints. In one of the latest series of woodcut prints I try to let the wood, ink, and paper speak their own voice and add their own imprint to the resulting work; many images are inspired by the grain of the wood itself. I strive to show the public the difference between reproductions and original prints, by giving each original print tactile and visual qualities not possible with a reproductive method, but only with the precise printmaking method that created the work. The process must show in every print.
As far as my imagery, I work in series, exploring and squeezing particular imagery until I am satisfied and allow myself to move on. Figurative work interests me as much as the desert and all its fruitful offerings, the two being principal subjects in my current work. The rat series also lives on, representing all I have learned (and would like to forget) about the rat race and all its players. I strive to reward the viewer, to impress the critic, to delight the collector, to always honor the master, and to capture the attention, if only for a moment, of the artist that lies within all.