But I could have just ordered them from a superstore and have them ship to Puerto Rico, right? No, it does not work like that. Freight orders are more expensive there and a truck of that size could not drop them at any of my relative’s homes. So I knew I would have to order them from an art …

I am so excited to announce that Sanchez Contemporary will be the gallery showing the Puerto Rican Portrait series in July 2019. They just confirmed it today, and now I can tell everyone who backs this project where the show will be. They are located in 1951 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. For those of you interested, here’s an East Bay Express …

Every time I visited Puerto Rico, the idea would come up again in my head, to do a portrait show based on the people I would meet during a long visit. “If only I could stay long enough,” I would think out loud, then convince myself it was a crazy idea. I never doubted I could paint that fast, …