Papi (unfinished)

As I painted this portrait, I caught glimpses of me

my brows

My abuela, and her fair dark strands

My abuelo, and his grin

The greatest man in my life.

You make me glow like a sunset

Love is blind

You ever feel like you're in paradise,

get soo caught up in a moment

blind though the hypnosis,

only to find a wave?

Purgatory of love

No words.

Just emotions.

Melissa

Friend, esthetician, positivity-enthusiast, NY living, Melissa.

The Rapture

Sensation that crawls on and through,

everlasting like a plague of bricks,

dejavu slips sudden.

El Beso

Feather falls up.

Irresistible scent; tingle my skin, desire you to touch.

May this dance be forever still. 

If I fall, may I fall up.

If I fell, may you be mine.

Just the thought of You

Love is amongst us, once again; spring is here!

In love with the ladylike blouses this season, and sheer fabrics,

and drooling over these embellished collars.

Heyyy

...I'm kinda cute as a cartoon, right?

I'd drown in burgundy for You.

You make me feel something powerful like gold,

but like those gold chains I don't make a sound,

though my eyes always paint its color for you.

I'm falling.

Russell

Food-whore, party-socialite, sneaker-addict, friend, Mr. Davis.

https://twitter.com/reallionairRuss

Shimmering leaves

A colossal intermingle of passion pillows a lamb

The rose of the lamb roots a shimmering tree

Ends glow to their shining stars

Flying fish release

Feathers fly down.

Acrylic on paper

Jeffrey Campbell Lookbook SS11

Some ladies for notorious shoe designer Jeffrey Campbell!

For his spring/summer line of delicious white shoes.

To be featured by ENVI shoes!

Just hope I took you somewhere you wanted to go...

"and we'll all skate on."                          "blissful desires"

"keep me"                                         "io non lo so"

"cocoon"

"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."

Plato

All acrylic on paper.

Santorini, agapi mou!

This was a commission completed in the late summer of 2010. This one really had my heart in it. The patrons, as well as myself, have had the privilege to travel to the beautiful country, the beautiful island and light that is Greece. This is the composition, colors and shapes that makes me feel like I'm actually there and walking on those cobble stones, with view after view each angle, and the bluest of oceans, everyday. I'm glad, that I will always have this image that contains the piece of my heart I've given to Greece and all the memories...

I will have to upload some paintings from my summer study abroad in Greece 2008, because they truly are, perhaps, my most favorite paintings. Ironically, the ones without people in them, but its the light and the churches, the spirit of a country I feel madly more in love with every second I was there.

I never get tired of glancing at those little day paintings...

Acrylic on paper.

Ode to a jolly good FELO

From left to right: Billy, my youngest brother; my grandfather; my father; my uncle, Felo's father; Felo himself; my brother Ramon; my cousin Loulou; Felo's uncle; and my cousin Rocky.

Inspiration? My cousin Felo's spirituality. Christmas image to a family member, a combination of The Last Super and the Godfather, simply a handful of Guzman men with character from my father's side.


Acrylic on paper.

Love abroad

Like those of the heaven blue islands of Greece. Because sometimes when you're in far away lands... you come across beauty at every sight, and fairytales may occur...

That is exactly the inspiration for these images, a story and mystery made between two pieces. The idea of love happening spontaneously in this way, with these lands of the Gods and the most beautiful, naturally lit place on earth to nurture such a surprise. I witnessed these wonderful blessings occur and it is so intriguing how real and life-changing moments like those can find you.

During the day, the lucky madame takes on an ensemble from Milly's Spring 2010 ready-to-wear collection, doing justice to the Grecian horizon in white, while the one who crosses her path wears the 2010 spring ready-to-wear collection by Hugo by Hugo Boss, such a gorgeous line for men, one to make any girl fall for. In preparation for the Grecian sun to rest, she wears her heart on a red, feminine, off-the-shoulder masterpiece by Stella McCartney's spring 2010 read-to-wear collection. Her desire arrives stallion-like in Hugo by Hugo Boss Spring 2010 ready-to-wear collection.

Acrylic on paper.

The Family Name

So, I want these shoes to be real... 

acrylic on paper

Sheer Bliss

Inspired by textures, how the tights are sheer and a pastel-like sequined shirt and a fur scarf of sorts... and a combination of bags to make that bag, such as Ana Sui and the leather ostrich bags in the markets of Florence, Italy.

acrylic on paper

Wind

acrylic on paper

Sicilia

acrylic on canvas