"I love you as certain dark things are to be
loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul." - Pablo Neruda



JENNIFER GUZMÀN






4.16.2012

4.11.2012

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.

3.16.2012

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.

2.14.2012

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.

4.11.2011

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

3.14.2011

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.

1.04.2011

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.

12.30.2010

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.

10.31.2010

Feliz dia de Halloween



We're in times of celebration again! I love Halloween, a day for us to make our dress-up dreams a complete reality! I've had the privilege of bringing my friend's reality of "Sugar Skull" fantasies a reality by having a helping hand in making her lovely face dream with the colors and lavishness of that embodies a "Sugar Skull". Sugar skulls are fascinating in their celebration of the beauty of the human spirit and facial structure; even in a state after life, a skull is an icon representing the celebration of life.

xo muchos besos xo

Acrylic and white face paint on skin.

Model: Josmari Rodriquez

8.27.2010

Im inspired I'm inspired!

World, hello beautiful!
Question on mind, what can BIRDS parallel on our existence: I want to transform my passion & fixation  of these living spirits, to portrait our landscape of being.
I just want to give some words to the world of excitement, of inspiration sparkling in my mind! Big faces, gorgeous, perhaps no, but all glamourous and REAL, fashion and not perhaps, hypothetically conscious and unconscious truth; mirrors, duel realities; portraits.

Images to come to birth soon...
Don't fail on me, beautiful world.

I am breathing on your love.

5.18.2010

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 Bosssuch 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.

5.17.2010

Graduation... this is love.

Hi World, so both in terms of my personal and professional life here, I officially graduate in under 12hrs, from Maryland Institute Collage of Art (MICA)!

It is so hard to believe, but apparently I have put in enough work that this day has rapidly become a reality. So many have put in help and faith in me that without that, I probably would not be proclaiming before you today that I will have an BFA (bachelors of fine arts).

This is not only for me. It is so gratifying knowing that my father has so much joy and pride, and faith in me, and that every dollar he owns is my own dollar. This love, I have recognized after all these years, is the greatest thing in the world. I have immense love for my parents, for the rice & beans that Mommy makes that keeps my tummy & my heart fulfilled, and all the amazing teachers that work on nurturing out out greatest potential. To all those people I've crossed paths with, thank you. And although there is fear of these unknown possibilities for the nest year to come, for my life to come, I am fearless. Great possibilities have came true; I can say with great belief that anything is possible, and if it doesn't, it is not meant to be. But there is no reason for me not to succeed. This milestone is fact of what I am and my potential.

World, just know that I am here and I carry a love of hope with me.

Mucho amor, y siempre,
Jennifer Guzman.

5.14.2010

Commencement exhibition 2010

Nearly 400 of the nation's most talented emerging artists - MICA's class of 2010.

Come on by... My work is in the Fox building Gallery 315.

MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART
1301 W. MOUNT ROYAL AVE.
BALTIMORE, MD 21217

14-17 Commencement 2010 Exhibition open to the public

Friday, May 14, 11am - 8pm 
Saturday, May 15, 11am - 5pm
Sunday, May 16, 11am - 5pm
Monday, May 17, 11am - 5pm

5.11.2010

Diamond Nebula

Gold, Platinum, Diamond and Citrine Bird on a Rock Brooch, Tiffany & Co., Schlumberger ©
Estimate $15,000-20,000

"In the late 1950s, Jean Schlumberger was invited to design for Tiffany & Co., creating whimsical and surrealist pieces, incorporating natural and organic forms in his work. This iconic design was originally created in the 1960s for the Tiffany Yellow cushion-cut diamond of 128.50 cts."

EXOTIC GLAM is the concept for diamond nebula. Kind of an icon-effect, and glamourous, non-the-less with luscious, classic red lips. The face needed to be as exquisite as the over 15 grand she carries forth on her turban, along slide cascading peacock feathers. I had a blast with the shapes and colors in this one. Really an amazing piece of jewelry to illustrate; nothing better than to carry a diamond-encrusted royal bird with a crown, nesting above a yellow diamond. 

Acrylic on paper.