"ART IS MY CALLING."

My style could be defined as dreamy, subconscious, or free-floating. I never plan what I am going to draw. All I do is stand in front of the blank paper or canvas; then I just let it flow. I make a single line, which leads me to sketch another one and another. Before I know it, I have an image.

I’m able to visualize the piece, so I have a glimpse of what the finished product will look like. When people see my work, they often mention its similarity to José Guadalupe Posada, the well-known political printmaker and engraver from Aguascalientes (my hometown too). Other influences, perhaps channeled, would be: Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros—the great Mexican muralists.

Another of my inspirations comes from the magnificent work of Hieronymus Bosch; I’m often drawn to creating alarming images. Yet, as the creator, I feel I’m just an instrument channeling a force within me.

I don’t know exactly who, how, or where the force comes from; I just allow myself to be played, and I’m happy to do it.

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