As far as I can remember, art has always been my favorite pastime. I have gone from using crayons to brushes and now I sculpt using materials that are familiar and accessible to me. I used to work in construction and home restoration. From there I got familiar with the uses of Bondo, crack filler foam and others materials and tools. I am still learning and developing new techniques to push the limits of what I can do with these materials


Through my art artwork, I let my inner child come out to play, making whimsical art pieces full of vibrant colors and character, to bring out a smile or some laughter. But I also like to let my serious side take over to capture a moment in time that somehow has touched my heart
and soul or just simply left me in awe.
The diversity of my art has allowed me to share my gift with many different art collectors and people walking by.


It brings me joy to see a persons reaction when my work catches their eye. For a small moment in time, they get to escape into the colors, shapes and emotions. They get to see where I go when I get lost in my artwork.

Started out is sports action shots recently moving to Florida birds and animals. Florida wildlife is so much more fun!

As a maker of art, nature and meditation are vehicles that open my senses and ability to create. Even though the art is idea driven I strive to find its soul. I let the idea choose the medium and free the art to emerge from it. Feeling a connection with my subject is crucial to revealing its innate structure or "bones".

My art journey has taken me to jungle-like settings in Florida, walks in the woods in Michigan and standard art studios. Whatever the art-making place the subject directs the path to creativity. The medium can be sacred tree leaves or botanicals, wire, paper or paint. I use whatever it takes to magnify the character of the idea.

I think of art as a way to experience life more fully. To share art is the final act of the making. It connects viewer, artist, and object–there is no separation. No viewer–no art.

The past few years I have have used my spiritual practice to fuel my art. I love the asian way of looking at things. A zen or sufie quote can ignite a new image in a flash.

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I create to delight, to interest, to provoke thought & to move & inspire.

I have been sculpting for over sixty years. I started out in college by taking elective courses in my junior and senior years. I immediately fell in love with the process.

What I try to achieve is originality in design and beauty in form. My creative inspiration is fueled by my subconscious mind which is filled with the images of the masters such as Michelangelo, Moore, Hepworth and Arp. Each sculpture I create is a derivative of these masters.

I started out in stone but after a while I began to incorporate other materials in my designs. Neon lighting was introduced to bring a new dimension to translucent stones. Today I use led lights to create more dynamic colors.

I don't want to limit my creativity, so I work in mediums such as, fused glass, bronze, aluminum, granite, marble, alabaster, and acrylic in canvas.

My intention is to create works of art that please my visual and emotional aesthetic and share them with others.

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I love to CREATE BEYOND THE LINES, and see things not as they are but what they could be. I use unusual materials in new ways and am always exploring the latest techniques and new mediums.

My enjoyment in creating art is the observation of an object or scene and being able to create it on canvas.

I’m a Cuban-born realist visual artist with over 25 years of experience .My work is rooted in technical mastery and observation,using realism as a language to convey emotion and human depth

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Welcome to my whimsical adventures in clay and mixed media. I am serious about my art, but my art is not serious. The artists statement I wrote in the beginning of my career remains true today.
"I hope my work makes you smile!"

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