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Losing a sense of normalcy and having to change plans weekly made planning difficult. Painting and being in the studio brought a sense of control and calm into my life. The work on this show represents work that I have been doing since the pandemic started. At first, I started working on paintings with small linear strokes. These paintings became a centering and mindful practice. They helped me to bring control and some sense of normalcy back into my life. The repetition and patterns provided comfort. They often became a vehicle and a way to embrace mindfulness. I noticed that about five months after I got vaccinated my work started to shift. The work started to get looser, more colorful, and more expressive. I realize that the work for a show should be formally cohesive and visually unified. However, for this show, I wanted to show the transition of the work from last March until now. My work is a reflection of my daily life and my environment. I feel that it is critical to take chances and make mistakes to continue to grow. I would like to thank Quirk for giving me the chance to display this transitional body of work. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, South America, he arrived in the United States in the summer of 1980. He obtained a BFA and an MFA from the Painting and Printmaking Department from Virginia Commonwealth University. He was the first recipient for the Theresa Pollack Artist of the Year Award, the Virginia Commision for the Arts 50 for 50 - Artists Award, The VisArts Distinguished Service Award. His works have been shown throughout Virginia, and have participated in shows in Peru, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Colombia, and France. His work is in several collections including Sidney and Frances Lewis, Pam and Bill Royall, Media General, First Market Bank, Capital One, Federal Reserve Bank, Markel Corporation, Dominion, Phillip Morris, VCU, College of William and Mary, Longwood College and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. © 2021 Quirk Gallery