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Talking points related to the book A History of Art Education by Arthur D. Efland, Chapter 1 - Art Education: Its Social Context.

If you have children in your life, I strongly suggest you read a large variety of folktales, including stories from all continents. Each population uses the symbols available in their environment to evoke and embody the most primitive human impulses... the signs might look different. Still, they are all talking about the same subject. We can develop empathy and a sense of belonging to the World's Community by exposing our children to as many different cultures as possible.

According to the Tupis-Guaranis, an indigenous group from Northern Brazil, the moon goddess (Jaci) would transform her favorite girls from the trib...

During the exhibition at The Jung Center, I installed the triptych connected to a skull with the words "Be" and "Imagine" written on its forehead. Those are references to the works Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and Les Structures Anthropologiques de l'Imaginaire by Gilbert Durand.

When we bring to the surface of our being everything we try to hide for fear or shame, and wear the mask of our true self, then we can have an intense and honest interaction with others.

Look down to your feet right now! You are standing on your chaos, not just the external world chaos, but your internal visceral f*cking hell. I feel it burning every single day, specially during those moments when things don't work the way I had planned and I regret those wasted hours of hard work. There are also those wishful moments that are never realized to its full potential... and it hurts.

"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." Marcus Aurelius

The quote I chose from Marcus Aurelius helped me understand (or at least accept) that our personal struggles and victories will never be fully understood by other people. And it is ok! Life is not about being accepted, or loved, or understood by others. Life is about carving an authentic pathway in this dense forest of existence, feeling the pain from the thorns blocking the way, and rejoicing with the freshness of the air after a rainy day.

Drawing together Anne Frank. The image used as reference can be found on the official website of the Anne Frank House.

Prepare your favorite media and join me during a drawing session... I will draw Anne Frank this time. I use charcoal on a gessoed panel. The session lasts about 1h30min. During the session, I share some fundamentals of portraiture with charcoal and some of my techniques. Let's have fun and use our time together to develop our drawing skills to the next level!

 Drawing together Albert Camus. The image used as reference can be found on the following link: https://www.theguardian.com/books/boo...

Prepare your favorite media and join me during a drawing session... I will draw the philosopher Albert Camus. I will use charcoal on linen. These 2 sessions will last about 1h30min. During the session, I will share some fundamentals of portraiture with charcoal and some of my techniques. Let's have fun and use our time together to develop our drawing skills to the next level! 

Drawing together Frida Kahlo. The image used as reference can be found on the VOGUE website: https://www.vogue.com/article/frida-k...

Prepare your favorite media and join me during a drawing session... I will draw Frida Kahlo this time.

I will use charcoal on a gessoed panel. The two sessions will last in total about 2h45min. During these sessions, I will share some fundamentals of portraiture with charcoal and some of my techniques. Let's have fun and use our time together to develop our drawing skills to the next level! 

Charcoal Drawing of Mr. Bentley, the patron of my kids' school.

Media: Charcoal on Bristol Paper Size: 18" x 24"

Time-lapse showing the drawing process of a commissioned artwork - Thundercats.

Media: Charcoal on Bristol Paper Size: 18"x24"