About my collections

As an artist, I often find myself painting what's yet to come, which sometimes makes me forget to enjoy the present moment. It's kind of funny—like painting Spring Collections while it's still cold and wintry outside! But hey, that's the magic of art, right? It brings color and brightness even in the darkest times.

This year, I decided to slow down and really be in the moment. With all the noise from social media and running a business, it's easy to forget about taking care of our mental health. So, during the quiet winter days, I took some time to explore my feelings and paint what I love the most.

That's where 'Transitions' comes in. It's not just about the changing seasons; it's also about how we change inside. Inspired by nature's ever-changing beauty, these paintings take you on a journey through the ups and downs of each season, reminding us to be kind to ourselves along the way.

Leaves under the dusk moon	Winter's Thaw
Magnolias at dusk	Sunrise to Moonset Blooms
Ginkgo Leaves under the starry sky	Floral Moonrise
Willow reflection in a koi pond	Moon Orchid

Originals available from this collection

I absolutely love how my garden bursts into a riot of colors and life every year when everything starts to bloom. There's this special joy when my tea roses and sunflowers open up, announcing that bumble bees are on their way. With this collection, I just wanted to capture the magic of this yearly show, celebrating the beauty of flowers and the cute winged friends that drop by.

It all begins with my bright sunflowers in August, buzzing with bumble bees, marking the start of summer. Then, the collection moves on to elegant lotus flowers and the graceful dance of dragonflies, showing the magical shift between seasons. The subtle presence of butterflies and their moons serves as a reminder of the constant movement and change in nature. Finally, the flying crows against the vibrant nasturtium leaves signal the end of the blooming season.

With every brushstroke, I'm trying to capture the sweet harmony between the flowers and the little winged visitors. I hope you enjoy getting lost in the ever-changing story of my enchanting garden.

Sunflowers, two bumble bees and the moon	Three bumble bees and the sunflowers
Lotus Night Spirit	Butterfly Dream
Shy Crow and the Hummingbird	Dreamlike-Blooms

Originals available from this collection

“Heal yourself with the light of the sun and the rays of the moon… Heal yourself, with beautiful love, and always remember... you are the medicine.” - Advice from María Sabina, Mexican healer and poet.

I have always felt a fascination for the circular shape. Circles have no beginning or end, and they also feel free and soft. Maybe this is the reason I love painting the shape, and although the formal name for a circular artwork is ‘tondo’, I always called my paintings ‘moons’. For years now, every month I have dedicated one painting to each moon, or ‘La luna’, one of my biggest loves.

After the last visit to my family in Mexico, I felt a strong calling to my roots, and I started reading all about rituals and the historical importance to people of the moon and sun cycles. I learned that in astrology Moon and Sun are referred to as ‘The Lights’: day-light and night-light, so it is really all about the light!

I suddenly realized that all my life I have looked at the moon and her cycles, but very little of my awareness has gone towards the sun. So this collection was born with the goal of including both lights, the sun and the moon. I also included the earth as a symbol of myself, my own light that is also your light.

Watch the process of the whole collection: https://youtu.be/rW0mJZGMDDw

Koi Pond	Floral Moonlight
Floral Sunlight	Lunation
Whale Shark and the New Moon	Magnolia Sunrise
In Full Bloom	Mushroom Spirit

Originals available from this collection

I read once that trees are considered to be the connectors between earth and sky, heaven and earth. With their roots growing deep into the earth and strong branches reaching up to the sky, it is not difficult to understand this beautiful symbolism. Who has not given a hug to a tree and felt like they are hugging back?

Somehow in the last couple of years this concept came back to me and I started to observe the seasons through the trees and not only the flowers, as I have usually done.

Lots of memories of trees linked to my childhood have become relevant lately. For instance the cypresses that we planted at my parents house and that were present in every photo of my childhood because they literally grew with my sisters and I, had to be cut down because they became too big. Needless to say I was really sad when I received the news.

But I also started to see how many of my friends back in Mexico have been using a sacred tree called The Ceiba to honour their ancestors or celebrate a wedding. My heart jumps with happiness every time I see this, knowing that some are still aware of this connection that remains pretty much a part of our lives.

This year there was not supposed to be an Autumn Collection. I was supposed to be away recovering from a surgery that didn’t happen. So I stayed and decided to celebrate the decisions that are made on our behalf, with a collection inspired by these magical beings.

‘Trees’ is a collection inspired by the trees that have been part of my life this year. The cherry and magnolia trees that bloom every year in my neighbourhood, some are trees from my trip to California, others are dreams that happened during a full moon. I feel that this collection is still in process, and might change or will welcome more paintings later, only time will tell.

Cherry Tree in Bloom	Equinox Fall Moon
Japanese Tea Garden	Pink Magnolia
Yellow Tree	Magic Tree
Fire Moon in Bloom	Winter Sky Tree

Originals available from this collection

During the final months of 2021 I started to feel deeply tired, like a wave of emotions was hitting me in the middle of a storm. I think that I was going through a grieving process resulting from the struggles of the pandemic combined with a long battle with my health.

I made a long pause for my own wellbeing, which made me realize that art is what has kept me sane all this time. The process of creation is, at least for me, very powerful. All the planning in my head, the constant search for inspiration, the movement of my body while dancing on the paper. But there is so much more. When I paint, I feel like I disappear, maybe because I move and breathe in a way that takes me into a very deep form of meditation. Painting has become a healing process where all I have to do is be present.

One day I finally felt that I was coming out of a storm, and I really wanted to paint this feeling. What happens to us after the struggle? How does mother earth show us that the storm has passed? After the rain we get rainbows, the smell of wet earth and everything looks brighter. This is the energy I poured into my Spring Collection 2022, and I called it: ‘After the storm’.

Blooming Heart	Rain Sprouts
Orange Super Bloom	Midnight Whisper
Everlasting Blooms	Earthy Blossoms
Night Blooming Heart	Floral Night

Originals available from this collection

My latest collections have been dedicated to the gardens and open spaces that have been there for us to walk, get inspired by, meet with friends and somehow, take care of our mental health. This season, I wanted to bring our attention to our homes. Interior plants are also incredibly important to our health. They clean our air, give us company and, with their beauty, can immediately transform any space.

Monstera, Blue Magic	Fig Plant Dream
Prayer Plant	Corn Plant
Pilea Leaves	Pink Polka Dot
Polka Dot Begonia	Tradescantia

Originals available from this collection

I am usually very certain about what I want to paint at the beginning of every season. But this year was different, I changed my mind and twice re-started this collection from scratch. A difficult year and the travel restrictions meant that I had to stay in London in winter for the first time in many years. And it felt like a very long winter, never before has my wait for the arrival of Spring felt so endless.

Something changed too: I moved to a new house with a small garden. Even though I grew up in Mexico with two gardens at my parent's house, this is the first time in my adult life that I have a garden of my own. I always loved plants and sometimes my house feels more like a greenhouse. I feel like I know a big deal about interior plants, but outdoor plants is a whole other world I've been learning about and studying in the last few weeks.

I've been growing seeds and bulbs in my kitchen, waiting for Spring and warmer weather. During this process of research and preparing the ground of my garden, I realized that I needed to create a collection that felt rawer but soft and delicate, to capture the smell of the earth and the promise of new blooms.

The name of my Spring collection is 'Gardens', and it is dedicated to all those open spaces that have been there for us to walk and be inspired. I know that walking through the different gardens last year helped me to stay positive, every step was a reminder that I was alive and at one with mother earth.

Petit Perennial	Sunrise Garden
Soulful Yellow Garden	Ground Spell Garden
Pink Dusk Garden	Nightfall Garden
Rose Garden	White Wisteria

Originals are sold out but available as art prints.

This collection of watercolors was inspired by the transition of colors between day and night during autumn.

I have always loved exploring the gardens and forests around London, but this year this became one of the most important practices to maintain a strong body and mind. Walking became a daily therapy, a safe place to meet with friends and something to look forward to on weekends with small expeditions planned by my husband to walk further and discover new places.

In the difficulties of this year I found a deeper connection with the forest. A healing energy emerging with each step under the beautiful trees. London gets very dark during these months and I focused my attention on the changing colors of the season and the light.

This collection is an exploration of the light and the dark, the day and the night. The new colors that emerge when we leave summer behind. My exploration of the energy of the trees will no doubt continue in future collections, but for now here it is: DayNight, my autumn collection for 2020.

Flowers of Autumn	Blooming Night
Unfolding	Falling Leaves
Into the fall	Floral Rise
Desert Dream	Hidden Tree

The originals from this collection are sold out

Prints are now available here!

It is not a secret that I love plants, but I rarely mention that I also have a deep fascination for rocks, colourful pebbles and minerals. During the lockdown I found comfort in the memories that my pebble collection gave me and the idea of this collection was born.

Since my sister and I were little girls we loved collecting stones. We would walk and collect a bunch of them and then sit down, examine and even rate them. We were always in search of the weirdest one, I remember her saying they looked like little planets.

As a result I have lots of little pebbles from lots of parts of the world. Every time I move to a new place I take them with me and I have lived in four different countries!

If my first collection of 2020 was about dreaming with the garden I desperately wanted to visit, my second collection is about another dream or wish: walk again with my sister in a lost beach and look for a planet stone that we can show to our beloved ones.

Colorful Pebbles	Pebble Beach
Cosmic Pebble	Pebbles Underwater

Originals are sold out but available as art prints.

Every painting and every collection that I paint is always personal. I need the energy of an experience to drive my brushes in a way that I can feel what is happening on the paper when I move.

This collection was born under the uncertainty and chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the beginning of the year I travelled to NYC to teach a workshop, followed by a trip to Mexico to visit family and then it happened, the virus was becoming a pandemic. Eventually I found my way home to London, just to find out that we were going to be in lock down for an indefinitely time.

Back home I started painting dreaming to go out for a walk with friends to see the gardens, Spring is the most wonderful season in London. I also got the virus and as my body was fighting to feel better, I have to admit I was very scared. Everything I could think about was family, friends and mother earth. I was wondering if I was ever going to be able to see the roses flourish again at Regent Park... and I got better.

When I was able to leave my flat and strong enough to walk, I went to one of my favourite places, a hidden gem in West London: the Meanwhile Gardens. This is the place I always go to walk, rest my mind and gather inspiration. When I arrived and saw the wooden sign at the entrance, I knew this collection was meant to be about this garden. After all it feels that we are living a Meanwhile moment.

Hidden Garden	Jungle Dream
Soul Gathering	Meanwhile Garden
Dusk Garden	Into the Sunrise
Green Garden	Floral Immersion

The originals from this collection are sold out

Prints are now available here!