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THANKS for stopping by this page. I am so thankful for Ebay the wonderful customers and friends I have met. Ebay has allowed me to share my paintings around the world. (China, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Across the US, Australia, Netherlands and Spain).
Artist Statement: "Before I walked, spoke or even tasted life… I saw color. I continue to view the world with all of it’s tragedies, wars, peace and celebrations in color and recognize that the world we live in, is not just black and white." I married into the Mexican and Puerto Rican culture and have come to learn, love and enjoy all of the different music, food and celebrations that are now a part of my life. The language, art and history, are all things that play a major role in my work. I have found that I paint in “Spanish”. It was my first language in the spoken world and continues to be the language of my soul when I sit down to paint. My paintings are images taken from my life's present and past memories. They are simple and sometimes familiar expressions of color and form, yet they all tell a story. Some are silly, some are spiritual others are natural and they all have healing color. I am especially drawn to the vivid colors in nature, the deep blue of the sky, green grass, leaves & trees, orange pumpkins, the red flesh of watermelon. These colors are all reflected in my work.
PUBLICATIONS:
My work has been published several mediums including designs for :
- ChispaProductions a video production company specializing in Spanish Language instructional videos for children.
- It was also selected by the Calle Olvera Merchants Association to illustrate their 75th anniversary, Children's Curriculum book, which is provided to teachers who visit Olvera Street the birth place of Los Angeles, CA.
- June 07' McDougall Littell Publishing published one of my FRIDA paintings alongside a short story by latina author Judith Ortiz Cofer. It will appear in a their Language Arts, 8th Grade Literature 2007 edition.
- May 07' one of my paintings called "reflections" was featured in the book trailer for "Hija Americanas" by author Rosie Molinari.
- Emerging author, Bobby Ozuna of Texas commissioned me to do a TREE painting for the cover of his novel titled, "Proud Souls", the book is available on Amazon.com
Feel free to email me at sandiafria04@yahoo.com I'm happy to answer any questions. I enjoy meeting people and welcome all comments and inquiries.
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