Farm

American Avenue, 2025 oil, acrylic and pastel on canvas 32 x 48" American Avenue is the road that leads to Del Rey in the great San Joaquin Valley flanked by almond and orange groves where my grandfather worked for decades.

Del Rey Grapevines, 2025 oil, acrylic and pastel on canvas 32 x 48" Part of my San Joaquin farm series honoring Latino farmworkers. My Mexican grandparents worked nearby for most of their lives. My grandmother tied 19,000 grapevines each summer for $500. These are table grapes and raisin grapes. This was the title piece in the show CALeidoscope at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek this year curated by Amanda Sroka, Senior Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and Juan Omar Rodriguez, Assistant Curator, San José Museum of Art.

Del Rey Tumbleweeds, 2025 acrylic on muslin 32 x 40" Driving to visit my grandparents in the San Joaquin Valley in the winter, the orchard and vineyard roads were lined with tumbleweeds.

NC Farmworkers 3, 2025 acrylic on canvas 48 x 48" Series honoring Latino farmworkers, based on my photos of farms in Wilson, North Carolina. The color palettes in this series are Mexican, and the labor force is thus implied, while notably absent.

NC Farmworkers 2/Portapotty 2025 acrylic on canvas 48 x 50" Series honoring Latino farmworkers, based on my photos of farms in Wilson, North Carolina. The color palettes in this series are Mexican, and the labor force is thus implied, while notably absent.

NC Farmworkers 1, 2025 acrylic on canvas 36 x 48" Series honoring Latino farmworkers, based on my photos of farms in Wilson, North Carolina. The color palettes in this series are Mexican, and the labor force is thus implied, while notably absent.

NC Farm 1, 2026 oil, acrylic and pastel on canvas 12 x 16" in honor of the Latino farm workers in North Carolina

NC Farm 2, 2026 oil, acrylic and pastel on canvas 12 x 16" in honor of the Latino farm workers in North Carolina

Wilson Farm/Roadside, 2026 watercolor 18 x 24" For my show in June in Wilson, NC honoring the Latino farm working community.

Wilson Farm/Sign of the Times, 2026 watercolor 18 x 24"

Wilson Farm/Dumpster, 2026 watercolor 18 x 24" For my show in June in Wilson, NC honoring the Latino farm working community.