painting

The Sand Man / Sand Painter

By Azucena Mazón    Photos courtesy of Manuel Martínez Peña Drawn to the profound color he found in black sand, and the contrast this forms with white, Manuel Martínez Peña – who will soon be displaying his work at a gallery in Paris, France (as well as at this weekend’s Jazz & Art Festival) – has […]

Inauguration of painting school “Studio”

Collaborator: Nina Mier     Photos: Socorro González On the evening of Friday, September 13th, a simple yet moving ceremony, complete with official ribbon cutting and a jazz trio from Agua de Coco, marked the opening of a new painting school in town: Studio – where you are the artist! Studio owner and instructor Magdiel Gámez Martínez, […]

Los pintores tenemos algo de sicóticos

Por Carlos Sánchez / sonarquevemos@gmail.com José Antonio Navalón: Yo antes decía pintar es doler, yo pinto y me duelo, ya no, eso con cuarenta años me valía, pintaba y me atormentaba por dentro, ahora  pintar es disfrutar. Cd. Victoria.- Debajo de dos árboles está la mesa que a su vez se convierte en caballete, y […]

Zacarías Páez ~ absolute artist

Contributor: Nina Mier Zacarías Páez (Nogales, Sonora 1948) absolute artist. The wonder of creating, the tenacity for discovery, the need to tell stories; these are all qualities that may be applied to the work of Zacarías Páez, one of the principal artists in Northwestern Mexico. Zacarías Páez is dedicated to creating. To do art. To […]

Gloria Nuñez – The art of Yaya

I met Yaya (Gloria Nuñez) during the mini-expo/birthday of local artist Romero Chagoyán at his gallery Barbuda in the Old Port. I was standing outside taking pictures when she and another girl came out. She suddenly asked if I’d like a smoke and a beer, which – though surprised – I readily accepted (I’ve never […]