The Garza Series

José Garza is a civil servant that I met in a municipal pool about twenty years ago. I was struck by his austere demeanor which reminded me of the Spanish painter, Zurbarán. Soon after, I completed his portrait and later, our artistic relationship developed into formal standing nude portraits. Subsequently, he was the main subject matter of a series of monumental drawings that were recently compiled into a publication called Side Life. He continues to inspire my figurative work in the recent piece Nadie and an ongoing series of Garza Ghost mixed media works.