Q. Tell us about yourself and how you came to be an artist…

A. I’m based in Patagonia, Argentina and I am a mother of two. I come from a big family of four siblings and we used to travel all over the place when I was a child. We lived in several countries, and, although it was exiting at first, during my teenage years it became tough to leave my friends and my comfort zone, so I held on to painting as a way of channeling all that movement and stay mentally sane. I never stopped painting since then.

Q. What is your creative process when starting a portrait?

A. I start with a photo shooting of the model, basically friends in their own homes. And then with that material I go to the studio, select the chosen picture and start working. I work fast, and several paintings at the same time. I’m fast, one, because when raising kids there is not much time to waste, motherhood has definitely made me more efficient, and two because I’m certain that when I overdo and overthink a painting I totally fuck it up. Music and mate are part of my rituals to get on the mood. 

Q. What kind of relation do you have with the model when you paint ?

A. It's kind of a symbiosis. In fact, the foundation of the painting really begins in my encounter with the model, and the quality of this bond reflects directly on the canvas.

Q. How is Patagonia influencing your practice ? 

A. I’m originally from Buenos Aires, but I belong in the mountains. It came clear to me then that the city was not for me, overstimulating with stuff I don't need. I felt like my practice could not grow in this environment. Nature instead gives me perspective, beauty and the quietness I need to exist the way I intend. Here I feel I can open my pores and let it all in, maybe the only shell I need is a big mushy wool sweater to go by the winter. Time is slower and space is wider here.