Puerta de Toledo violeta, fondo Biblioteca Drawing

Born in Brownsville, Texas (USA), 1962. Raised in Madrid (Spain), I returned to my hometown, Brownsville, after fifty years to get to know it better. The unique melting pot of cultures, unique to Brownsville since its founding, is a constant source of inspiration and a positive influence to know other places, new challenges. I work with watercolors by placing the paper vertically and in different ways. The wet-on-dry technique allows me to control the pigment, while I achieve chance through semi-transparent layers and or dripping using the wet-on-wet technique. My watercolors are traces of a life in the exceptional place where I live, where limits and potentialities coexist. I want to awaken memories and moods in the viewers. velezjuan (Instagram) juanmanuelvelezsalinas (Facebook) Public Collections Brownsville Museum of Fine Art Brownsville Historical Association. Private Collections: Wells Fargo Advisors McNair Family