Woman in Green Armchair l Painting

I am a Mexican American, a Chicano born in Detroit Michigan, USA. I have been painting since I can remember. Painting, design and music are about the only things that ever interested me. I paint everyday. I feel that being a painter is like any other job. Like a plumber, you get up everyday and go to work. You work hard and hope not to make a mess of things. I work in series. I like to explore painting and not any one technique or style. My series may last two months or three years. I also work in various styles at the same time. When I weary of hard edge work I move on for awhile to more loose and free work. I need them both. Like fruit, one day I want to eat a peach, the next day I might want an apple. I like to research subjects for painting as well as looking into my roots. Recently I have been very influenced by the colors of the Mexican tribe called the Huichol.