Jewel K Flores

I, Jewel K. Flores, am a self-taught artist who has channeled my life experiences into my oil paintings. My work, no matter the subject or style, portrays a sort of raw emotion and unfiltered human experience.

I found my passion for art at a young age. Drawing became one of my favorite hobbies and pass-times, and I fondly remember the hours I spent crouched over my art supplies that were strewn across the window seat where I was perched. I began experimenting with oil painting as a teenager but didn't pursue it further until years later.

At the age of eighteen, I started traveling solo around the world, and by the age of twenty-one I had traveled to Central America, Europe, and Africa. I learned Swahili in order to volunteer in the refugee community in Colorado and poured myself into my travels and business endeavors as a small business owner.

Eventually the trauma from my childhood caught up to me, and under the overwhelming burden of it all, I started to paint. I bought a used set of oil painting supplies and embarked on my newest journey- that of healing. Of course, art was only one facet of my healing process, but it served as an excellent release.

I painted intermittently for several years. After I found the l...

I am a self-taught artist who has had the privilege of being a teacher to young people who have a passion for art.

As an emerging artist, I have had the opportunity to display my work in local (U.S.A.) coffee shops and venues, and I am eager to exhibit my art in galleries around the world.