Chalchiuhtlicue, the spirit of the rivers.

Chalchiuhtlicue is the spirit (others call her goddess) of water bodies such as lakes, rivers, creeks, falls.

Based on Kiki's self-portrait. You can find her picture and more on www.flickr.com/photos/xochitlcastillo/

Charcoal 9 x 11I was walking through my realm of clouds, thinking of my love. She was taken from me, my luscious Xochiquetzalli. I was defeated within my heart, that maybe no more love I could find in this heavenly kingdom of rain. She will be living now within the black mirror, but I stand alone above the thundering heavens. But my attention was interrupted by my servants. A request from an old couple who wanted some rain for their crops. Peasants come first, I assured myself. I ordered the skies to bend into my will so that this people could recieve their much needed water. While we began breaking the monumental containers of water with thunders, I saw a shadow nearby the crops of the old couple. I ordered everyone to stop the rain, as I went to investigate who was that shadowy figure. Let it not be Tezcatlipoca, for I would unleash hail and wind onto him. But behold it was a beautiful woman. She had a calm but sad face. She was looking at the crops, with great dispair. "Who are you?", I asked. "I am water", she replied bluntly. "It cannot be, for I am water", I said. "You are not water, but only rain. Do people live of rain. No! They drink water, they bathe with water" She said to me very firmly. "My lady, wouldn't you say you need the rain to bring the water to the people." "I need you as you need me" she replied more paused and calmly. I throw myself into her knees where she was sitting. "I am Tlaloc, the rain. And if you are the water, we need to be together. I will let you reign all over the water of all the world, and you will become the high queen of water. No more in separate ways, but together joined in the same destiny."

Chalchiuhtlicue es el espiritu (llamada por otros como diosa) de los cuerpos de agua como los lagos, rios, arroyos, y cascadas. Carbon 9 x 11

Claudette Psico

Carbon en papel.

Modelo argentina que comenzó de manera amateur en Flickr. Tuve la oportunidad de estar en contacto con ella y realice este dibujo de su mas famoso atributo.

Claudia Lizaldi

Retrato de Claudia Lizaldi al carbon sobre papel.

Claudia Lizaldi es una conductora de television en Mexico. Este es uno de los primeros retratos que hice cuando retome el arte. Me fue dificil, porque las mujeres son muy bellas, y esa belleza hace que la perfeccion sea dificil de imitar. Siempre he admirado a las mujeres, logico. Pero esa admiracion la estoy canalizando en el arte.

Ayalga asturiana prisionera por un cuelebre

Acrylic on cardboard, Acrilico en carton.

Esta es una foto de la pintura de una ayalga asturiana prisionera por un temible cuelebre. El cuelebre es un dragon como serpiente que vive en la Asturias mitologica. La ayalga es prisionera por hechizo del cuelebre, solo un hombre de corazon puro puede rescatarla. Esta tecnicamente atrapada entre el mundo fisico y el mundo espiritual.

Now a story...

Wandering through the forests of Asturias one can encounter beings from a magical realm. I was prepared to encounter it, my mind was resolved with the idea. It was the expected day of San Xuan, and all of Asturias are prepared for magical beings. Many prefer to stay home and avoid any encounter with these magical creatures. Others like me ventured to walk through the enchanted forrests to find a treasure. The trees greeted me with a misterious whisper while I walked under their shadows. It was creepy indeed, especially because of their ancient language. But I continued hiking towards a mountainous range covered with white snow. My mind was focused in the treasure I could find for myself. The stories of old talk about such marvellous treasures hidden in the darkness of caves. The caves are jelously guarded by a cuelebre. A large serpent-like foul creature that can never be killed, except in one day of the year, the day of San Xuan. Some say it has winds, others say the cuelebre's skin is as hard as iron. I man I know well for his chantics assures me the cuelebre speak English backwards.

Nevertheless I was prepared to battle any cuelebre that stands between me and the treasure it hides. When I was near the cave entrance the sky was covered with clouds, and the mountains with fog. I wasn't sure this was the cave, in a country full of caves and abandones palaces with caves. But a vaqueiro spoke about this cave in particular. Better believe the vaqueiros, for they are simple but ancient folk of this land. I entered the cave and took my sword with both my hands. As I entered the cave, the light from the outside world was dying. But suddenly I heard somone. It sounded like a woman crying. I followed the sound and found the gruesome lair of the cuelebre. I was shocked when I saw a beautiful young woman hand tied near the cuelebre. She didn't see me. So I gazed for the treasure. But suddenly I realized the gorgeous lady was the treasure. Of course! She was an ayalga! I stood there, petrified, trying to remember what vaqueiros told me. And then I remembered a tale I heard when I was a little boy. The ayalga was a normal human being, but when the cuelebre captured her, she turns into a magical being. Trapped between our world and that of the spirits, she awaits for a man to rescue her from the fearsome dragon cuelebre. I imagined that if she was the treasure to be found, the only day to break the evil spell would be in San Xuan day.

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I did this painting in a piece of cardboard. It depicts the moment an ayalga, an Asturian woman under a spell, is found lying next to his captor, the cuelebre. Basically a cuelebre is a dragon. They live in Asturias, a celtic nation of northern Spain.

Pastel portrait of Maite Perroni

Pastel portrait of famous Mexican actress Maite Perroni. She appears in Mexican television doing novelas, and was recently an open follower of the Mexican Green Party's proposals of implementing death penalty to criminals.

Ana Lucano nude charcoal drawing

This is my model Ana G. Lucano, she is Mexican. She likes to be an artistic model for my personal artistic endeavors. She has been so willing to model nude for my drawings and paintings. You will probably see more of her here.

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What I liked about this idea was to show the curvy lines of her body with the round puffy circles.

Warrior Mixtec Queen 6 Monkey

Mixtec warrior queen Six Monkey. She lived in Yucu Añute (today Xaltepec, Oaxaca). She fought against enemies of her nation, and ultimately fought against legendary Eight Deer Jaguar Claw.

Una mujer impresionante del Mexico Antiguo tambien llamado incorrectamente prehispanico. Ella goberno Yucu Añute (hoy Xaltepec, Oaxaca) y peleo contra los enemigos de su patria. Ella era Seis Mono Quechquemitl de Guerra.