Born in El Paso, Carmen’s interest in the creative process started early. She was exposed to a rich variety of cultures, religions, imagery and languages. From her father she learned to appreciate all kinds of books, a willingness to learn, travel, religion, philosophy and the spiritual and mysterious qualities of life.
Carmen communicates her language through the movement of the brushstrokes and powerful compositional elements using vivid colors, harmony and design. Due to circumstances in life, Carmen painted rather late and after profound changes occurred, she found that the use of color and the brush became a vital and inseparable part of her life.
Most of Carmen’s ideas come from the inner landscape of her soul. Her challenge as an artist is to give voice to these images and thoughts and prompt the viewer to transcend the obvious and explore the value and beauty within themselves holding their interest into a thought provoking quest. In her work she has no preconceived idea what the final product will look like. It is at this juncture as an artist that she has realized and understood that she is being influenced by a greater force that ties opportunities and possibilities in with Divine Intervention.
