Debbie Guerra announces her Solo Watercolor Show Opening, which is scheduled for Friday, May 5, Cinco de Mayo, 2017 from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm at Mimbres Region Arts Council (MRAC) Gallery in the Silver City, N.M. Wells Fargo Bank 1201 N. Pope St. Everyone is welcome. The show will continue through May and June, 2017.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT AND BACKGROUND
As a 10 year old, I began drawing figures of people around me and those imagined, always intrigued with the uniqueness of each person. Inspired by the vibrant colors in nature, I began painting landscapes and sold my first oil painting in my teens. While studying Spanish in Europe through a college foreign exchange program, I experienced the Fine Art of El Museo del Prado in Spain and the Louvre in France. In 1978 my husband and I moved from Colorado to New Mexico and shortly thereafter I was encouraged by and learned how to paint watercolor from professional Santa Fe artist, Lee Rommel. Since 1994, it has been a privilege to paint with well known accomplished watercolorists and friends, Marilyn Gendron and the late Mona Tanzola, as well as several other talented painters in the Silver City area.

Watching the light change throughout the day and the seasons change with their varying colors, gives me a deep appreciation and reverence for nature. Intrigued by this play of light and movement, my intent is to paint fluidly so that the paintings come alive.

It is this appreciation of what I see and feel that I love to express through art, whether it be the sacredness of the Native Americans, passion of the Mariachi Dancers and Musicians, the stillness of a new fallen snow or flowers and landscapes. Painting is a way to share life's beauty with others.