A rusty tin boat, brightly colored plastic soldiers and some black mirrors were the inspiration for Miguel’s most abstract body of work. Layering hundreds of transparent coats of paint and wax, Miguel painted different combinations of the boat, the soldiers and the way it all reflected on the black mirrors.

A great part of his time in NYC was devoted to experimentation of new materials and techniques while creating these paintings. The result is a magnificent series of dark and intimate art work that reflect Miguel’s vision of a fantasy world.

A rusty tin boat, brightly colored plastic soldiers and some black mirrors were the inspiration for Miguel’s most abstract body of work. Layering hundreds of transparent coats of paint and wax, Miguel painted different combinations of the boat, the soldiers and the way it all reflected on the black mirrors.

A great part of his time in NYC was devoted to experimentation of new materials and techniques while creating these paintings. The result is a magnificent series of dark and intimate art work that reflect Miguel’s vision of a fantasy world.

A rusty tin boat, brightly colored plastic soldiers and some black mirrors were the inspiration for Miguel’s most abstract body of work. Layering hundreds of transparent coats of paint and wax, Miguel painted different combinations of the boat, the soldiers and the way it all reflected on the black mirrors.

A great part of his time in NYC was devoted to experimentation of new materials and techniques while creating these paintings. The result is a magnificent series of dark and intimate art work that reflect Miguel’s vision of a fantasy world.

A rusty tin boat, brightly colored plastic soldiers and some black mirrors were the inspiration for Miguel’s most abstract body of work. Layering hundreds of transparent coats of paint and wax, Miguel painted different combinations of the boat, the soldiers and the way it all reflected on the black mirrors.

A great part of his time in NYC was devoted to experimentation of new materials and techniques while creating these paintings. The result is a magnificent series of dark and intimate art work that reflect Miguel’s vision of a fantasy world.

A rusty tin boat, brightly colored plastic soldiers and some black mirrors were the inspiration for Miguel’s most abstract body of work. Layering hundreds of transparent coats of paint and wax, Miguel painted different combinations of the boat, the soldiers and the way it all reflected on the black mirrors.

A great part of his time in NYC was devoted to experimentation of new materials and techniques while creating these paintings. The result is a magnificent series of dark and intimate art work that reflect Miguel’s vision of a fantasy world.

A rusty tin boat, brightly colored plastic soldiers and some black mirrors were the inspiration for Miguel’s most abstract body of work. Layering hundreds of transparent coats of paint and wax, Miguel painted different combinations of the boat, the soldiers and the way it all reflected on the black mirrors.

A great part of his time in NYC was devoted to experimentation of new materials and techniques while creating these paintings. The result is a magnificent series of dark and intimate art work that reflect Miguel’s vision of a fantasy world.

A rusty tin boat, brightly colored plastic soldiers and some black mirrors were the inspiration for Miguel’s most abstract body of work. Layering hundreds of transparent coats of paint and wax, Miguel painted different combinations of the boat, the soldiers and the way it all reflected on the black mirrors.

A great part of his time in NYC was devoted to experimentation of new materials and techniques while creating these paintings. The result is a magnificent series of dark and intimate art work that reflect Miguel’s vision of a fantasy world.

In 1993 Miguel left NYC forever. He had fallen in love with the quiet desert landscapes of the Southwest. Driving a small camper built to fit his enormous canvases, Miguel traveled from New York to West Texas in less than two days. He arrived in Terlingua, a small Ghost Town outside Big Bend National Park. It was a cloudy day. He stopped at the sight of some wooden crosses that were falling apart. It was the town’s old graveyard. This became the subject for his first desert landscape.

For a period of 8 years Miguel and I lived in the camper, looking for the next perfect landscape and stopping to paint whenever we found it. We visited Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah constantly feeling moved and grateful for waking up in the magnificence of nature. Miguel painted slowly and the constantly changing weather conditions made his painting even slower. By the end of our journey he had completed 10 large desert landscapes.

In 1993 Miguel left NYC forever. He had fallen in love with the quiet desert landscapes of the Southwest. Driving a small camper built to fit his enormous canvases, Miguel traveled from New York to West Texas in less than two days. He arrived in Terlingua, a small Ghost Town outside Big Bend National Park. It was a cloudy day. He stopped at the sight of some wooden crosses that were falling apart. It was the town’s old graveyard. This became the subject for his first desert landscape.

For a period of 8 years Miguel and I lived in the camper, looking for the next perfect landscape and stopping to paint whenever we found it. We visited Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah constantly feeling moved and grateful for waking up in the magnificence of nature. Miguel painted slowly and the constantly changing weather conditions made his painting even slower. By the end of our journey he had completed 10 large desert landscapes.

A rusty tin boat, brightly colored plastic soldiers and some black mirrors were the inspiration for Miguel’s most abstract body of work. Layering hundreds of transparent coats of paint and wax, Miguel painted different combinations of the boat, the soldiers and the way it all reflected on the black mirrors.

A great part of his time in NYC was devoted to experimentation of new materials and techniques while creating these paintings. The result is a magnificent series of dark and intimate art work that reflect Miguel’s vision of a fantasy world.