About the Artist & Art Form
This traditional Santero art form found in Northern New Mexico was inspired after the colonization of the Southwest by the Spanish
Carlos uses homemade gesso on board, processes mineral and organic pigments from the soils and plants of New Mexico - and finishes pieces with piñon sap.
Carlos' work includes:
Retablos: painted boards with carved rosettes
Bultos: Three dimensional painted statues of saints
About the Artist
Carlos was born in Santa Fe, NM and came into the art form after an injury. He believes that it was Divine intervention that let him to the religious art form. He has participated in Traditional Spanish Art Market in Santa Fe for 20 years.
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Best of Bultos - Taos invites Taos
Best of Show - Taos Invites Taos
National Endowments of the Arts
Poster Award, Traditional Spanish Market
Member Spanish Colonial Arts Society