When I paint someone famous, it’s not their star status that intrigues me. It’s their life story that I become obsessed with, and art is my way of expelling what I absorb (via television, magazines, Internet, etc.) about that person. It invades my body like the flu until it has to get out. And if you haven’t guessed it by now, all of my celebrity portraits display the same side effect: a life that makes me question, Was it all worth it? “On the road to becoming an ICON, there is ALWAYS a dark side.” “Enter The Rockstar” An exhibit of Frida Kahlo, the brilliant half-Mexican painter who became an icon, through the eyes of a half-Puerto Rican painter who became a fan. Opening Night Premiere Party First Friday, May 1st, 2015 The Coco Room 1115 E. Main St. Door 2 Suite 425. 6pm to 9pm Admission is free. Exhibit will run through May 30, 2015 (by appointment only) Originals and prints will be available for purchase. For further info: email me at [email protected] or call 585-478-0159. #entertherockstar #livefromthecocoroom #fridakahlo #icon #legend #rockstar #art #firstfriday #exhibit #cocoroom #production #studiolife #halfMexicanpainter #halfPuertoRicanpainter #artistaslatinas