Power Animal portraits in black ink
Original drawings, fine art prints, and commissions.
The Work
In Mexican tradition, the nahual is the animal that walks beside you — a companion, a mirror, a quiet source of strength. This idea is at the heart of my practice. I draw Power Animals — nahuales — as a way of meeting that animal on paper, with attention and a sense of mystery.
Each drawing begins with observation and unfolds slowly, through line, repetition, and symbolic detail. Working in black ink on paper, I return again and again to animals as carriers of presence, memory, and quiet power. The work is shaped by growing up in Mexico — by its animals, its patterns, its way of seeing the natural world as alive and interconnected.
“Thank you for this beautiful drawing of my Power Animal. I connected to it immediately, and it accompanies me now. Your work is powerful and personal. I loved the preparation before, and how the piece came to be.”
— Elisabeth Mück, Germany
About the Artist
I'm a Mexican artist based in Portugal. My practice draws on the nahual — a concept from Mexican cosmology in which every person walks through life with an animal counterpart, a figure of inner symbolism and archetypal presence. I draw these animals in black ink, slowly, as a way of listening for what they carry.
Workshops
For those who want to explore the deeper world behind the artwork, I also offer occasional private sessions and small-group workshops centered on animal symbolism, reflection, and creative process.
These workshops extend the same themes present in my art — intuition, presence, and connection to the natural world — in a more personal and immersive format.