Power Animal portraits
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 ink and color 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 create these animals in ink and color, slowly, drawn to the essence and energy each animal holds.
Workshops
Alongside my studio practice, I lead two kinds of workshops.
Power Animal workshops combine guided drum journeys with intuitive drawing — an invitation to meet your own power animal on paper through stillness and creative process.
Creative art workshops are hands-on and accessible — painting, drawing, and making in a relaxed group setting.