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Each one features a delightful assortment of pastel-colored hues in bold, geometric shapes.
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Learn more about Gonzalez’s creative practice in My Modern Met’s exclusive interview.
How did you start making art?
What drew you to landscape painting?
I grew up in Alabama and the primarily green color palette of the landscape never really inspired me.
Do you tend to paint your surrounding environment, or do you travel to other locations?
I absolutely love painting the desert around me, its what sparked my love of painting landscapes.
Walk us through your creative process.
Do you work in a studio oren plein air?
I recently have begun to painten plein air!
It combines my two favorite things, creating and being in nature.
In addition to large-scale paintings, you also have a series of tiny landscapes.
How does the size of the canvas affect your work?
I love my tiny landscapes!
I was so surprised at how much I loved working tiny and then it became a thing.
What do you venture to achieve or express in each piece?
When I paint, I am trying to capture the beauty of the way I see the world.
I have always felt very connected to nature and overwhelmed by its beauty.
I always say I see in color.
I see everything the way I would paint or draw it.
How has your artistic practice changed over time?
I used to only paint giant oil abstract paintings and now I paint tiny acrylic landscapes!
“Desert Glory”
What is your most important artist tool?
Is there something you could’t live without in your studio?
I would say, my filbert brush.
I can paint what I need to paint.
Is there an artwork you are most proud of?
Oh, this is a hard one, I love so many for different reasons!
I would have to say,Desert Gloryis the piece Im most proud of to date.
I had the hardest time letting it go but it was too big to live in my house!
Desert Glory
Which artists or works of art inspire you?
I am greatly inspired byVincent van Gogh.
While his artwork is beautiful, his story is what really inspires me.
I also really lovePicassos constant change in subject matter and style.
Monetis also a huge inspiration aesthetically.
How do you know when a work is finished?
I have two stages of art being finished.
There is the first stage where I painted the whole thing and it is finished.
I added to it over time until it finally felt finished.
What is the best thing about being an artist?
