N: What inspires you?
MJ: Too much! Hahaha…I’m mostly inspired by culture though.
N: Have you always been this good at drawing and painting? Like a natural born talent,or have you practiced to perfect your art?
MJ: I’m consistently trying to improve but I don’t remember ever not doing some type of art. I’ve moved around a lot so art is something that I’ve been able to keep with me.
N: Can you explain the symbolism in your art?
MJ: Symbolism in my art is different for each viewer. People see things in my art that I never see, I just let people take what they want from my work.
N: Can you describe the women you paint, where do their emotions come from?Son historias reales or fiction?
MJ: The women I paint are mixture of women I know, look up to, or just stories I want to translate into some thing I can understand.
N: Where do you see yourself in five years?
MJ: It’s hard for me to think that far in advance…hopefully I’ll still have my arms so still painting hopefully!
N: Any words of advice/tips for people who want to express their creativity, but don’t know how?
MJ: I am the worst advice giver…I guess I would suggest experimenting with different mediums until something sticks.
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54 Comments
She has such beautiful paintings. I love the way she captures women in those paintings.
April 2, 2012 at 3:56 pmawesome art!
Lyosha
April 2, 2012 at 4:00 pmInside and Outside Blog
grt post
April 2, 2012 at 5:13 pmnd ma favourite movie is
p.s i love you, titanic, what happened in vegas, sex and d city, nd many more 🙂
My favorite movie is Beaches!
April 2, 2012 at 5:21 pmOh my goodness, what gorgeous pieces of art! She is so talented!
April 2, 2012 at 5:30 pmthe-creationofbeauty.blogspot.com
She’s so talented!
April 2, 2012 at 6:23 pmxx s
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Wow, she is so talented. Her work is beautiful and amazing.
April 2, 2012 at 7:03 pmMuy lindo, MJ. I had to ask my boyfriend if he knew her, if she was on of his ex-girlfriends. He said no, so I really like her now. haha.
April 2, 2012 at 8:09 pmawesome work!!!!
April 2, 2012 at 8:22 pmLove,
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These works are STUNNING! wow talk about talent. Thank you for the sweet comment, I absolutely love your blog! Following you follow back please.
xo
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April 2, 2012 at 10:59 pmWOW!!! WOW!!! Her work is absolutely amaizing… Im in love with her work. Thank You! So much for sharing her work with us.
xoxo,
April 2, 2012 at 11:59 pmVianca Mercedes
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Amazing and super inspirational photos! It’s nice to know you’re canadian.. I actually lived in Canada for some time (Vancouver and Toronto) and wish I could have stayed, I love Canada very much.
Thanks for stopping by my blog, I’m now following your via Bloglovin’!
Love,
April 3, 2012 at 6:43 am-Giuliana
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Hi beautiful!! I follow u via google +, twitter and facebook ! (: Follow back?
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April 3, 2012 at 10:03 amher work is great!!
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April 3, 2012 at 10:04 amReally interesting interview! These draws are so creative!!
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April 3, 2012 at 4:23 pmMy fave movie is Titanic and Mean Girls! Haha 🙂
April 3, 2012 at 6:12 pmMe encanto su trabajo! Muy inspirador, siempre me ha gustado la pintura y las de ella son genniales! Soy de Aguascalientes, México, sobre la falda la compre en Zara, así como la mayoria de las prendas en mi closet jaja.. Saludos y gracias por visitar mi blog XX
Ana
April 3, 2012 at 6:16 pmWithout hesitation my favorite movie is “The Count Of Monte Cristo”. It is a romantic drama, more importantly it captures intrigue, mystery, appeal and the acting by Jim Caviezel is exemplary. Synopsis of the film – GOOD always reigns victorious.
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April 3, 2012 at 7:37 pmeva marie urban
My favorite movie is Dream Alittle Dream
April 3, 2012 at 10:26 pmlove this! my favorite movie is definitely Donnie Darko 🙂
April 4, 2012 at 6:26 amMy favourite movie is “One Day”, it’s a very touching love story and one I would recommend for everyone.
April 4, 2012 at 8:06 amLove your artwork! Its amazing! My favorite movie is Tombstone, Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday woooo!
April 4, 2012 at 11:31 amI love old movies
April 4, 2012 at 12:49 pmmy faved movis is in ou\r translation, Somewhen and now
its about 4 different girls who raise togerther 🙂
Lovin the unique and extraordinary artwork! 😉
Kaye Awatin
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love this post and also your blog! It’s so nice!!! I follow you!
April 4, 2012 at 2:56 pmPass to my blog and if it likes you follow me too, I will be so glad 😀
kisses
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wow! I love her work!
April 4, 2012 at 4:02 pmSo awesome Nina bella the wonderful latinas you feature!
xoxo.
Des.
awesome work, I’m so impressed!!!
April 4, 2012 at 4:39 pmmy fav movie is Dirty dancing 🙂
The art is fantastic! I love the spanish influence! My favorite movie is The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
April 4, 2012 at 6:47 pmWhat wonderful prints…love the wolves.
April 4, 2012 at 9:26 pmMy favorite movie would be fast & the furious.
April 4, 2012 at 9:32 pmOne of my favourites is a campy movie-Jawbreaker. Love it & I love this artwork!
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Hi sweetie!
April 4, 2012 at 11:29 pmI didn’t know her but she’s so talented!!
I love the one with wolves!
xxx
My favorite movie is Pixar’s Up!
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April 5, 2012 at 12:28 amMy favorite movie is and will always be Selena 😀
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April 5, 2012 at 6:26 amBucket List.
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April 5, 2012 at 8:11 ambuenos cuadros, todos son preciosos!
besos
April 5, 2012 at 9:01 amthe notebook.
April 5, 2012 at 12:39 pmHer paintings are amazing!!!
April 5, 2012 at 5:37 pmWOw, I love your work. And my name is Nina, too 🙂
April 5, 2012 at 11:27 pmMy favorite movie… hmm, hard to say, I’m from Balkans, and most of my favorite movies are local, but let’s say that I would be Hitckocks ‘The Rope’.
Love Beaches
April 6, 2012 at 3:37 amMy favorite book is Pulp Fiction!
April 7, 2012 at 12:58 amJohn Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Samuel Jackson <3
Its’ a must see!
Me encantan las facciones de las mujeres que pintan, estan super definidas y que talento!!!
April 9, 2012 at 1:48 amEspero ganar =) My favorite movie is Black Swan!
XX
My favorite movie is eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
April 10, 2012 at 9:36 pmThese are beautiful pictues! I love Pulp fiction
April 10, 2012 at 9:41 pmsunniewoodyplus2 atmsn.com
I love Titanic =]
April 11, 2012 at 11:11 pmMy favorite movie is the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I can’t say how many times I’ve seen it but I cry every single stinking time.
April 13, 2012 at 4:34 amMy favorite movies are Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton films!
-Ashley Marie Morrissey
April 13, 2012 at 6:45 amashummz05(at)yahoo(dot)com
Not much of a movie person, but love the oldie dirty dancing, and also the childrens movie Coraline!
April 14, 2012 at 3:44 amTin Man
April 14, 2012 at 6:57 pmMonster Inc!!
April 15, 2012 at 1:42 pmMy favorite movie is FIDO. Best zombie movie ever, not scary at all. 🙂
April 15, 2012 at 5:20 pmdanabeeman(at)gmail(dot)com
My favorite movie is John Carpenter’s The Thing
April 15, 2012 at 6:57 pmMe parece que esta chica tiene mucho arte como si dice aquí en Sevilla!! me encantaría colgar todos sus cuadros en mi casa!!
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April 22, 2012 at 1:30 pm