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Monica Marquez Gatica

:: Artist Biography ::

Monica is a fine art painter, born in Jerez, an Andalusian town in Southern Spain, and residing in Aurora Colorado since 2005. With a background in interior and exterior design, Monica developed her fine art painting skills over years of practice and self-study. Her signature style of embellished painting combines acrylic pouring techniques and adds very specific details with traditional oils later. Monica's consistent theme remains fixed; to use colors to symbolize a variety of emotions, and truths to bring about calmness that inspires tranquility. Through colors and multiple layers she seeks clarity, contrasts, insinuations and environments to build up, and not to tear down. Her varied styles and exploration of painting techniques create vivid paintings that takes you into a visual place, where you get lost in colors and movement. 

Monica comes from a family of artists (musicians, dancers, & painters) and in 2013 a family member asked if she could "paint something" from Spain (typical wine glasses or Flamenco dancers), for his new restaurant. That spark launched new path as an artist. After those initial paintings she kept studying, learning, and painting for several more years. In 2016, she decided to make fine art a new career, dedicating long hours in the studio, and continuously striving to improve her quality & technique. That tenant remains true even to this day. In 2018, Monica was accepted as an Oil Painters of America – Associate Member. She also was a national finalist for the Bombay Sapphire Artisan services and invited to SCOPE Miami Beach in December. Monica expresses the beautiful detailed world around us, and transforms those details that many times we forget to observe.