I'm just about to catch a bus to Santiago for assistance to a lecture on Renewable Energies and all that stuff that is getting very popular here in Chile, solar energy, eolic plants, etc. The government is giving special subsidies for those companies who include these technologies in the construction of houses....remember I'm an Architect too....so it's a very interesting topic......altogether I will be showing my latest paintings and drawings on November 30th at a galley here in Concepcion (Chilean-American Institute), a completely new series called 'Soñar el Infinito' (To Dream Infinite???)...not a good translation, I know...it is a much more surreal-figurative series, trying to explore human figure, objects, perspective and...the mind....

I'm getting ready for a fall exhibition taking place on Thursday June 4th in Concepcion, Chile, Galeria de los ocho, a group show where i´ll be showing 3 of my latest paintings....the new series is called "Love comes in colors" and it will be exhibited in full in November, at another gallery here, on a solo show....

Quite a long time since I last updated my journal...time goes by SO quickly!!

I'm looking forward for my December exhibition in a city called Beauvais in France, about 70 kilometers from Paris. It is held in coordination with the Chilean Embassy in France and the Theatre du Beauvais who invited me. No doubt its a great honor for me to be showing 15 paintings inspired in a place located in Chile called Alto Bio Bio, within the Andes Mountains.

Those of you living nearby can go and see....the opening's scheduled for Dec.2nd, at 18 hours!!! I will also be there...

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I'm showing a latest series of paintings, ink drawings and poems at a gallery located downtown Concepcion, belonging to the Universidad Catolica.

This gallery is quite huge and a wonderful place to exhibit visual art: lots of natural light, silence and a so close to everything.

I'll be posting some images of the exhibition, for those of you that cannot come to Concepcion for the weekend (!¡

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I'm spending some time in the south of Chile, in a place called Pucon, a small turistic town located near 2 huge lakes, one called Villarrica and the other Caburga.

There's an active volcano, really big, covered with snow all year round, with white smoke coming from the top....it's shape is so beautifull!!

Many people come here for summer vacations and in winter for winter sports near the volcano....

Air is thin, nature is wild and the sun has been shining for 7 days now...well, it's summer and weather is just like it should be! Thow local people say that on New year's it rained a lot....

I'll be staying here some more days and I'm already in love with these sorroundings!!

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