I recently had the opportunity to meet Lorena Salas in her home studio in Magisterial in San Jose del Cabo. Lorena was born in Venezuela and trained as a fashion designer at Roman Valecillos Art School. At the time, it was not easy to live and work in Venezuela as a fashion designer and so Lorena also learned to work as a Mixologist and Sommelier and moved to Argentina where so did a number of different things. However, during this whole time, she painted and grew as an artist. Her art has been shown in Argentina, Columbia and here in Mexico.

When Lorena moved to Los Cabos, she helped to open the Tocothewood and Art Gallery in downtown San Jose del Cabo. Unfortunately, when COVID hit in 2020 the gallery was forced to close. Since that time, Lorena has been creating art for clients on commission. She meets with a client to learn what their interest is and will sketch some ideas while they are talking. in this way, she can customize the art to the size, theme, and style of interest, as well where it will be placed in their home. Her art is now on exhibition in Russia, the United States, Canada, England, Japan and of course, Mexico. While her preference is for acrylics, Lorena also works in oils, charcoal, watercolor and sculpture, choosing the medium based on the art that is being produced.

Lorena’s love for art has also led to teaching children about art. During the summer, she will hold classes for small groups of students in two different age groups – 5 to 8 and pre-teens. These weeklong sessions are designed to both be fun and to help the children learn about painting.