I am a painter who's drawn to vibrant colors and the contrasts of nighttime. With it, I paint queer boys in moments of stillness or searching, set against empty landscapes, ruins, imagined worlds, or quiet interiors. These scenes carry pieces of my life: being captivated by Titanic (1997), growing up in a small Puerto Rican town beside an oil refinery, wandering at night with friends, and learning to accept and celebrate myself as a queer man.

My practice consists of taking photos of people, landscapes, interiors and using digital three-dimensional models. Using these, I make small gouache studies or sketches, testing color, light, and composition. The final painting grows slowly, layer by layer, from darkness into light.

Film is my greatest influence, especially science fiction, fantasy, and directors such as Steven Spielberg and Alfred Hitchcock. I often take a still from a movie and create my own version of it by incorporating the landscapes of Puerto Rico or places l've traveled to, and using myself or loved ones as the main characters of the story, turning personal experiences and imagination into something both intimate and cinematic.