About

Lourdes Carlos

My passion for drawing and painting began at a young age and I can't recall a time in my life that my heart didn't see art in every day life.

I am a California based ARTist and mostly self taught. I did attend CSULB and was enrolled in the BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) program for Drawing and Painting and reached my upper division courses. Life got in the way of my studies and I did not finish my degree, however, my love of art has never left me. I am currently a Certified Art Practitioner or as I like to call myself a Wellness Art Coach. My goal is to help others through art.

As an artist, I not only want to create art, I want to help others and use art as an outlet to everyday life, creating a safe space for letting go with Art.

For me, art has always been about feelings and emotions. As an artist, it has always been very hard for me to sell or part ways with my paintings because I have always been emotionally attached to my paintings. My inspiration comes from feelings, color, contrast and texture. My favorite art of all is abstract expressionist art. I love the diversity of all the colors and how much emotion an artist can show in a piece. This is the art that I can pour my feelings into without saying a word... I let the emotions tell their own story on the canvas.

I want you to feel that!

Mission

My mission is to help you use art as an outlet to cope with everyday feelings. Do you remember the last time you used art supplies to just feel good? How excited were you when your parents bought you a new box of crayons when you were a kid?

Vision

When you use art to feel all the emotions that may be weighing on you, you release them into your art.

I will guide you and find the best art outlet for you, weather it be an art journal or a canvas piece, I will coach you through those feelings and emotions and together, we will establish on a practice that can assist you in day to day life. We will reflect on what you created and how that made you feel.

If you are not creative and just need an outlet to release your feelings, I want to help and guide you through those feelings using art as an emotional outlet.