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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

AFTER RETIREMENT MY HUSBAND
AND I LEFT DENTON, TEXAS AND
TRAVELED THE COUNTRY IN A
FIFTH WHEEL FOR FOUR YEARS.  
WHILE IN YUMA, ARIZONA I TOOK A
WATERCOLOR CLASS AND I WAS
HOOKED!!  I BEGAN TAKING
PICTURES AND THEN PAINTED
THEM IN WATERCOLOR.  

WHEN WE MOVED TO HARLINGEN,
TEXAS TO SETTLE DOWN, I JOINED
THE HARLINGEN ART FORUM.
I FOUND MANY NEW, SUPPORTIVE
AND VERY TALENTED ARTISTS.
I HAVE TAKEN CLASSES FROM
BERNICE COLEMAN, LYNDA
HAMON, AND ARMANDO ORTIZ IN
HARLINGEN AND PORTRAIT AND
FIGURE PAINTING IN PORT
TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON.  

MY FIRST SALE OF ONE OF MY
PAINTINGS, WAS A GREAT EVENT
FOR ME AS IT VALIDATED ME AS AN
"ARTIST."  I HAVE ENTERED SHOWS
IN PHARR AND RIO FEST IN
HARLINGEN.  MY PAINTINGS WILL
BE AT THE D'ARTE CENTER IN
HARLINGEN AND AT THEIR BOOTH
AT BEACHCOMBERS ON PADRE
ISLAND IN NOVEMBER.

I AM A MEMBER OF THE D'ARTE
CENTER AND WILLACY COUNTY
ART FORUM IN RAYMONDVILLE.  

IF YOUR ARE INTERESTED IN
PURCHASING ANY OF MY ARTWORK,
EMAIL ME AT:
vcarubia@rgv.rr.com
Hibiscus
Balloon Man
Cowboy At Rest
Beach Birds