Walking Flight
Worn shoes in her hands, a backpack on her shoulders carrying what remains of her home. Many roads still lie ahead until she finds a new place to call home.…
Curtain of Hope
The background of the canvas is dominated by a devastated land, in a palette of dark and somber reds that suggests a sense of desolation and despair. The intense and…
Shipwreck
Amid a raging sea and sharp waves that threaten to swallow and submerge into oblivion, a family is found. The ephemerality of the paper boat confronts us with urgency—this family…
Creator of the Earth, Fugitive from His Own
This painting is a reminder of the passage from Matthew 2:13–15, when Joseph is instructed by the angel of the Lord to flee to Egypt with Mary and the newborn…
The Hands That Welcome
This artwork aims to express the need for welcoming refugee groups. This is one of the responsibilities of faith communities. Support, care, and expressions of love must be extended to…
Welcoming in the Community of Faith
Welcoming within the community of faith goes beyond supporting and meeting the needs of refugees. It also means ensuring that, through us, they know that God sees them and cares…
Family Home of Cidade da Criança – Vale da Bênção
This artwork portrays one of the first family homes of Cidade da Criança – Vale da Bênção Ministry. A special place, surrounded by a beautiful natural landscape, where nine houses…
Exodus
This artwork was inspired by a photograph published in a Venezuelan newspaper article in 2020, amid the crisis in Venezuela. The article highlighted the death of 12 Venezuelans who were…
Maria and the Baby
I consider this to be one of the most difficult paintings to bring to completion—not because of the technique or the drawing, but because of what it represented and the…