My name is Mahal Gutierrez- you may be wondering where such a name originates from. I’m Filipina, Puertorriqueña, and El Salvadoreña. My name originates from my Filipino heritage and means love. This is very fitting as I approach everything I try to achieve with a sense of love and care. Growing up with this approach, I was met with critics who perceived me as "too sensitive". Since growing into a woman, I have realized this attribute is one of strength, not weakness. 

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welcome to my moods, inner thoughts, and most of all, my loves. 

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I am primarily an oil painter. My interest is in color and I draw inspiration from movements like Expressionism. My style of work is loose and oftentimes challenges traditional rules regarding perspective. However, I enjoy many other mediums besides oil paint, like pastels, acrylics, charcoal, alcohol markers, and even digital mediums.

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what the people say:

"You have the drive and strong work ethic of your mother."

"It's like things are swirling around you and you're trying to wrangle them together, yet let them be at the same time."

"You are a painter in every sense of the word."

- Carole Franco

- Meris

- Pam T.