My Grandmother, the Artist

My grandmother, Socorro del Rosario Valencia (nickname Coring), was the most influential person in my life. She inspired me to cook, sew, make things with my hands, be a lady, and most importantly to pursue art as my career. This photo of my grandmother was taken on a trip to New York sometime in the 1960s. She dressed so elegantly in a suit, pearls and mink stole. This is one of my grandmother's paintings. She loved flowers so painted them frequently plus other subjects she loved. She was a self taught artist so the style is naïve but charming. She signed her paintings as Coring.