Ernesto Ramirez

My Background
I was born in beautiful Guanajuato, Mexico. When I was 5 years old, my parents decided to move to Mazatlán. Growing up on the Pacific Coast I fell in love with the ocean, but I always had the desire to go back to Guanajuato to pursuit my dream of becoming an Architect. I had, and still have, a passion for arts, building, design and creativity.  At 18 years old, I moved to Guanajuato and began my college degree in Architecture at the University of Guanajuato. During college, I rediscovered my passion for painting. After graduating college, I lived and worked as an Architect in various cities, ending in Tijuana, Mexico. In 2001, I moved to Los Angeles California area working in construction, as a Tile Setter and a Bathroom/Kitchen Designer. I moved to Palm Springs from Long Beach, California during the pandemic, and now I'm a full-time Artist. In November 2023, I was very proud to have opened my gallery/studio, KEE Gallery. I'm honored to have been voted the Best Visual Artist by the CV Independent readers in the 2024/25 Best of Coachella Valley’s Readers’ poll.  Also I'm very humble that my Art Gallery, KEE Gallery, has been voted as the 2024 Top Art Gallery in the Coachella Valley by the Desert Sun!! 
 
My Medium
Uncommitted to any particular medium, I have been working on paintings using oils, wax, pastels and acrylic paint. I'm looking forward to experiment with different techniques in the future! 
 
My Inspiration
As a Mexican Artist, I inject fun and vibrant colors in my paintings, offering a modern Mexican surrealism experience. For my series called La Lucha Libre, I used acrylic & oil paint with wax & pastels on canvas. This is a good representation of my style.........COLORFUL!! 

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