All original artwork by michael de la guerra
Mixed media on watercolor paper. Matte black frame, white mat. 2026.
White ground. Cadmium red placed with deliberate pressure at center. No Gods. No Masters. No weird collections either.
One of one. No prints.
Mixed media on watercolor paper. Matte black frame, white mat. 2026.
Purple-violet wash forms move through the center. No one is bound to contracts we write alone in our own hearts.
One of one. No prints.
Two works on watercolor paper. Mixed media, embedded text, framed with white mat. 2026. BOUND and NO MASTERS on the contracts we write alone and what it costs to see them clearly.
Intended to be collected as a pair. Individual acquisition available. No prints exist and none are planned.
Mixed media on handmade cotton paper. Deckle edges. 2026.
The ground is a warm pink wash. A vertical black line divides the composition: organic on the left, geometric on the right, a botanical form in deep burgundy and navy.
Embedded in the artist's hand: Because you believe that you cannot be loved for who you are, you have decided to be valued for what you do; in the end, class shame was your fatal open wound.
Matte black float frame included. One of one. No prints.
Two works on handmade cotton paper. Mixed media, embedded poetry, deckle edges. 2026. The complete archive — POLISHED and UNWRITE, in conversation, in tension, in the space between what gets said and what gets buried.
Intended to be collected as a pair. Individual acquisition available. No prints exist and none are planned.
Mixed media on handmade cotton paper. Deckle edges. 2026.
The ground is warm ochre. Everything painted over it is pressure. Beneath the paint, a poem. Partially visible. Partially buried.
What survives: The poems I cannot unwrite are the worst ones. I still grieve.
Matte black float frame included. One of one. No prints.
Acrylic and ballpoint pen on canvas, 16 × 20 in., framed in a dark brown Ampersand canvas floater frame. No prints exist. This is the painting itself.
The canvas splits without a hard line. On the right, dark florals climb — layered brushwork in deep red, navy, and forest green, built up petal by petal, structured, alive. On the left, thinned red paint runs straight down in long uninterrupted drips, gravity doing the work instead of the hand.
Michael de la Guerra occupies a compelling space between Eastern minimalism and Western expressionism. His work demonstrates a masterful understanding of negative space, where bold gestural marks dance with deliberate moments of emptiness.
art prints and posters
Collage and poetry. Print edition. From the SCENES OF ROMANTIC MODERNISM collection. Printed on archival paper. Hand-signed. Available in two sizes.
Original photography and poetry. Print edition. From the SCENES OF ROMANTIC MODERNISM collection. Printed on archival paper. Hand-signed. Available in two sizes.
Marker, collage, and poetry. Print edition. From the SCENES OF ROMANTIC MODERNISM collection. Printed on archival paper. Hand-signed. Available in two sizes.
Marker and collage on paper. Print edition. Bold and direct. Printed on archival paper. Hand-signed. Available in two sizes.
Pen and ink on paper. Print edition. Delicate linework. Printed on archival paper. Hand-signed. Available in two sizes.
Mixed media. Print edition. Deep blues and gestural abstraction. Printed on archival paper. Hand-signed. Available in two sizes.
Marker, collage, and poetry. Print edition. From the SCENES OF ROMANTIC MODERNISM collection. Printed on archival paper. Hand-signed. Available in two sizes.
The painting no longer exists. This is what's left.
The original was called TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEART. There was an asterisk. The footnote read: yes, the one that hurts. He painted over it without knowing. The warning is buried. The footnote survived.
16 x 20 in. Giclee inkjet on Fujifilm Crystal Archive paper. Hand-signed and numbered. Edition of 25.
Includes 30% framing discount. If this page is up there is still a print for you.
Acrylic on canvas. Part of the portfolio. Not currently available for sale. For inquiries contact the artist directly.