Ticket draw Friday April 5 at 7:30pm at the Sol y Luna Hotel/Spa (Rio Bravo #10A, Ajijic)
— winner need not be present

About the Donated Painting

This beautifully framed and matted original watercolour by Ricardo Sánchez Corona is titled, “La Vuelta del Jefe (sobre ejidos de Anenecuilco).” It has been framed in a modern black art frame with a white mat. The size of the painting (including frame) is 67x85cm (26" x 33").

It depicts the revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata who was born a peasant in Anenecuilco in the state of Morelos. Amongst many ideals, he promoted social justice and ownership of communal lands by indigenous people. The 1910 Revolution made his hopes and dreams a reality. He liberated the land belonging to the farmers of Anencuilco, and returned it to them.

This masterpiece is valued at $30,000 pesos!

You can see a reproduction of this painting hanging on the East wall of the Casa Linda Café at LCS.

PLEASE NOTE: the reproduction in the Café is not as high quality as the original, and is not framed or matted the same.

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Ticket Sales: Monday to Saturday (except holidays) — starting Monday Feb 12:

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
at a ticket table set up at the entrance to LCS near the ATM machine

Cost: $100 pesos each, 10 for $900 pesos

Winner need not be present!

Contact Us:

E-mail: Danielle Pagé – childrensart@lcsac.org

Please help support the Children’s Art Program!

About the Artist

Ricardo Sánchez Corona (Mexico City 1992) grew up working with his family in the chinampas (agricultural islands) of Xochimilco south of Mexico City. From an early age, he learned to appreciate the small details and colours of life around him. He spent much of his free time drawing and painting life as he saw it.

His focus and drive allowed him to attend UNAM (the prestigious National Autonomous University of Mexico) where he studied Architecture. For his thesis, he specifically studied the architecture of the Tienda de Raya – the building you can see behind Emiliano Zapata in this painting. His coursework included classes in watercolours — which he loved and excelled in. He studied “Plein Air” drawing and watercolour techniques under Lorenza Capdevielle Van-Dyck an outstanding professor recognised in 2017 with the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz award — the highest academic prize awarded by the UNAM.

In early 2020, he started what was to be a month-long post-graduation trip through Baja California, after which he planned to return to Mexico City to start his architecture career. In February, the world shut down because of COVID. After many weeks with little to do, he started painting. As he painted throughout the town of Mulegé, locals and expats became interested and excited about his work. So much so, that he was commissioned for many paintings and murals. As a result, he discovered that painting was his true passion — not architecture.

For the past four years, he has travelled throughout Mexico, exhibiting in various galleries — his paintings continued to sell, as his reputation increased. In the Fall of 2023, Ricardo and his partner visited Ajijic, and discovered the Lake Chapala Society. Through this, Ricardo became aware of the LCS Children’s Art Program, and his life took a turn — filled with new inspiration. The Manager of the LCS Children's Art Program, Danielle Pagé, saw an opportunity for him to volunteer to instruct the young people in the art program. He works well with the children in the Art Program because he had been a volunteer children's art teacher for Casa Hogar in Morelia. They both believe that when a child is inspired, the path to greatness has been started. A collaboration was spontaneously born.

When Ricardo secured a date and time for a unique art exhibition at the Sol y Luna Hotel/Spa, the idea for a fundraiser for the LCS Children’s Art Program was proposed. A beautiful custom watercolour painting valued at $30,000 pesos was selected, and a raffle was decided upon.

You can get more information about Ricardo by visiting his website: www.ricardosanchez.art

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