Herlinda retired in 1998 and on her “wish list” of things to pursue after retirement was her desire to take watercolor classes.

In 2002 she took her first watercolor class and in the beginning her work was strictly representational until 2006 when she enrolled in her first abstract mixed media class at the Palos Verdes Art Center. This class combined acrylic paints with papers, fibers and cloth.

Herlinda found her new direction in this class. Her paintings continue to evolve as she experiments with different surfaces and materials.

She uses bold colors, and the images of her paintings come from the patterns and meanings of events in her life that she conveys in her artwork.

Group exhibitions

• Abstract Artists from Palos Verdes Art Center
  Nina's Art Gallery, Torrance
  May 2010
  
• Juried Snippets Collage Exhibit
  Collage Artists of America, April 2010
  HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
• C’est la vie
  Anthology of Small Paintings
  Les Jolis Trésors, Long Beach
  February 2010
• Juried PVAC Artists Holiday Art Exhibition
  Palos Verdes Art Center
  November 2009
• Experimental Artists of the South Bay
  The Loft, San Pedro
  November 2009
• Small Treasures - juried exhibition
  Palos Verdes Art Center
  August 2009
• South Bay Watercolor Society - juried exhibition
  Torrance Art Museum
  July 2009
• Small Treasures - juried exhibition
  Palos Verdes Art Center
  July 2008
• Small Treasures - juried exhibition
  Palos Verdes Art Center
  July 2007
• Paletteers Exhibition
  Cannery Row Studios
  July 2007