María 1 – 

Artwork Code: FUNES-M1

Medium: Mixed media on canvas (acrylic and crellón)

Dimensions: 72 x 60 inches

Depth: 1.5 inches

Conceptual Description:

A powerful female figure with intense blue eyes and vivid lips, representing inner strength, desire, and passion. Surrounded by dark strokes and emotional tension, she is the woman who loves, suffers, and survives. The emerald at her chest is not a jewel—it radiates from within as a symbol of spiritual energy.

María 2 -

Artwork Code: FUNES-M2

Medium: Mixed media on canvas (acrylic and crellón)

Dimensions: 72 x 60 inches

Depth: 1.5 inches

Conceptual Description:

Sweet-eyed and accompanied by a playful dog, this María embodies modern tenderness and youthful femininity. She represents urban sensitivity and emotional independence, navigating the world with openness and softness. She is today’s woman—expressive, connected, and warm.

María 3 – The Lady in Black

Artwork Code: FUNES-M3

Medium: Mixed media on canvas (acrylic and crellón)

Dimensions: 60 x 72 inches

Depth: 1.5 inches

Conceptual Description:

Sensual and enigmatic, with wide eyes and crimson lips, this María evokes a powerful, commanding feminine presence. Rendered in a palette of black, gray, and red, she embodies tension and beauty in opposition. She confronts with silence, desires with strength, and asks no permission.

Artwork Code: FUNES-M4

Medium: Mixed media on canvas (acrylic and crellón)

Dimensions: 72 x 60 inches

Depth: 1.5 inches

Conceptual Description:

An explosion of color and emotional energy. Her fierce face contrasts with a blooming garden bursting from her chest. This María does not ask to be seen—she demands it. With color as her voice, she transforms inner nature into visual power, embodying vitality and self-expression.

Artwork Code: FUNES-M5

Medium: Mixed media on canvas (acrylic and crellón)

Dimensions: 60 x 72 inches

Depth: 1.5 inches

Conceptual Description:

Her face is split between softness and rage. This María reflects the emotional contradiction of the modern woman—capable of loving with tenderness and defending with intensity. Her defiant gaze and expressive strokes show a woman who lives within extremes, unapologetically complex.

Artwork Code: FUNES-M6

Medium: Mixed media on canvas (acrylic and crellón)

Dimensions: 72 x 60 inches

Depth: 1.5 inches

Conceptual Description:

Innocent, creative, and serene. This María represents the woman who lives through imagination—the artist-child who never stopped seeing magic. Her grey eyes reflect curiosity, while her soft gesture and vibrant surroundings evoke intuition, expression, and purity of heart.

Artwork Code: FUNES-M7

Medium: Mixed media on canvas (acrylic and crellón)

Dimensions: 60 x 72 inches

Depth: 1.5 inches

Conceptual Description:

A symbolic first date: he hides a flower under his chair, she conceals two knives beneath hers. The coffee cups are empty, the tension lingers. This María embodies the emotional choreography of attraction and caution. She observes, evaluates, and defends. She is a tactician of love.

Artwork Code: FUNES-M8

Medium: Mixed media on canvas (acrylic and crellón)

Dimensions: 72 x 60 inches

Depth: 1.5 inches

Conceptual Description:

Imprisoned but undefeated. Protected by diplomacy yet guided by strategy and strength, this María is the mastermind behind resistance. Her fiery hair and emerald eyes cut through her symbolic bars. She is not just the woman in captivity—she is the one orchestrating liberation from within.

Artwork Code: FUNES-M9

Medium: Mixed media on canvas (acrylic and crellón)

Dimensions: 72 x 60 inches

Depth: 1.5 inches

Conceptual Description:

Innocent and luminous, her face blossoms with hundreds of colorful dots. She is the woman who plants dreams, not in sleep, but through intuition. Surrounded by three floating sapphires, she channels spiritual clarity, sensitivity, and beauty. She does not shout—she cultivates.

The Dream Gardener closes the series with grace, magic, and the quiet force of feminine imagination.