Gloria Calderón-Sáenz Blog

I traveled to France in February. I discover places in the south that were new for me. I was fascinated by the colors, even though it was the winter. Sage and Rosemary green, ocher clay, dark cypress green in tall pointy shapes, blue shutters, vineyards with no leaves, yellow mimosas blooming, old houses and castles and [...]

I spent 3 weeks in Colombia this summer. Here are some watercolors from my sketchbook.

During the very rainy weekend of June 20-21, I participated in the New England Printing Arts fair.
We had a Steamroller that helped us printing big format prints.
Mine was an image carved on plywood, 2 x 4 feet, representing a person riding a bike, having so much fun that he looked like flying…..
The inking, printing and [...]

Entre los años 1982 y 19998, vivi en Turgua, Venezuela. El lugar queda en las montañas, a una hora de Caracas, esta cubierto de un bosque magnifico lleno de aves, perezas, puercoespines, culebras, insectos. Allí vivían,  algunos viven todavía muy queridos amigos que se dedican a la cerámica y carpintería. Han pasado 10 años desde que dejamos Turgua con nuestra pequeña familia [...]

I painted this mural as a gift to the children of the International School of Boston, where I serve as Extracurricular Activities Manager.
The idea came from the book: ” Life Story” from Virginia Lee Burton. It is a time line of animals starting with simple bacteria all the way to humans. 
The mural is made of [...]

This is my new web site. Thanks to Philip, my husband, I have the opportunity to share my art with you,  through the  ”window” of technology, at any time, from anywhere. I will also write regulary about what I am thinking, doing or wanting to do.  I will write in English, Spanish or French, depending [...]