Rocio

delgado

Puerto Rican artist.

Oil painting

20​24

about me

Award winner Rocio Delgado San Miguel from Ciales, Puerto Rico lived over 28 years in the island before moving to California. She studied architecture in the Polytechnic University of PR and graduating 3 years later from Fashion Design. In 2006 she moved to San Diego, CA where she completed a BSHA and MPH.

From the diaspora, Rocio shares her ​passion for the island through her art, ​where she shares the evolution ​captured in her 18 years home away. ​Her art is full of vibrant color that ​transport to the island of charm. She ​has participated in multiple ​exhibitions in the US where she has ​make a name in the art seeing. Her ​medium of choice is oil painting.


  • CBS interview for On The Go show. 2024


  • Puerto Rican Featured Artist for Fairmont San Juan Hotel. 2024


  • El Nuevo Día news paper article August 8, 2024


  • El Adoquín Times article August 6,2024


  • Cultural Canvas, an art series of Puerto Rican Expressions August- ​November 2024


  • Distinguished Artist Award 2022 by the National Congress of Puerto ​Rican Women.


  • First Place in the show Daffodil Dreams April 2023 Ashton Gallery at ​Art On 30th. Spring 36"x36" oil painting


  • Laguna Art Gallery -FRONT & CENTER | GALLERY-FEATURED ​ARTISTS/ 2023-2024


  • 5 paintings selected -ArtBox Miami 2022


  • 1 paintings selected -ArtBox Miami 2023


  • Exhibition SOLO at Art Me San Diego 2019


  • The 2do Annual Bad As*Women Expo at Muramid Mural Museum in ​Oceanside, CA 2018.


  • COAL Gallery - Honorable Mention 2018. 2 pieces


  • Selected to participate at Ashton Art Gallery "Pop Up" art exhibition ​hosted by the Oceanside Museum of Art featuring curated pieces by ​artists in San Diego and surrounding areas.


  • OMA Oceanside Museum of Art art selected for Magazine November ​2017


June Artist Reception shows

@lagunaartgallery

Amazing show!!!

Natural Flow New Collection

48" x 60"

Oil Painting

Evento Cultura ​Canvas


Puerto Rican ​Expressions



August - ​November 14


Featuring Art ​Inspired by ​Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷


Separen el día!

Cultural ​Canvas

News-upcoming

exhibitions

Collection

my Flow

natural ​flow

Oil painting 48"x 60". An ethereal blend of soft colors forms a floral-like ​composition that seems to flow and swirl with an almost liquid quality. Shades ​of cream, beige, and pastel hues intertwine with occasional bursts of brighter ​colors like pink and yellow, giving a sensation of movement and delicate ​harmony.

Flora Flow

Oil painting 48"x48" An ethereal blend of soft colors forms a floral-like ​composition that seems to flow and swirl with an almost liquid quality. Shades ​of cream, beige, and pastel hues intertwine with occasional bursts of brighter ​colors like pink and yellow, giving a sensation of movement and delicate ​harmony.

Flora Flow ​2

Oil painting 48"x 48". An ethereal blend of soft colors forms a floral-like composition that seems to flow and swirl with an almost liquid quality. Shades of cream, beige, and pastel hues intertwine with occasional bursts of brighter colors like pink and yellow, giving a sensation of movement and delicate harmony.

Splash of

Romance 2

48"x48"

original Art

Mixed Media

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Splash of romance

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Splash of Romance explores my sensuality, expresses my passion and how comfortable I feel to be an empowered woman.


Splash of Romance explora mi sensualidad, expresa mi pasion y lo comada que me siento de poder ser una mujer plena y empoderada.



A vibrant depiction of ​what appears to be an ​abstract flower takes ​center stage, with a play ​of pink, yellow, and white ​colors creating a dynamic, ​fluid feel. The contrast ​between the vivid blossom ​and the stark green ​background highlights the ​subject, eliciting a sense of ​movement and ​transformation.


Flow Natural

First of a series of 5.

Original Oil painting 37"x37.


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Flow ​Natural 2

36"x36"

Oil Painting

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Flow Natural 3

36"x 36"

Oil Painting

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Spectrum ​Dance

48"x 48"

Original Art

Oil Painting


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Organic ​Flow

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Harmony

36"x36"

Original Art

Oil Painting

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The Recital

40"x40"

Original Art

Oil painting


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My Flow

48"x48

Original Art

Oil painting

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Wave of color

36"x36"

Original Art

oil painting

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My Flow in motion

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My Flow in Motion is the first painting

of this new collection 2023. This series represents how I feel today... complete, light, happy, in harmony with my femininity and in constant movement.


My Flow in Motion es la primera pintura

de esta nueva colección 2023. Esta serie representa cómo me siento hoy... completa, ligera, feliz, en armonía con mi feminidad y en constante movimiento.


Spectrum of light

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Spectrum of light is a filter of what my emotions would look like if they were captured in a painting... vibrant and moving. Creating a rainbow of feelings.


Spectrum of light es un filtro de cómo se verían mis emociones si estuvieran capturadas en una pintura... vibrante y conmovedora. Creando un arcoíris de sentimientos.

spectrum of ​light 2

Vibrant splashes of color create an ​abstract and dynamic composition, ​resembling a colorful burst or splash. ​The colors transition smoothly, ​blending into one another, with drips ​of paint streaming down from the ​central design.

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Spring

36"x36" Original Oil Painting

First Place 🥇

Art Show Daffodil Dreams @Ashton Gallery at Art On 30th

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glacier of color

36"x36"

Original Oil Painting

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Colors of ​love

Vivid amalgamation of colors flows across the composition, creating an ​abstract and dynamic visual experience. Bold reds, blues, yellows, and ​purples blend together in a fluid and organic form, evoking a sense of ​movement and emotion.

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Broken Heart

"Every time your heart breaks, a door opens to a world full of new beginnings and new opportunities."

Patty Roberts


"Cada vez que tu corazón se rompe, una puerta se abre a un mundo lleno de nuevos comienzos y

nuevas oportunidades."

Patty Roberts

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Dark Matter

20"x 20"

Original Art

Oil Painting

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Broken Heart 2

Every time your heart breaks, a door opens to a world full of new beginnings and new opportunities."

Patty Roberts


"Cada vez que tu corazón se rompe, una puerta se abre a un mundo lleno de nuevos comienzos y

nuevas oportunidades."

Patty Roberts


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Hummingbird

36"x36"

Original Oil Painting

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collection

black

This industry is a celebration of instant stories, and I want to be here for every one of them.

La cotorra

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The Puerto Rican amazon (Amazona vittata), also known as the Puerto Rican parrot (Puerto Rican Spanish: Cotorra puertorriqueña) or iguaca, is the only extant parrot endemic to the Puerto Rican archipelago. Inspired by the photography of Alfredo Irizarry.


La amazona puertorriqueña ( Amazona vittata ), también conocida como loro puertorriqueño ( español de Puerto Rico : Cotorra puertorriqueña ) o iguaca , es el único loro existente endémico del archipiélago puertorriqueño. Inspirada en la fotografía de Alfredo Irizarry.

Flica

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This collection of horses paintings is in honor of my dear father who shared his passion for horses with me. Flica was his first mare.

Esta colección de pinturas de caballos es en honor a mi querido padre, quien compartió conmigo su pasión por los caballos. Flica fue su primera yegua.


Mistico de la ventana

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Ojos Brujos

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Las quenepas

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This fruit, known as Quenepa in Puerto Rico, grows particularly abundantly in the municipality of Ponce. The fruit ripens during the warm summer months. Inspired by the photography of Yeransia Yanes.

Esta fruta, conocida como Quenepa en Puerto Rico, crece de manera particularmente abundante en el municipio de Ponce. La fruta madura durante los cálidos meses de verano. Inspirado en la fotografía de Yeransia Yanes.


Coquí

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collection

bodegones

Guayabas

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Las Guanabanas

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collection

Native

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds it stands for intelligence, beauty, devotion, and love. These little birds are also respected as fierce fighters and defenders of their territory. Hummingbirds are a symbol of good luck. Seeing a hummingbird before a major event, such as a hunting trip, or travelling to another village, was considered a good sign.

Es sinónimo de inteligencia, belleza, devoción y amor. Estos pajaritos también son respetados como feroces luchadores y defensores de su territorio. Los colibríes son un símbolo de buena suerte. Ver un colibrí antes de un evento importante, como un viaje de cacería o viajar a otro pueblo, se consideraba una buena señal.


UNDERNEATH

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Inspired by Antelope Canyon, which was shaped by millions of years of water and wind erosion. A journey back in time when these spaces were submerged by water.


Inspirado en Antelope Canyon, que fue formado por millones de años de erosión por el viento y el agua. Un viaje en el tiempo cuando estos espacios estaban sumergidos por el agua.

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Underneath 2

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Collecion

my Roots

El Platanal

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""El Platanal" banana plantation land inspired by the memories of the views from my house in the town of Ciales.


"El Platanal" terreno de cultivo de plátanos inspirado en las memorias de las vistas de mi casa en el pueblo de Ciales.

San Pedrito

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The San Pedrito (Puerto Rican Tody) is indigenous or unique to Puerto Rico. It measures just over 4 inches. It inhabits humid and dry forests, secondary forests, shaded coffee plantations, mangrove swamps, and forest fringes near urban areas. It sits still on a branch until it spots prey and flies to the spot to capture it.


El San Pedrito (Puerto Rican Tody) es autóctono o único de Puerto Rico. Mide poco más de 4 pulgadas. Habita en bosques húmedos y secos, bosques secundarios, cafetales bajo sombra, manglares y franjas de bosque cerca de áreas urbanas. Se posa quieto en una rama hasta que observa una presa y vuela hasta el lugar para capturarla.

Los Cocos

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Crash boat

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"Crash Boat" beach is one of the most popular beaches in Puerto Rico's west coast and Aguadilla's crowning gem.

La playa Crash Boat" es una de las playas más populares de la costa oeste de Puerto Rico y la joya de la corona de Aguadilla.

Puente de piedra

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El Puente De Piedra is a picture-perfect natural stone bridge in the island's extreme southwest in a town called Cabo Rojo.

El Puente De Piedra es un puente de piedra natural perfecto en el extremo suroeste de la isla en un pueblo llamado Cabo Rojo.


Mangle

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Vejigante

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A vejigante is a folkloric character in Puerto Rican festival celebrations, mainly seen during Carnival time.

Un vejigante es un personaje folclórico en las celebraciones de festivales puertorriqueños, que se ve principalmente durante la época del Carnaval.


Crash boat 2

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"Crash Boat" beach is one of the most popular beaches in Puerto Rico's west coast and Aguadilla's crowning gem.

Black beach

Self portrait

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news

*Spring

36"x36" oil painting

Art Show Daffodil Dreams @Ashton Gallery at Art On 30th Very happy to announce that I won first prize with my new painting Spring in the exhibition Daffodil Dream. Exhibit Dates: April 22nd - June 2nd

may Show

@Laguna Art ​Gallery





April 2024


555 the Shops at Mission Viejo, ​Mission Viejo, CA 92691

NACOPRW 25th Anniversary, “Orgullo Boricua”

Laguna Art Gallery

FRONT & CENTER | GALLERY FEATURED ARTISTS

Laguna Niguel art Gallery

SHOW “FRESH -

A spring fling”

LagunaART.com

April 2023

Rocio Delgado

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