Watercolor painter and artistic illustrator with a distinctive style, exploring poetic expression in editorial illustration.

Contact: carlabms@gmail.com.

Ciudades enteras, y pueblos. Conozco sus mapas y siempre intento llegar al centro.  He caminado en busca de agua o nieve. Quise volver a una cascada tibia, vaporosa, pero ya no existe.  Una casa con el techo inflado, desnivelado, a punto de caer. La veo desde dentro...

Blueberry Fever is an illustrated novel set during a blueberry harvest. While the text focuses on narrating the objective events of the story, the illustrations aim to reveal the subjective dimension—the protagonist’s emotional journey. The technique used is ink on watercolor paper, with a few digital details. Fiebre...

This is a series of images in which I explored the expressiveness of black and white and the semi-abstraction that can be achieved through collage. Esta es una serie de imágenes en las que exploré la expresividad del blanco y negro y la semiabstracción que se...

The poem “Why?” by Jenny Stebral is a dialogue between an adult and a child, both undergoing a grieving process after the death of a loved one. Through the metaphorical story of a tree, the illustrations portray the healing journey of the characters, unfolding slowly and...

Book cover illustrations for the book Marcovaldo, by Italo Calvino.Personal project, 2022. ...

Promise Me to Not Forget is a children's book illustrated by me and written by Olga Gray. It tells the story of a young girl grappling with the imminent loss of her father. As she faces the reality of his passing, she holds on...

"¡Leamos!" is a series of books designed to reinforce reading and writing skills in children. It was created by teacher Leticia Palacios Parra and illustrated and designed by me in 2018. These books are still being reprinted and read every year by children in schools...

These are a series of three books created by Helen Lacey and illustrated by me from 2018 to 2020. The three books serve an educational purpose, aiming to help children understand pregnancy and the arrival of a new baby brother or sister. This project consisted...