Name/Title
Lorena Perez - Beautiful Garden - Mission Neighborhood CentersDescription
My name is Lorena Pérez. I am from Nicaragua. I am 66 years old. I have some diseases, which is why I am a person at high risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus, and that is why I have had to spend these months of prevention at home. Despite the above, I am happy to receive the art class with Santiago Gervasi, which is a great help to overcome confinement, because in addition to instructing me in the subject of art, I learn drawing and we had a lot of fun sharing with the other students. I thank Santiago for showing us videos of Latin American painters and from other parts such as Spain, France, USA, etc. The Mission Neighborhood Centers had great success in coordinating the virtual classes. Thank you very much for this great work on behalf of older adults like me.”
Lorena Perez was born in Nicaragua and spent time in Costa Rica and Guatemala before arriving in the San Francisco Bay area, which she has called home for the last 29 years. Now retired, she previously worked delivering mail and packages along the coast, recalling some treacherous driving on the winding roads and steep hillsides as far North as Point Reyes. She and her husband raised five children. She encouraged them to work hard in school, and also to do what brings them joy. A creative person by nature, Blanca enjoys needlepoint, crocheting, and painting designs on small stones. She is an avid reader of Latin American Literature. Some of her favorite authors include Isabelle Allende, Gioconda Belli, and Guadalupe Loese. Also a singer, she is a member of the San Francisco choral group, “Coro Sotera.”With no previous formal training in art, she has caught on quickly, creating drawings, learning to blend tones with colored pencils. Next, she plans to try watercolor painting, and wants to learn about landscape painting by studying the classic works of the masters.
