About the Artist Lizzie Ochoa

Lizzie Ochoa is an El Paso native and started drawing when she was a child.
At age four, she drew a picture of Elvis and his backup singers .  At age eight she won second place in a Gibson National Art Contest to design a Christmas card.  She won various awards for her paintings and sculptures while she was in high school and in college.  Lizzie graduated cum laude from St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas with a major in art.  She is a member of the El Paso Art Association and active in the community as an artist.

Lizzie Ochoa`s artwork is filled with dramatic color that captures the spirit of her subjects.  This can be seen in her paintings of  Pancho Villa, Frida, and Lila Downs to name a few.  Her paintings and murals also reveal her versatility.  Some of her paintings remind the viewer of the old masters, while other paintings are done in a modern pop art style.  Lizzie is also a gifted sculptor.  She works in clay and also creates custom wax figures.  Lizzie Ochoa`s artwork is featured in private collections in New York, Arizona, Tennessee, California and Texas. 

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Things about me and my art that you may or may not want to know:
There are many things that influence my art. The following list are just a few things that inspire me.

Animals: I love their innocence, humor, honesty and the unconditional love they give.

Nature: There is always something beautiful and unique to witness.

Music: I love the music of Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Elvis, The Beatles, Debbie Harry, The B-52's, David Byrne, Blondie, Henry Mancini, Combustible Edison, Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, etc.  

Instrumental Surf bands: The Shadows, TheVentures, Los Straitjackets, The Fathoms, Laika and the Cosmonauts, etc.

Artists: Salvador Dali, M.C. Escher, Frida Kahlo, Vincent Van Gogh, Duane Hanson, Diego Rivera, Andy Warhol and a great new breed of artists such as Shag, Elizabeth McGrath, Marion Peck, Isabel Samaras, etc.

Film Sountracks by Danny Elfman

The film work of Julie Taymor, Tim Burton , Oliver Stone, Roman Polanski and Quintan Tarantino.

The writings of Edgar Allan Poe and Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

The performances of Marlon Brando, James Dean, Johnny Depp, Natalie Wood, George C. Scott  and many others that are infinitely mysterious and fascinating to watch.

Dreams: I'm provided with infinite inspiration.(Where else can you hang out with Elvis, leprechauns and flying monkeys?)

Nightmares: I use to have that recurring nightmare of the Devil making me balloon animals in my closet.

This list could go on forever so I'll stop there.