Jet Martinez

I got super lucky to be invited to paint this beautiful home in Guanajuato MX. I love Gto. The callejones, the people, tunnels, music, birds, ghosts, hills, mayólica, mezcal and the delicious sun. I treated it like a residency. Tried to make something that fit the place. Tried something new. A new technique and equipment Learned things. Opened up. Worked my happiness Im grateful to great clients like this who give me their trust. Im grateful to be an artist today Que viva México y que viva el amor

Pictures of sounds Guanajuato

Ive been in Guanajuato a week. Estoy bien cansado I go places to paint Sometimes i dont see the place This time i feel the place The birds, the dogs, the frogs, the heartbroken songs at night Ghosts Yo amo a Mexico Si tuvieras 2 dias en gto que harias?

La luna desde Guanajuato La luna desde el mundo entero Between here and there, humans hurtling through space Shedding geographies Look up to look in.

Thank you to @nytimes for this beautiful feature on Art + Water! The article gets to the heart of what we are building, an organization that takes seriously what artists need, and what a city loses when they are priced out of it. Wonderful contributions from our founders Dave Eggers and JD Beltran (@jd_beltran ), head of faculty Ana Teresa Fernández (@anateresafernandez ), muralist and teaching artist Jet Martinez (@jetmar1 ), co-director and curator René de Guzman (@instantlyrene ), and co-director Nicole Avril, each bringing their own perspective on why this moment matters, what drew them to this project, and what it looks like to build something genuinely open, generous, and rooted in craft. It is a story about access. About mentorship. About what becomes possible when artists are given real time and space to work, and about why San Francisco needs that now more than ever. Applications for our inaugural residency are open through April 6. Apply today! Full article at the link in our bio.

Complicated feelings about things. No easy solutions. #peaceandlove

65 hours in 4 days doing my favorite thing to do. I’m especially proud of the color matching to the surrounding elements on this one. Big thanks to @stanford for bringing me back for my 4th mural! And a huge thanks to @daniellewohl for your support all these years. On that note, I want to express my everlasting appreciation for all the women in my life, and to those not in my life. Professionally, 99% of the people who I work with are women. Art consultants, gallerists, curators, studio manager (talking to you @iamerica2686 ), art commissioners, museum directors and on and on. I simply would not be working as a professional artist without the support and trust of the women who keep our industry afloat. Almost every single milestone I have achieved can be directly attributed to women who believed in me. Without women, I would not have the career I have, and I am not really sure we would have an organized art industry at all. Many of my favorite artists are women. Thankyou!!! In my personal life, women hold my life together. I was raised by a discretely powerful woman, who allowed me to be me. All my life, I have been blessed with many friendships with tremendous women of all stripes. The women in my home are divine and powerful at the center of my life… also that boy, of course. And the cat. To be totally honest, to this day, a lot of my artistic and personal efforts, are driven by the desire to impress the women in my life. In terms of motivation, I could do a lot worse. We need more women in positions of power, period! Make room for girls and young women to lead us. Fellas, you’re all right too! Everyone is beautiful and full of potential. I’ll tell ya’ll how much I love you later. #stayinthelight #peaceandlove

The hands do what words cannot express. Peace and love #peaceandlove #loveandpeace #amorypaz #pazyamor

After winning at chess, i’m out here painting invisible paintings. Not very visible, anyway Its a metaphor forrrrr…..rrrrrrrr…. #chesschampofarlington

General Kelly nova finishes heavy duty coffee spray roller brayer pen rag brushes bucket. Cup tape roller pan airbrush medium. Big fat brushes. Chip brush. Water bottle #toolsofthetrade The music would have been something cool Classic, elegant but with grit,weird And hecka aspirational

Four colors to a warmer place Red black green white #joseymariacuervo #vallover

Didnt get the shot Sun went down before i could finish it Then the club lights went on, And i was gone. Some people gonna be trippin lolz Painting outside Birds Sun Clouds 🖤 Big thanks @themidwaysf !!