Artist expresses himself without speech.
Ralph Gonzales spreads gesso onto a textured cardboard base as he prepares it for a painting as part of a mixed-media class he takes at VSA North Fourth Art Center. Gonzales, a daily participant in classes for disabled people, is an emerging outsider artist.
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Gonzales works on a pencil drawing during class at North Fourth. He is known for his paintings, mixing and layering colors in surprising combinations.
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During a break from his art classes, Ralph Gonzales works with occupational therapist Victoria Van Dame at the Lovelace Medical Center on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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Gonzales sits by himself during a break time from class at the VSA North Fourth Art Center.
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