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Salvadoran American artist features butterflies and her Spanish cultural heritage in pop-up art gallery

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  Everett resident Jay Guanaka was the featured artist of the month during Sunday’s Art Lab Everett gallery event on Bucknam Street. Her theme is experiments with symbols and surrealism. She also has two murals – on Beautification Way along Ferry Street and at 66 Main St. Guanaka studies at Lesley University in Cambridge. Visit Drawing_Jay to purchase her artwork.

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Artist Jay Guanaka (at left) and Art Lab Everett Founder/Director Martha Chason-Sokol admire this colorful butterfly in the window.
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This piece, which is titled “Three Roses,” is an optical illusion of two roses.
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This vibrant painting is titled “Three Butterflies.”
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A sketch of Richie’s Slush on Revere Beach Parkway shows a serving of slush rising above the iconic location.
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This is a painting of local artist Jay Guanaka’s parents, Ruben and Berta.
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Jay Guanaka drew Hay Parris, whom she follows on Instagram.
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Mirella Gallo said she likes the color pattern and composition of this piece. At left is Jay Guanaka. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
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Sioux Gerow said the butterflies bring back childhood memories.
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Artist Jay Guanaka (at left) and Art Lab Everett Founder/Director Martha Chason-Sokol are shown with butterfly paintings during Sunday’s Art Lab Everett gallery event on Bucknam Street.

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