Lionel The Artist: Drawings & Carvings
Lionel always had a gift for drawing, but did not practice it regularly, being a sort of closet artist. After his cerebrovascular accident, part of his recovery therapy was to express himself through drawing. For years, he made a different drawing everyday and produced thousands. Many of these were reproduced as wood carvings by Cuban artist Joya. In this section you will find a selection of Lionel’s drawings and the matching carvings by Joya.
Exhibitions of Lionel’s drawings and Joya’s carvings were held at different venues in Havana: the Community Mental Health Center in Playa, the International Center for Neurological Rehabilitation, and the Cafe Cuba Libro in Vedado. Below on this page you will see photos of the Cuba Libro Exhibition in 2015.
Lionel Martin 