Alongside his quintessentially Mexican still lifes, Pedro Diego Alvarado-Rivera creates equally accomplished landscapes of the Mexican countryside, offering a fresh look at the land that has long shaped the country’s art. Alvarado began his studies in 1974 at La Escuela Nacional de Pintura y Escultura and continued at La Academia de San Carlos from 1976 to 1977. The following year, he moved to France and studied at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. His classical training is evident in his meticulous rendering of the countryside around Tequila, Jalisco, where rows of blue agave give way to red earth and dense trees before rising toward a distant mountain. Rendered in a mix of vibrant and earthy tones, the work captures the diverse landscape and fauna of Mexico’s heartland.