Art that’s vivid, bold, and fuels innovative thinking is a great way to get inspired as I work on my novels. Iconic Los Angeles artist Frank Romero has played a major role in defining Los Angeles. In the 1970s and 80s, he was member of Los Four. The Chicano artist collective helped vault the Chicano art movement into the mainstream.

Los Angeles beauty and injustice are common themes in Romero’s paintings.
So it’s not surprising that Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA, located in Long Beach) honored him with his own show…