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  Tino Rodríguez: The Darkening Garden/El Jardín al Anochecer was the first solo museum exhibition for the emerging San Francisco–based painter and included nearly 40 exquisite small-scale paintings ranging from 5 × 7 to 2 × 4 inches.
   
Tino Rodriguez, 
Érase una Vez (Once Upon a Time), 1997, oil and rhinestones on wood, 6 x 6 in., 
Collection of Elizabeth Gómez 
 
Tino Rodriguez, 
El Amante (The Lover), 1998 
oil on wood, 17 x 16 inches, 
Collection San Jose Museum of Art 
 
Tino Rodriguez, 
Spring Lullaby, 2002, 
oil on wood, 12 x 12 inches, 
Collection of Bernard Jazzar and Hal Nelson, Los Angeles 
 
Tino Rodriguez, Rosa Mistica, 1995, Oil on wood, 19 x 12 in., 
Collection of Andrea Quijada 
 
Tino Rodriguez, 
Érase una Vez (Once Upon a Time), 1997, oil and rhinestones on wood, 6 x 6 in., 
Collection of Elizabeth Gómez 
 
Tino Rodriguez, 
El Amante (The Lover), 1998 
oil on wood, 17 x 16 inches, 
Collection San Jose Museum of Art 
 
Tino Rodriguez, 
Spring Lullaby, 2002, 
oil on wood, 12 x 12 inches, 
Collection of Bernard Jazzar and Hal Nelson, Los Angeles 
 
Tino Rodriguez, Rosa Mistica, 1995, Oil on wood, 19 x 12 in., 
Collection of Andrea Quijada