Fine Art Restoration & Cleaning are her Specialties as well as Museum Custom Framing. Anabela was born and raised in Santiago, Chile where her grandfather and grandmother were nationally renowned artists. Her grandfather studied abroad on an art scholarship in Europe and her grandmother was active in the Berlin, Germany art culture, honing her skills after arriving in Chile. From the age 6 to 8, Anabela studied guitar for the first time in her hometown of Santiago, Chile. After developing her skill, she studied music theory and classical guitar for 5 years at Escuela Moderna De Musica Conservatory, one of the most well-known conservatories in Santiago. Anabela is a third-generation impressionist artist, having grown up surrounded by art. She had a unique opportunity to enjoy painting all her life, being able to take part in her grandparents' exhibitions. In 1979, Anabela immigrated to the United States to live in Northern Virginia. Anabela's creativity gave rise, originally, to abstract acrylics that she painted as a hobby. Her curiosity with other styles and mediums, as well as a love for the masters of impressionism, prompted Anabela to experiment with varying approaches and subjects in her art. Anabela is represented at Georgetown Art Gallery in D.C., She has studied with some of the area’s more prominent artists as well as attended conferences and workshops on painting through the Vienna and other art societies. Anabela is a highly capable framer. Her professional approach to framing has endeared her to local artists desiring a more "finished" appearance to their works. Art buyers have come to appreciate her skill and affordability in framing. Her skill in cleaning and restoring weathered oil paintings has become a valued commodity as well as her ability to create compositions in murals and window blinds.