Echaverria’s paintings express emotions and places he rarely got the chance to experience. Living in poverty had forced Echaverria to begin working at an early age (6 years old). The lack of infrastructure and public amenities like parks and playgrounds was a negative factor that positively contributed to Echaverria’s artistic talents. “I realized I had a talent for drawing what I saw. This is why my early teenage paintings reflect a darker Cuba, one in which many people did not have the ability to see.”

 

However Echaverria’s painting style would take a dramatic turn the moment he stared at his first-born’s baby blue eyes. “My girl inspires me every day. When I look at a child I see Innocence, Curiosity, Extraordinary Imagination, and the inelastic ability to accept concepts that we adults obediently consent. A child’s ability to look at something as simple as a tire and recreate an imaginary world around it captivates me and that is what I try to emphasize in my paintings.”

Since then, Echeverriaa only paints positive sceneries for those he admires most, kids. “I like to paint sceneries that maintain upbeat energy and that enable kids to use and strengthen their most powerful skill, imagination.”Now Echaverrias’ daughter is 12 years old and has followed her dad’s footsteps by painting and exhibiting her own work. 
 

With AOTA, Echaverria has exhibited in Union Station, Washington D.C.; Rockefeller Center, New York; South Street Seaport, New York; South Beach, Florida; Grand Central Station, New York; Consulate of Colombia, New York; South Street Seaport, Latin & Caribbean Exhibition, New York; Martha’s Vineyard; Three consecutive years he has exhibited in Rockefeller Center as part of the “Latin American Art” yearly exhibit, New York; Emelin Theater.