Carolyn Castaño (born 1971 in Los Angeles, CA), is an American visual artist.
[4] Castaño creates portraits utilizing painting (watercolor and acrylic), drawing and collage.
Her portrait subjects are often adorned with glittery and ornate accessories, bold hairstyles, color, and patterns referencing the world of high fashion.
[5][6][7] Some of her portraits feature a character named "Betty Ramirez," the artist's alter ego, with visual references to Mexican Golden Age cinema and Italian neorealism.
For example, her series of paintings titled "Hair Boys" is based on photographs of friends donning hairstyles from past decades and even centuries.