Penjak is a self-taught painter with a background in cinematography, whose artistic career has taken her from Mexico to Europe, where she has participated in important international exhibitions. Her works range from the figurative to the abstract, primarily employing oil and mixed media, drawing inspiration from Impressionism, French Post-Impressionism, and Mexican tradition. Through color, shape, and line, she creates compositions that evoke memories, emotions, and nostalgia, powerfully conveying nostalgia, hope, and the intense celebration of life's small details.