Monica Le Baron
Monica Le Baron, MBA, is a mixed media artist, sleep expert, and bestselling author based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Her artwork blends acrylic painting and mixed-media techniques, inspired by nature, cultural traditions, and intuitive creativity.
She began painting the day after her 40th birthday. A self-described perfectionist, Monica had avoided painting for years, believing art had to be flawless. Instead, picking up acrylics became an invitation to let go of perfection and reconnect with creativity.
Her artistic curiosity began in childhood through mud sculptures and photography. Later, discovering she was dyslexic helped her understand her strong visual thinking and ability to express multidimensional ideas through art.
Monica’s creativity eventually took her to China, where she worked as a freelance photographer for the Embassy of Chile while studying Chinese calligraphy and traditional painting. During that time, she also taught Mexican cultural workshops, creating Day of the Dead masks, and launched a greeting card business.
Today, her mixed-media work combines acrylic paint, layered textures, and intuitive materials, often exploring themes of mindfulness, self-love, and surrender.
Outside the studio, Monica is also known as “The Sleep Queen.” She is the bestselling author of Sleep Simplified and a sleep expert who helps ambitious women overcome insomnia and restore healthy sleep in 30 days or less. Her work has been featured by the International Association of Yoga Therapists, Healthy Woman, Telemundo 48, Spirituality & Health, and the Insight Timer app.
Monica continues to explore new creative media and is currently studying creative writing, pottery, and mask-making.
