From "Forever" Book:

"The Spanish word, “compadre,” when used colloquially, translates to “pal” or “buddy” in English. In order to illustrate the fact that true friendship is a unifying element capable of transcending differences in gender, national origin, spiritual beliefs and age, I have placed a different style hat on each of the four figures. The three figures in the background are singing to the smaller character in front. This is intended to give life to my personal belief that a true compadre is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."

From "Sketch" book:

"Nearly every painting and sculpture that I have created over the years was germinated with a simple sketch. In the same way that dreams are building blocks of reality, my sketches provide me with a fundamental framework on which I can drape textures, colors and more complex shapes. Although I worked primarily on canvases during the 15 years of my career as an artist it has been noted by reviewers that even my earliest paintings evidenced a sculptural quality. And like any good sculptor, I rarely proceeded without a preliminary study.

During my two years of drawing classes as a young man at the Art Academy, I was not aware of just how invaluable these lessons would turn out to be. In fact, today I feel a great attraction for the pencil and ink. I think it is a combination of the spontaneity-all it takes is a twenty-five cent pencil and the back of an envelope-and a level of precision that cannot be as easily achieved with a brush.

I hope you will take pleasure in turning the pages of this book. Each sketch is a nativity representing the very moment when something imagined passed through the curtains and moved into physical reality."

From "33" book:

"Passion. Love. Joy. Commitment. Themes permeate the work of Colombian-born, New Mexico-living sculptor and painter Guilloume. A conversation with the effusive artist is a swirling dance of the same exuberant ideas that thread themselves through each of his works. While some artists hide their essences with obscure abstractions, Guilloume’s work is truly a reflection of his soul. His is not a life of artifice or pretense: his work and his way of being the world are one.

The youngest of twenty children, Guilloume grew up enveloped in a circle of love and support from his parents and older siblings. His beloved mother Aurita encouraged his dreams, telling him, "I believe in you. You can accomplish anything you want, because everything is possible. Remember, shoot for the moon. It doesn’t matter if you hit your neighbor’s cow."

Today, he credits the unconditional love of his wife Gladys and children for his continuing success. "…God gave me the opportunity to have a wonderful family-a wife and four children who are my daily inspirations, my biggest joy, and the loves of my life," he says.

His body of work spans thirty-three years and, while his techniques and media have grown and evolved, the subject matter has remained constant. His human figures, devoid of facial features to allow the viewer to feel an affinity with them, exude what Guilloume calls "bolismo"-an emotional style characterized by round, lush figures and saturated, earthly colors. Most of his works involve more than one figure, and the figures always interact-holding hands, dancing, or embracing. The theme of unity, of a universal web of connection among all living beings, is an overarching statement of truth for Guilloume. Sometimes it’s the negative space in his sculptures and round shapes in his paintings that offer a deeper exploration of human interaction-the conjunctions and spaces between individuals serve as metaphors for both our togetherness and out independence, our oneness and our separateness.

Spending time with Guilloume’s work, we are reminded that our most important acquisitions in life are not material things, but the deep spiritual relationships we build with other human being-those who help carry our burdens and celebrate our happiness and fill our lives with passion, love, joy, and commitment. ."