The preoccupation for the plastic arts like drawing, painting, sculpture, engraving, etc. began in Ariel practically in his adolescence. A distinguished teaching figure was the Master Leonel Padilla Gutiérrez in Mexico City, his mother's brother and practically a father for him.

There are periods where he highlights drawing mostly about the other arts but in recent years it has been painting his main priority. Some of his contributions were shown in: