Gonzales ᏃᏍᏊ ᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᏍᎬᎢ ᏚᎸᏉᏙᎢ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᏗᎾᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ Dan HorseChief, Roy Boney Jr. ᎠᎴ Joseph Erb ᏂᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎢ ᎬᏂᎨᏒᎢ ᏂᎬᏁᎰᎢ “ᎪᎯᏴᎢ ᏥᎩ ᏥᏄᏍᏗᏓᏂ.”
Gonzales also draws inspiration from Cherokee artists such as Dan HorseChief, Roy Boney Jr. and Joseph Erb because their art features more “modern spins.”