These are the news I received in my inbox this morning.
“Trovando en Las Marías”, got sold during the group exhibition
sponsored by Diversity In Art that kick started this past Saturday in
the Art Not Terminal Gallery in Seattle, Washington State.
This piece is the third component of a triad I painted back in 2004. The
other two trovadores are “Trovador de mango bajito”, the first one, and
“Trova de la pana”, the second one. The series embody the presentation
of three jíbaros (the Puerto Rican country man of the early part of the
last century) in their habitat: el campo (the rural area). [...]
I LOOOOVE painting with coffee. The smell… mmmm. You can add layers and
layers, each one intensifying the natural sepia hue that oozes from the
brush; you can leave puddles to stay still in a spot until they dry very
dark or lightly glaze washes over parts of the paper hardly leaving a
slight almost invisible tint. Coffee is the green version of
watercolour. Environmentally safe art… yesssss.
Well, who would’ve thought that this eco friendly medium were to become
the object of attention for a teen project presented by the Union County
Public Library of North Carolina ?
I’ve been involved with fitness and exercising since my teens. I took
it seriously enough to become an IFBB national bodybuilding champion
and a personal trainer. I even organized and produced a bodybuilding
contest and judged a couple of other ones.
Even though I’m no longer involved with the sport or certified as a
personal trainer, I’m always researching, reading and investigating.
Through the years I’ve contacted several fitness experts in search of
answers. I must confessed that I’ve harassed a few of them to the
extend of annihilating any possible further communication. I’ve had
literally worked them up to failure.
Back on 2001 or so when I started my love affair with art, like all
newbie’s, my thing was drawing a lot in pencil… people, faces and such.
Realism is and will always be my first love in art. But like the real
“first loves” in our lives most of time they remain in a platonic state
(yes, I know, I use the word platonic pretty often in most of my
articles, soon I’ll find a synonym… or could it be that I have a
platonic love affair with the word platonic…mmm, I don’t now. Whatever.)
Where was I? Oh yeah, realism. Well, the thing is that, thinking [...]
This morning I was asked by a collector about how to take care of a few
pieces that she's soon to get from me. I thought this to be a fantastic
post for the blog that will definitely help others with the same
concerns. Following is my edited answer to her:
Most art don't require extraordinary care. In general is recommended not
to expose any painting to direct sunlight for a long time since it could
damage the chemical composition of the pigmentation. Some people rotate
their art by storing a batch in a shaded place while exposing another
set. In respect to the pieces you're obtaining here [...]
Washington State is a cool place
on-state> . I’ve never been there. But I know. For many years I’ve heard
only but praises about this state. Many years ago, while working in
American Express in Delaware I was talking to a client who had moved
from California to Washington State. She went one about describing how
much she and her kids enjoyed it every day, the beach, the people… you
could feel the sincerity and sense of satisfaction in her voice. While
in American Express too, a coworker went for vacation to Washington with
her fiancée. They were and interracial couple. The thing that strokes
her the most was how [...]
The mind of an artist works in crazy ways. I know that mine does. Pretty
often when I’m in the middle of a project I get the sudden urge of
stopping and starting something else. I must confess that must of the
time I don’t why that happens. There are other times when I do know why:
either I need a break, I’m encountering a mental block or simply stated
I end up with a loaded brush and nowhere to slap on the gulp of paint
I’ve just picked up from the palette. Regardless of the reason, the
result is the same: a small piece of art created [...]
