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ArtHello visitors, and thank you for taking the time to look at my art. 
C.R. Here is a short friendly bio: 
About art...I have loved art all my life. After a long but fruitful career in Software and technology, I decided I wanted to dedicate art more time.  My current body of work includes figurative semi-abstracts inspired by life, and simple realistic works of the world around me. 

I has been much influenced by a group of modern artists. and now taken advance of the digital revolution, I take my own photos for direct paint or mix my photos with some graphic design by computer for experience a new era in painting. 


Pasión por el Arte
A travéz del Arte se expresan ideas, sentimientos, emociones o en general, una visión del mundo.

Mi Inspiración, creatividad y talento para el arte me han hecho una persona perceptiva e inquieta por plasmar ideales en un lienzo y llenarlo de colores basado en formas o diseños.

Recuerdo que desde pequeño me gustaba dibujar y curiosamente nunca estudié profesionalmente esta carrera, pues me incline por estudiar ingeniería civil, porque mi sueño de adolescente siempre fue hacer proyectos de construcción que es a lo que me dedico parcialmente  haciendo mis propios proyectos de construcción,  aunque formalmente siempre mi carrera ha sido hacer software para empresas y manejos de las nuevas  tecnologías como Internet y soporte.

Ahora tengo una hija que formalmente termino la carrera de artista y también como critica en arte  y ya trabaja en una galería de arte. 

 Siempre e visto el arte como un pasatiempo pero cada año que pasa quisiera hacerlo un poco mas profesionalmente, aunque se que es muy difícil vivir de el arte pues lo mas difícil no es pintar sino vender tu arte.

Siempre causa satisfacción cuando alguien aprecia tu trabajo pero sin embargo también tienes que saber aguantar las criticas cuando se presentan, pues siempre será difícil darle gusto a todo el mundo o quizás que tus obras  siempre habrán las bonitas y las no tanto .

Lo mas curioso que he visto en el arte es que algunas personas que ha veces ni conoces, miran tus obras y siempre esperan que se las regales diciéndote algo así como esto "esta pieza va con los colores de mi sala o algo parecido a eso" y se quedan callados a ver como reacciona uno, o simplemente buscan tu mejor pieza de arte y te ofrecen el mas bajo precio posible para comprártelo.

 Algo curioso que siempre me ha encantado de ser artista es que muchas personas me recuerdan por ser artista, y me presentan con sus amistades con orgullo por ser su amigo, aunque claro que  hay personas que me presentan con otras personas como desarrollador de software o de construcción y claro que también me da gusto, pero creo que la de artista me llena mas de orgullo, aunque no se la razón claramente pero creo que es porque los artistas trascienden por sus obras inclusive ya cuendo no estan en este mundo.


Things that you don’t really need to know

I consider myself a realist artist. I love to paint. I use the word paint for lack of a better word. My medium is oil. I have a passion for making things happen on the canvas. Finding a new way of doing something and finding a new room in my imagination is what I love about the work. Art begins not in the canvas but in the mind and the eye. The real work is one of noticing and appreciating, seeing things clearly and differently, and sharing that vision with others. I have developed my vision and my art craft in order to bring the beauty of nature to light in a fresh way that can inspire and nourish people.

Artist Statement: "My work is happy, colorful and spontaneous. It is strongly defined by the drawing of the subject obviously reflecting my love for draftsmanship. The presence of bold, big figures in bright complimentary colors has become my trademark, even though I do tackle several styles and themes in a random pattern to keep me on my toes. I paint in oil, acrylics, colored pencil and combination. I pick the medium as I judge the piece dictates. Usually I start with a sketch inspired by whatever catches my attention, either from the inside or external universe… my wife standing by the sea, or working in the yard, me listening to baroque, salsa, jazz or swing music or it could be just the plain need to create. 

I transfer the image into the canvas or paper usually by free hand drawing, this allows me to alter or edit the image as I draw it again. It forces me to practice more, which I love. After this I do an under painting that maps for me values and colors in very light washes. I’ll keep intensifying these washes into more opaque colors that eventually will lead me into a high gear state of mind and from there on is total absorption. I try to keep my palette as simple as possible. I divide it into what I call high and low notes for each of the basic colors and a few neutrals. 

Usually I like to paint pretty fast before I loose my inspiration, preferably in one session . It is not my goal to invent something new or come up with complicated techniques. There’s nothing new under the sun. I’m just me because that’s all I can be. What my art looks like, compare too or falls into what kind of category is for the critics to define. My job is to paint the best that I can and having tons of fun in the process. I hope you enjoy seeing my artwork as much as I enjoy painting them for you."


There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it.


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