Artist
Hello
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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