Ever since I can remember; my grandparents have always taken care of cows. I loved going from one ranch to another to see them feed the cows. My favorite part would be sitting in the truck bed and watching the cows follow as if were on a cattle drive. Now that I am all grown up, I enjoy taking my daughter along on trips like that so she can yell “moo!!” to...
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Well this past week I set out to create my first watercolor portrait. I completed it, to a certain degree. One of the easiest subjects for me to do any project on would have to be my daughter, I have an expansive library of photos featuring her to choose from. I began the project with a plan and had to adjust and re-think my composition as the project progressed. I do...
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Lighting is such a big part of any art work, whether is in photography, painting, pre-production, post-production and especially when being exhibited. This became extremely evident to me this past week as I was working on an old project at home. I started a painting of a fireworks stand a few months ago at my studio (RGVAS). The room is lit with several flourescent lights...
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This past week, while my my daughter was participating in dance classes at RGVAS, I was able to finish up a long over due project. The idea for this painting came to me back in late February as I was doing research for a mural at Harlingen Medical Center. At that time I created a digital version of what I really wanted to paint. The projects are similar in many ways yet...
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Its been really tough to beat the heat this past week. The recent rains down here in the valley brought the humidity up and the mosquitoes came out. During a recent trip to HEB, I decided to treat my wife to a bottle of Coca-Cola (bottled in Mexico). I think it’s her favorite soft drink. Hopefully the conditions in Mexico will change in the near future and I will...
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Well the studio is closed for the week of spring break so I bought myself a small pack of watercolors. Here are some quick watercolor studies that I’ve done over the break. Its good practice and lots of fun. If you try it on your own remember that it works best with a thicker type of paper that can absorb more water, and that the paper will warp some after...
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This week I was working with several of my students on watercolor paintings. To help them understand the way the colors mix together to create a final piece; I began my own painting to work on at the same time. The students did a great job and I think working side by side really helped them to see how to use the brushes. Here is my completed example for the class,...
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I sold my first work of art this past weekend! Yeah it took me forever, before I had been giving them away to family and I donated 1 to raise money for Leukemia last fall. The piece that sold I like to call “Pink on Pink“. I had it framed to show at the Rio Grand Valley Art Studio poetry reading. Here is what it looked...
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