lealCREATIONS

Moo….

M.Leal — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:53:07 +0000

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 [...]

Student work…

M.Leal — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:57:17 +0000

Here are some finished projects from the past couple of weeks. Each by a different student. I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope to see all of my students when January comes around.

Ready for Fall…

M.Leal — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:02:42 +0000

Welcome fall weather! The air is cool this morning and my students have put together some really nice pumpkin drawings together. Once these drawings were completed, the students had the chance to convert their compositions into larger paintings; which are now hanging on the wall outside the art classroom at the RGVAS. Keep a look [...]

Final Summer Camp…

M.Leal — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:03:23 +0000

Here are photos from our final summer camp of the year at RGVAS. The camps were very successful and we all had a great time. The theme of the week was Pop Culture and I had the students create some Soda Pop Art!

Watercolor portrait…

M.Leal — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:59:48 +0000

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 [...]

Lighting…

M.Leal — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 02:08:56 +0000

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 [...]

Swarm…

M.Leal — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:16:49 +0000

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 [...]