Vinyl Toy (Inspiration Alive)

Keeping the inspiration alive is as simple as finding blank space on virtually anything. In this case, it was a penguin shaped vinyl toy. Is it possible to sustain your style on more challenging mediums? What would a penguin looked like if I it were to cross my imagination? Perhaps some would be thrown off by my interest in painting a toy however, it was the child that became interested in art in the first place, I decided to pay tribute to Valentine"s Day which can also be interpreted as my love for art itself.

Frida Live

A colorful interpretation of the iconic Frida Kahlo.

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Pets - A Facebook Post

Art Available At "Adorn" Boutique Ramona California

Recap ---
This year has been fruitful.
Let's start with the Gallery Exhibit in July "which you can learn about in the older posts".
Immediately after, I designed a tee for a movie campaign involving Sylvester Stallone.
Next came a girl's soccer team banner and after that, I hammered out a bunch of art pieces for "Dia De Los Muertos".  I also experimented with a few online stores.
Immediately following those projects I did the "Dia De Los Muertos" event at Coast Highway Traders.
That was followed by the fundraiser at Offbeat Brewing for Escondido Municipal Art Gallery.

A month later, my art is in a boutique.
Not just any one, but a boutique which specializes in women's fashion.
I believe my work fit in perfectly for the fact that the styles in "Adorn" are charming with an edge.
The following items are available from my line
- Christmas cards
- "Paper-doll series" paintings
- surfboard, shoe & sugar-skull ornaments.

https://www.facebook.com/adorninramona

The Surfing Skeleton Gallery

These pieces gravitate away from the typical photorealism of seascapes. The colors are as bright and careless as crashing waves. Mariachi surfboards sing the songs of the ocean translating the hymns of those compositions below. Skeletons frolic amid the waves. The idea was to merge the surf lifestyle with the "Dia De Los Muertos" theme. While doing so, I stumbled upon a familiar yet undiscovered world.

16" x 20" x .5"

Prints & originals available here ::

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First Print Available Online

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To The Future Artists

I realize how many people have been educated with blinders on. These types of people chug their beer & swallow their food without tasting. They look at art but don't feel it. When eating ethnic foods, you're not eating a label ...you're tasting ... a culture. I realized what the people of these various cultures (Filipino, American, Chinese, Mexican, & Italian to name a few) have in common is that they they're all happy. Because of that, I wanted to learn a little about them which allowed me to apply that happiness to my art. That is why my collectors have "joy" hanging on their walls. Art doesn't stop at the greats like Picasso, Rembrant or Dahli. You can get posters or replicas but they will not paint a picture for you. We, the artists of today only can. Same reason we cannot paint the moments after our own passing. It is therefore important to embrace the value of the artist in every youth. Being able to paint and raise charity for events is powerful. Only artists are able to capture the spirit of the moment when asked to join charities. Like their collectors and culinary connoisseurs, they "feel"...artist just don't go through the motions. We'd rather savor a little than consume tastelessness in abundance. We don't ever feel the need rebel, we are here to serve a purpose. I am enlightened at how many artists think more about the future rather than about themselves. This need to create is from enlightenment. As an artist, I understand the responsibility of decorating one's home or office. What better way than positivity. Giving back to the community meanwhile, expresses how grounded artists actually are with their environments. Tomorrow's people can also live without the blinders which would make for peaceful conclusions thus a better world. After all, we ultimately live for them...not for ourselves.

This box was donated to the Municipal Art Gallery of Escondido to raise money for charity.
The charity buys art supplies for educational activities for the children.