Naufragio

This was going to be a series of two together with the previous one, but to me this one has a different feel to it so I have titled it with a new name.

Monologo

This is one of two that are similiar and will be shown together in my May show. This is the reason for my Spanish titles.

Oil on stretched canvas.

Suspended Energy II

This is the second abstract painting of a series of two that are very similar.

Oil on gallery wrapped canvas 40X40

Suspended Energy

I love all art in general but to produce my art I prefer certain mediums. For a long time I was using Mixed Media and my art was expressionistic, a medium and style I still like to use. Later I tried with Encaustics to produce Abstract Art. I found it fascinating, but found myself frequently lost with my composition, I felt I could compose a paint pour much easier than using brushes and knifes for my art. Shortly after that I came across WetCanvas and learned to draw, while doing the 101 class in the Drawing and Sketching forum. It was there that I met outstanding artist Michael Newberry ,who introduced me to the magical world of realism in Charcoal, Pastel and Painting over Grisaille in oil. I know I have gown with his mentoring and I love doing this, but it takes patience and perserverance together with being something that cannot be finished in a couple of days. I have accepted this with pleasure and motivation, working everyday on my painting and knowing that when it is done I will try to do another.

In the meantime I need that thrill that Abstract Art causes when facing a blank canvas, letting go and not relly knowing where your marks and colors will take you.

This one is the first of a series I will be posting here and will be showing in a group show at the Bellas Artes Institute of San Luis Potosì.

Oil on gallery wrapped canvas 40X40 inches.