Return to the Main Page the Art Store Figurative Art   Ladies Clemente People Recovering from the Fall     Man at the Beach  Man with the Straws  Lover Sails Away Man in the Night                 Woman with a Parasol Sunbathers in Sitges  El Pintor  R and CT                  Man in Search for his Soul  Mother with a Child  Jewish Boy   Lady Waiting  the Art Store About this theme / Acerca de este tema This subject is inspired by a myriad of emotions and experiences.  They may be as lighthearted as Bar Scene, created with the express purpose to show someone that "stick figures" can make great artwork; or as intense as Man with the Straws, which is a serious look at how frail relationships can become tight prisons. You see, I rarely paint true-to-life people- there's not much satisfaction from taking a subject and pasting their exact likeness on canvas.  Looking deeper into a person's soul and making that soul tangible is where I find true enjoyment.  Let me be clear- I'm not talking about happy fulfillment here.  Take for instance these two paintings: Portrait of the Artist in Pain Grandma Loses her Dignity Portrait of the Artist in Pain was painted when I underwent an anterior disctectomy.  A very painful experience with long lasting effects.  Not a fun experience, but it motivated me to paint about how I felt.  Grandma Loses Her Dignity is a painting about how the elderly become entangled in a meaningless life, with their experiences dictated by someone else. Ask me to paint a portrait of you, but you may not like what gets plastered on the canvas. Estefan

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