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   RRivas57                 
 
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Hemet
United States, California

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JOB: Acrylic painter
GENDER: Male
% OF INCOME FROM ART?: 25% or less
$ YOU SPEND ON ART SUPPLIES EACH YEAR: $1,000-2,499
MEMBER SINCE: 02/22/2008
LAST LOGIN: 02/26/2008 01:08:57
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Cat stevens,ELO Beatles

The Bible


02/23/2008 00:50:47





It was at L.A. City College where I took art classes that gave me the skills and the direction I needed to define my style. I have exhibited at the San Bernardino, Riverside,Ontario Museum of Art and History and more frequently at the Latino Art Museum in Pomona, California.
My paintings are intended to tell a story of the people I grew up with in El Salvador.Some of them were friends, some were relatives, and others were just people I would just see frequently in the streets. People were not tuned-in with technology that much in that part of the world, nor spent their free time watching television. In those days life was much simpler. It seemed that everybody had more time to relax, get together, or celebrate something. Our family used to walk at least five miles to visit relatives, which gave us the opportunity to appreciate the time with each other. These memories inspire me to paint.

Dark ,thick storm clouds,summer rain,tropical weather.

War,poverty, bigotry and indifference to these problems


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From: LinaEve
05/04/2008 04:24:58
Wow, really love your work. Its so rich and alive. Wish I had Street Players hanging in my living room, its terrific! Very impressive.


03/31/2008 12:46:01
Thank you for visiting my site, El panteon de posada is a intaglio print. I have thought of making it a painting, I will.


03/25/2008 08:33:10
Ayway I like the title and the subject.  Mujeres is better than chicas, thanks for expanding my vocab.  Unfortunately my other word, "chingaderas", for which I never learned the literal translation, was reserved for loose tools and stray women.


03/25/2008 08:21:27
Yes I do get inspired by the landscape.  I gre up in Calif. and I think that the hills there still tend to play in my imaginative landscapes.  My trip to Belieze was memorable, but hasn't shown up in any work....it must take a while to get into your blood.


03/18/2008 13:03:02

Very nice work!  When I first saw your work, it reminded me of Luis Jiménez - not that your art is the same, just a reminder.  You have a great sense of composition, and I enjoy your facial expressions.  Your highlights are very fine...

 Robert Maynord



03/17/2008 08:22:53
Thank you!  I am continually amazed by the rich colors and moving portraits on your site.  The nativity you just posted is awesome.  I think of how the masters repainted biblical scenes in their contemporary garb, and see this image in that same vein.  Cup of coffee there below the angel-baby's wing?


From: BZBZBZ
03/15/2008 10:05:20

Hi,   Thank you for visiting my site.  I am glad that you did, because I am so glad to see your work.  Your work is beautiful.  I look forward to learning more from your brush strokes and color.  

 I am curious about your little black bird friend.  Is there a story to him?

 Take care,

 Brian

 



03/10/2008 09:59:55
RRivas...Your work is full of color, form, emotion, and stories......It is a very nice  addition of a different artistic title here in ASB.  Pleased to find your page and invite you to be friends.  Best wishes... Gary  :-)  Geez...I wish I could draw.....   !!!


02/27/2008 23:55:54

We are luck enough to have a beautiful mural by José Clemente Orozco here at Dartmouth, and your work has some of the passion and more of the color.  I enjoyed looking at Ddiego Rivera's mural at my college, but your work, while I compare it, is not heavy handed with the social message.  The images are real and human, and the colors keep them positive and lush.

bravo!



02/26/2008 13:03:42

I just spent some time i Belieze and can relate to what you say about the pace of life... I know it is different than El Salvador, but central America has made a deep impression on me as a norte americana living in Vermont.  Post more work when you gt a chance. 

I thought I would be able to sketch there, but I was pretty overwhelmed by the color and people, and found my itinerary too brisk to do any meaningful work.  But I have a new palette imbedded and hope to explore this in the coming weeks. 





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