Friday 30 March 2012

Mars thinking.


I just finished a painting of one of my favorite statues in the Louvre! You can watch the creation process video here.






I called it : "Mars thinking"  and it is a canvas of 90 x 116cm painted in acrylic.
Researching, I was surprised to know the story behind this representation of this strong and virile Greek god of war.
Its sculptor, Lysippus, wanted to immortalize him so undignified; showing him disarmed and relaxed, victim of love that gets tangled between his feet.






This bronze sculpture from the Louvre Museum, belonged to the Ludovisi family, whichtakes its name.




People just pass in a hurry next to it without looking at Mars, to enter and see the Mona Lisa in the next room.
Common sense is the least common of senses!


Thursday 29 March 2012

Books and plants.


 Inspiration comes at any time of serenity and rest and there was a moment when I was looking at my books stacked because they were assembling a bigger library for my study. I realized that they looked great just like that; piled up with my favorite flowers and other ornaments.

                      "Cactus with Books" Acrylic 120x 93.

wanted  to immortalize that moment immediately 
Nowadays It´s so exciting to see people reactions when they look at their finished paintings with their books, plants and favorite things; I think that this is a good way of keeping great evidence of their pleasant memories.


"My Violet" Oil 46 x 38.


It is very important for me to represent and paint things and objects that I like or inspire certain feelings because they normally produce a calming effect of wellness and harmony. In fact, this table named "My Violet" has not been sold even though I've been offered big money for it because I painted it through a very important moment of my life and I want to keep it!
As I usually travel alone; I’ve noticed that if you don´t take photographs or keep some physical evidence of that moments, after a whileIt´s as if they hadn´t existed...

Wednesday 28 March 2012

"David" Michelangelo´s Trompe l´oeil





Since I saw, years ago, the magnificent statue named “David “ at the Accademia Gallery in Firenze, I knew that I had to make a trompe l'oeil painting of that Michelangelo´s sculpture to admire it every day.
The light, the volume and depth of the paint on the canvas, make it look like a real sculpture.
Many people, like me, who love sculpture and statues can not have their favorites at home, so I have painted several sculptures that can be placed everywhere.
I decided to write this blog, to comment my work and share what I feel performing them.
The trompe l'oeil, or "trap to the eye” (in French) is an hyper-realistic  technique that plays with light, perspective and optical effects to enjoy the feeling of looking at a 3-dimensional space.

The trompe l'oeil it´s magical, because you can open up spaces in walls creating the optical illusion that the object really exists.

A good trompe l'oeil, transforms and expands any room, bringing light to dark areas,  adding windows, stairs, doors, bookcasesfurniture and and more complex scenes in any desired space.


Painting children's rooms can transport thems to their magical world of fantasy.