Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Guest Artist Feature: Roberto Concha, Painter


Polaris #1. Gouache on Paper, 9x12in. 
Artist Roberto Concha © 2016. All Rights Reserved. 

Hello everyone,

My name is Roberto Concha, and I feel very honored to be today’s featured guest artist. Thank you to Charles who has given me an opportunity to talk about my experience with painting and creating art.

All my life I wanted to paint, but I was always too busy with a more traditional career, so I never thought I would pursue it. That changed 12 years ago when I stumbled into a small art studio near my home in Fountain Valley, CA. I joined a Monday night art class, became fascinated with my new activity, and worked at it for a couple of years.




Allegory of Love. Mixed Media on Canvas, 12x12in. 
Artist Roberto Concha © 2016. All Rights Reserved. 

I eventually left the art class, but continued to paint, attending all of kinds of art events in the LA metro area—a very bustling art scene. These outings affected the kind of art I wanted to create: modern, abstract, with some realistic characteristics. Ultimately, I want my art to touch people in a positive way.

Over time, my artistic style has evolved into purer abstraction, heavily influenced by my love of nature, landscapes, horizons, and light, among others. I love using various color palettes, an important element in my work, and I also employ a variety of materials in my pieces, having explored: oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolors and mixed media on wood, canvas, paper, metal, etc…




Summer Colors. Acrylic on Paper, 9x12in. 
Artist Roberto Concha © 2016. All Rights Reserved. 

I share my work in private shows and social media with fellow art lovers, and I have been fortunate to receive positive feedback on my art. People say that they find a certain joy and peacefulness in many of my paintings.




Blue Night. Oil on Canvas 24x24in. 
Artist Roberto Concha © 2016. All Rights Reserved. 

I know that there is still much more for me to learn, and I look forward to exploring new ideas while expanding and improving my technique and skill in the future. My goal is to enjoy the process of creating art that will hopefully touch people’s heart in some way.

Thank you very much,


—Roberto

See more of Roberto's work: 

Website:
http://www.robertoconcha.com/artgallery/view_gallery.html

Google+:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+RobertoConchaPainter/posts


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Thursday, September 1, 2016

Red Field, Acrylic Painting – Experimenting with Color!

Whenever you have a long term, on-going creative project, for me that’s painting, making YouTube videos and blogging – you find that it can be easy to get into a rut with your work. Shaking things up a bit and trying something new can be a great way to inject renewed enthusiasm and excitement about your undertaking. My latest painting does just that as I dive into a new style! 




Red Field. Acrylic on Canvas, 11x14in. Artist Charles Wolf. Impulsive Artistry © 2016. All Rights Reserved. 

For today’s featured piece, there are three artists who I must mention as inspirations. As an aside, this is an original composition, so I am not copying anyone’s work, simply taking note of their style and incorporating elements that I find engaging as an artist to create a new work of art.

My friend and fellow artist, Dave Usher, whose watercolor work I’ve featured on this blog (link below), recently created a painting on his YouTube channel titled “Taking Risks in Cornwall.” His piece depicted a stormy sky with bright red and green hills. 

Dave Usher – Intro to Watercolor Painting LINK

I also enjoy the work of Woody Jackson, a well-known Vermont artist whose work you may have seen on the pints of Ben and Jerry ice cream. He is famous for his cows, but several of his paintings contain bright red fields in a comic book style. 

Lastly, I love the fantasy landscapes of Bill Watterson, the comic strip artist of Calvin and Hobbs. Specifically, I am thinking of the “Adventures of Spaceman Spiff,” and his exploration of distant planets that resemble the orange and reds of Utah. 

Combining elements from each, I painted this fun, colorful, and experimental acrylic landscape that could be the first of more attempts in this vein – we will see. With this piece, I was really letting my intuition guide me through the painting process, starting with a loose idea and working forward. Now that I have completed one in this style, I have learned a few things, and have several ideas about ways I could improve this approach in the future. 

“Red Field” – Painting Videos! 



"Red Field." Acrylic Timelapse Painting Video with EDM. 
Artist Charles Wolf. Impulsive Artistry © 2016. 
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"Red Field." Full-length Instructional Painting Video. 
Artist Charles Wolf. Impulsive Artistry © 2016. 
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