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Andrew Osta
I have updated some of the galleries, but realize that I need to add more galleries namely : 1) a gallery of small works 2) a gallery of imaginary landscapes 3) a gallery of Mexican themes. As I have explored some new subjects, they no longer fit neatly in the categories I have on the…
Continue Reading →Scientists say that it takes about 10000 hours of practice to get good at something. Having painted for over 15 years now, I have probably doubled or tripled that number of practice hours by this point. Therefore, I would like to offer a little bit of practical advice and encouragement to painters who have recently…
Continue Reading →The big event of the month was my visit to Puebla and San Miguel de Allende. In San Miguel a number of important large paintings sold. Some paintings also sold in Galeria Texana in Texas earlier, but because I had forgotten to post them earlier, I am posting them here now.
Continue Reading →“Above all put love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” Colossians 3:14 “As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself.” – Leonardo DaVinci It took me 15 years to understand what my art really is – a statement against divisiveness and a plea for unity. There are many problematic areas…
Continue Reading →When Coronavirus hit the United States earlier this year, I knew that Mexico would suffer greatly as well. Tourism would be affected, businesses would close, our normal cycles disturbed. For the first time in many years, I worried about the future. “Could it be that people will stop buying art?” I wondered. “If financial markets…
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