In 12 years of painting, 7 of them full time, I’ve reached a moderate degree of success. I am happy and grateful to be able to live solely from sales of artwork. I am able to support my family and love where I live. And yet my prices are still extremely low compared with the…
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Andrew Osta
I have recently moved to the country with my family and as a result was subjected to pretty slow internet speeds. This prompted me to look over all of my photos of my artwork, organize them, optimize them for web, and upload them online. So, apart from new work (mexican landscapes, mostly) the site now…
Continue Reading →Artists are known to lead volatile lives, some through drugs and alcohol, others through explosive relationships, others yet through recklessness – financial or otherwise. All this is because the artist, to be satisfied with his or her output, needs to feel something and express those feelings. Otherwise, even if technically brilliant and maybe even beautiful…
Continue Reading →I usually paint every day, even if I don’t feel like it. I say to myself “I’ll just do half an hour today” and go to the studio. Most of the time, I end up doing much more than just half an hour. The difficult part is always getting started. You sit in front of…
Continue Reading →I have just received the confirmation that my painting, “Amistad” will be featured on the cover of Grammy Award nominated composer Michael Hoppe, to be released by late 2017/early 2018. This is indeed very exciting. Originally the painting was intended for Michael’s personal collection (he already has 5 of my works) but we have decided…
Continue Reading →Today, for my birthday, my paintings are arriving from the museum in Durango. We also had a very successful opening at a central bank in San Miguel de Allende and later in my studio. These are a few of the recently sold works:
Continue Reading →ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN MAY 2012. I am an artist, which means that I like to create – visually, musically, or verbally… It doesn’t matter. I live my life in order to create, and I get my sense of fulfilment when I am being creative. If I am not being creative, I have a tendency…
Continue Reading →Machines can beat humans at chess, but how is that different from creating a work of art? It may be necessary to first define what a work of art is. Merriam-Webster gives the following definition: Art is the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects. The key word…
Continue Reading →In the beginning of November, I went on vacation. Flying into to the Huatulco airport, I first spent a week with family, which culminated in me teaching my 2.5 year old niece to paint. She’s very talented in music and art and has been painting pretty much daily. In Huatulco and the surrounding area, I…
Continue Reading →You may have noticed this site has been under construction. That’s because it was being redesigned from scratch to make it more user friendly, more responsive on phones and tablets, better organized, and more packed with features…
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