Antonio Artista

¿Por Que?

Size 16″ x 20″ Medium Acrylic Description This work was one of my very first paintings. It was created in 1972, I was 18 and my first time using paints. The paint used was acrylic and a form of art that became my trademark, surrealism. The translation is “Why?” Purchase Prints

La Chalupa

La Chalupa

Size 24″ x 36″ Medium Oil on Canvas Description It reflects the Xochimilco’s Floating Gardens in Mexico City. This woman came along our larger passenger boat and sold us flowers as we discovered Mexico City during our honeymoon. The chalupa was a carved tree log filled with various flowers and traveled along the channels of …

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Family Paradise

Family Paradise

Size 16″ x 20″ Medium Oil on Canvas Description The Bird of Paradise is a very bold and majestic tropical plant and dozens fill my yard. They rise above the butterfly iris and Indian Hawthorn. They also represent my wife, son and daughter, they create my paradise.