A brief break along the Day 28 Journey. Thank God my hands still work. A thousand cuts, splinters, burns, and stubs. Well done, good and faithful servants. Recognized by God is the greatest honor. Sometimes invisible but always present.
“Sometimes the Hardest Part of the Journey is Getting Out the Door”: I get anxious. Creating new things gets me out the door—new thoughts along the artist trail. https://larryjortega.com/transcendent-dreams/
“Draw Your Soul,” said my fourth-grade teacher, Sister Mary Lucy. I recognize now that drawing my soul has been a lifelong ambition. This was the first one-man show I mused about. The painting came quickly once I embraced the inspiration. Now, I learned that drawing your soul is a lifelong endeavor. “At ten years old,…
Paracosms: Creative sketches of our imagination
S.O.L.O. is the solo show of Sandra Ortega and Larry Ortega- Solo artists.
My work explores the unique interpretation of light and color. Like a prism bending light waves, I layer translucent resin with a palette of earth minerals. Light is stored. In the dark, light re-emits a spectrum of UV-type color. The sculpture’s surface captures the dance of illumination, shadow, and shape. As a result, this distinctive…
Paracosms: Creative sketches of our imagination
Paracosms: Creative sketches of our imagination
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