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  • Agave Botanicals: Treasures from our Dwelling Place
    Art of Larry Ortega | Philosphy | Spirituality in Art

    Agave Botanicals: Treasures from our Dwelling Place

    ByLarry January 4, 2024February 28, 2024

    “In my latest sculpture, I draw inspiration from the distinctive shapes of Blue and Century Agave botanicals.”

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  • Vessels of Light
    Art of Larry Ortega | Spirituality in Art

    Vessels of Light

    ByLarry November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

    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…

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  • Soiree

    Open Studio Sale

    ByLarry August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

    Soirees and Open studio sales Creating Art-Centric events at our studio/home. We share our studio/home to host an art-centric event that I call “Soirees.” We are hosting Soiree #8 on October 21, 2023. Five years ago, we launched the Sunnyslope Open Studio Tour. We now continue that tradition by opening our studio/home to the public…

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  • Art Gallery Wall.
    Art of Larry Ortega | Blog | Spirituality in Art

    2023: Towers of Babel

    ByLarry January 16, 2023January 16, 2023

    How we interpret what we hear and from whom we listen guides our life

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  • Pillars of Clouds and Fire
    Art of Larry Ortega | Blog | Obliq Art | Spirituality in Art

    Pillars of Clouds and Fire

    ByLarry December 18, 2022January 16, 2023

    Art is a manifistation of thought.

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  • Open Studio Tour
    Art of Larry Ortega | Blog | Obliq Art

    Fall Open Studio Tour: Sunday October 23

    ByLarry September 13, 2022September 19, 2022

    “Our fifth Open Studio tour.

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  • photo of a room
    Art of Larry Ortega | Blog | Obliq Art | Spirituality in Art

    “Illuminate” Art Show Opening

    ByLarry August 4, 2022March 8, 2023

    “Without light, darkness projects an infinite wilderness void of life.”

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  • photo of sculpture. Draw your Soul
    Art of Larry Ortega | Blog | Obliq Art | Spirituality in Art

    Draw Your Soul

    ByLarry July 21, 2022March 8, 2023

    …it brought peer recognition but more importantly, it set in motion that insatiable desire to draw my soul.

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  • photo of sculpture
    Art of Larry Ortega | Blog | Spirituality in Art

    “Illuminate”

    ByLarry June 24, 2022March 8, 2023

    “There is a sense of sacredness and security seeing the light illuminating the dark.”

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  • photo of sculpture
    Art of Larry Ortega | Blog

    Desert Agave: Sharp, Spikey, Spiritual

    ByLarry May 23, 2022June 17, 2022

    An elegant design adapted for desert life. Sharp and spikey for protection, with a smooth and tough skin to capture what is rare in the desert: Moisture. It lives as it was designed. In a way, I am casting the “inner” life of an Agave, its invisible nature full of life and light. The Agave…

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