The figure on the left of this painting originated in a doodle I did during a college world religions course lecture, although it wasn’t wearing bark and feathers in that doodle, and I’m not sure if the lecture had anything to do with the doodle that slipped out. That doodle was later the subject of …
King of Konken Mountain
2013 - 18" x 24" - Mixed Media (Gouache, Watercolor), Arches Aquarelle watercolor paper
The ancient king of Konken Mountain hunkers down in his mountain cave. He’s been there for a very long time; moss grows in his beard and on his kingly jacket. He seems to sink into the very rock that forms the mountain. As we peer up the misty ancient stone stairs, there seems to be …
Carlos Alberto de Los Angeles Ortiz del Toro
2010 - 12" x 16.5" - Watercolor, Arches Aquarelle watercolor paper
At the Coffee Bean Café below the Tuscany Apartments in Los Angeles, there’s a very pleasant outdoor seating area with a stone fountain. The splashing fountain gets many feathery visitors each day. This bird had an impressively aristocratic bearing, as he enjoyed a typical sunny day in Southern California. Shown at Art Around the Corner, …
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