Artists Describing Their Art:
Peter Tovar - Peter Tovar is a seminal artist in the Chicano Art movement of Los Angeles. He was the founder of"Colores"an on-site gallery boutique at Self Help Graphics in East Los Angeles. He has also designed book covers for authors such as Gary Soto, Aurturo Hernandez and Daniel Sanchez. Peter Tovar was born at Children's Hospital in San Francisco. Second oldest son of five children, Peter grew up in Campbell Calif., a small area outside San Jose. His summers would be spent with his grandmother and cousins in the orchards. When they would break for lunch, his grandmother spun stories about the rich history of Mexico and her eventual journey to California.. " We are the people of the earth, " she would tell them. For Peter the colors of the watermelon symbolize his childhood memories of those cherished summers.In 1964 his family moved to LA where he finished high school. Peter began painting after serving in Vietnam. He continued to paint while working at SHG, and in February 1994, had his first exhibit at Self Help Graphics' Galeria Otra Vez. The exhibit consisted of a series of acrylic painting. Currently Peter lives in the downtown area of Los ...
Seiglinda Welin - i liked what you can draw on paper its hav ing something you like on your walls its a 1 off item not mass produce and not costing an arm and a leg be it a nude to astill life art is not about who painted it but about the people who buy it,like it buy it, you have a choice my birth name is sieglinda but have always used the name linda and sighed my name as linda Im a self taught artist have been drawing since i was 15 have cover many mediums oils,watercolours, pastels,but always come back to pen&ink have shown and sold my work around australia my prints of the kalgoorlie pubs have gone over the world i try to sell the work not for the money not for, hay look how good i am , not to make an impact in the art world its just for supplies so i can keep learning i belive art should not or be dictated to by the chosen few, because they say so , art should be your choice if you like it buy it its call free choice ...