Gregorio Perez
My education in art began in college. I majored in Industrial Design and minored in Art. Much of my education was spent in the design studio sketching, marker rendering, conceptualizing new products for market, perspective drawing, and 3D modeling. The art minor was only a taste of fine art. I received basic instruction in photography, sculpture, painting, intaglio, printmaking, and graphic design but never received an in-depth study in any one area.
In 2004, I decided to begin my own in-depth study in art. I began by experimenting with watercolor painting. From a small studio in my house I started to create watercolor landscapes. My sources of inspiration come mostly from time spent outdoors fly fishing, backpacking, and canoeing. My goal when painting isnt to create realistic reproductions of photographs. Instead I simplify photographic images into basic lines and shapes. I exaggerate color and crop my paintings to emphasize lines. My desire to simplify comes from a belief that all things in nature have rhythm. Concentrating on rhythmic patterns clears my mind and takes me to a state of peace and relaxation. I try not to view nature through a realistic lens but from an impressionist viewpoint where colors blend and details are blurred. What I see most is repetition of lines and geometric shapes so this is what I try to express in my art.
The Heron 