The City by Vincent Valdez. The painting is 42 feet long and is in six panels.
Vincent Valdez discusses the inspiration behind his exhibition “The City”, which includes a large-scale painting of the KKK. A Mexican-American artist from San Antonio, Valdez explains his process for creating this powerful work that explores racism, one of the most persistent and challenging social issues of our day.
Sept 2016 – San Antonio artist finished his 11 month painting project “The City.” The painting is 42 feet long and is in six panels. This was shot and edited for Texas Public Radio by David Martin Davies.
Brushstrokes I’ve heard from several students that Brushstrokes is one of the best classes they’ve ever taken. I offer it once a year, and there’s a class starting next week. There are still a few spots if you’d like to jump in on Thursdays 6-10pm. Not a night person? No problem. I …
[image_with_animation image_url=”9505″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] This is the fifth part of a multi day series, sharing work by my beginning figure drawing classes. Many of these students have never taken a drawing class before, nearly all of them are new to figure drawing. Rather than learning one style, we study a different approach every …
Wednesdays are “See and Respond” day in our 30 day challenge. Copy these feet, and fill in the rest of the drawing using your imagination. Artist’s choice media: drawing, painting, digital, printmaking, collage, assemblage, or a well placed pile of dog hair. Posting more favorites soon! Post it Post your work to social media with the …
Tennis said he grabbed a crayon at random, and slowly started making a line on the paper. He tried not to think about where the line was going or dictate where it went. He’d just let it go, as if he was watching a bug walk across the page. This “not thinking” thing is difficult …
Vincent Valdez talks about “The City”
Related Posts
Madame Matisse and the blue and white kimono
Brushstrokes I’ve heard from several students that Brushstrokes is one of the best classes they’ve ever taken. I offer it once a year, and there’s a class starting next week. There are still a few spots if you’d like to jump in on Thursdays 6-10pm. Not a night person? No problem. I …
Beginner’s Drawings That’ll Knock Your Socks Off (Part 5)
[image_with_animation image_url=”9505″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] This is the fifth part of a multi day series, sharing work by my beginning figure drawing classes. Many of these students have never taken a drawing class before, nearly all of them are new to figure drawing. Rather than learning one style, we study a different approach every …
30SAL Challenge: Finish the Feet
Wednesdays are “See and Respond” day in our 30 day challenge. Copy these feet, and fill in the rest of the drawing using your imagination. Artist’s choice media: drawing, painting, digital, printmaking, collage, assemblage, or a well placed pile of dog hair. Posting more favorites soon! Post it Post your work to social media with the …
Automatic Abstracts
Tennis said he grabbed a crayon at random, and slowly started making a line on the paper. He tried not to think about where the line was going or dictate where it went. He’d just let it go, as if he was watching a bug walk across the page. This “not thinking” thing is difficult …