Amore by A. Andrew Gonzalez

The innocence and beauty of being in love... at some point of our lives, we can just smile on those honey-coated days of sharing sweet nothings with the one you love. This work, in its subtlety, makes me recall those sweetest memories.

I like the way the feeling of love is portrayed on this acrylic work. The art is executed on an 18 x 24 inches clay board, perfect for hanging in the most cherished area of your home.

More About the Artist

A. Andrew Gonzalez, of San Antonio, Texas, is an award-winning figurative artist whose work has been exhibited in several countries. Born on October 13, 1963, and raised in a creative family, Andrew's art education is largely self-taught. His artist father, Anthony A. Gonzalez, encouraged his early interest in drawing and painting but gave him no formal training.

In the year 2000, Andrew Gonzalez had the distinct privilege to work closely with the well-known Fantastic Realist artist Ernst Fuchs in Monaco and Austria. Photos of the experience can be seen at L. Caruana's website. The paintings of Gonzalez are created with airbrushed acrylics on panel or canvas. Forms, values and highlighting are created by lifting pigment with an abrasive eraser, followed by the application of transparent layers of pigment.

Andrew Gonzalez is one of fifty artists featured in 'Metamorphosis' (beinArt Publishing)

What is Your Inspiration?

"My first calling to paint was inspired by the Visionary and Fantastic Art traditions and by my interest in mysticism, symbolism and archetypal psychology. I became obsessed with perfecting my drawing and reviving a classical sensibility within a modern visionary aesthetic. By exploring the technique of letting go and allowing my subconscious impulses to come to the fore while drawing, I soon realized that my creative imagery can be used as a mirror to reveal the archetypal depths of the psyche. For over twenty years the core of my imagery has centered on the revival of the sacred feminine in an eternal dance of rebirth. Over the years, inspired by the revelatory power and primacy of the beautiful, I have come to view my work as mystical love poems to the soul."