I was born to be an artist. I went to college and started my life with mining engineering degree. I fell back into my art 45 years ago.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
Historical, Native American, Western and Wildlife. Medium ; Watercolor, oil, acrylic and bronze. Manuel is one of the few very versatile artists who can do many media’s.
Where do you find inspiration?My mother’s art work on glass was the beginning of my inspiration. I was a child at that time but she would often put me under a shaded peach tree. Place my Big Chief tablet in front of me to draw. She started me at two years old because she saw my talent very early. We lived in a village in northern Mexico called Coyame. Our little stone house my parents built together had dirt floors which we thought nothing of. I was an artist at birth, still am at 80 yrs old. Passion and patience is key~!
What would you do with $25,000?$25k goes very quickly in this art world. I have donated a lot of my art which has raised thousands of dollars from coast to coast. I have crated up many pieces to others in need of help. We donated towards our local hospital in order to purchase a large piece of equipment for breast cancer checks. From cancer, heart disease, epilepsy (which my daughter was born with. I have spent years of donations. The $25k will be turned around and used for supplies so we can continue to help. Art has heart ❤
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