Artist Biography

Antonio is an oil painter. He resides in northern Virginia His passion for art led him to a BA in Studio Art from The University of Maryland College Park. He is an Artist Pro Tem at the Torpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 203, 105 N. Union St, Alexandria Viginia, 22314
 
Antonio's work focuses on Abstract, Surrealism and representational art all combined into one painting style. His inspiration comes from how he sees the beauty in the world around him. Antonio's passion drives him to make his visions become a reality.
 
Antonio developed a technique using negative canvas space in the place of white paint. He draws parallel lines on the canvas before he starts painting. When he's painting, he stops at the first line and raises his paintbrush up off the canvas -- places it back down at the second line and begins painting again leaving the negative canvas space showing in the place of white paint. He paints fish in the negative canvas space capturing them in their natural habitat. The circular two-toned stripes were created to resemble ripples of water after a pebble has been tossed in.