The Life and Art of Derek Alvarez
I did this self-portrait in 2005. Two of my favorite painters are Vincent van Gogh and Egon Schiele, so I created this painting as an ode to them. Buy the Original: $500 SOLD, In Private Collection Buy my Artwork as a Print, Framed Print, or Canvas Print:
I decided to post some of my old portraits because I just finished a portrait of my wife, Monique, and I need to wait for it to dry before I can get a good photograph of it. This one was created in 2005… Willie Bonner was one of my first art instructors at the University [...]
I created this back in 2004 based on Van Gogh’s famous Sunflower paintings. This is one of my all-time bests. Buy the Original: $900 SOLD, In Private Collection Buy my Artwork as a Print, Framed Print, or Canvas Print:
I created this back in 2004 based on a Picasso painting. Buy the Original: $900 SOLD, In Private Collection
I’ve recently discovered the wonderful music of The Pogues and Shane MacGowan, the lead singer. Since then, I’ve been listening to their entire catalog over and over again. Monique says she likes it, too, God bless her… otherwise, I’m sure I’d have driven her crazy by now ;-) The thing that really stands out to [...]
My favorite flower has to be the Iris, especially the Blue Iris. Why? Well, I suppose because it has such a different shape than most flowers (not many are blue, either). I also love Van Gogh’s paintings of Irises and was inspired to do my own version of them. Buy the Original: $150 Buy my [...]
Pomegranates have to be my favorite fruit and I have several reasons… They look gorgeous. They taste delicious. And they wear a crown like royalty. Buy the Original: $100 Buy my Artwork as a Print, Framed Print, or Canvas Print:
I’ve always had a certain romantic image in my head of the Mississippi River after reading Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn… I know, I know, the narrative takes place during a time when slavery was legal and they say the “n” word a lot. However, reading about Huck and Jim’s friendship, journey, and the freedom they [...]
Monique and I took a trip to New Orleans and I was inspired to paint the swamp. Having grown up with the artificial green of Southern California and the brown of Tucson, Arizona… the green of Louisiana really stood out to me. Buy the Original: $150 Buy my Artwork as a Print, Framed Print, or [...]
After I painted the fox for my mother-in-law, my wife requested an owl, which is her animal. Well, she likes how it came out and that’s all that matters! Buy the Original: $150 Given to my wife as a gift Buy my Artwork as a Print, Framed Print, or Canvas Print:
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