Large landscapes

I recently finished a large landscape piece titled "Northern Creek". It's painted in acrylics and was inspired by the Dundalk highlands area of Ontario. The piece can be found here in my gallery  -http://jmcenteno.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=103

or on ebay here-http://www.ebay.ca/itm/60-ORIGINAL-CONTEMPORARY-LANDSCAPE-FINE-ART-GALLERY-PAINTING-Cen-Arte-/221393042068?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item338c0dba94

Rare Still Life

I just finished a still life floral study. It's not something I do often, but I must admit I enjoyed painting it. Sometimes  as an artist  I feel the need to break away from the norm, just to keep the creative juices flowing. You can find this piece in my online gallery here -http://jmcenteno.com/store/

                                             
                                                   Title:" Still life Study 4"
                                                    Size: 24" x 30"
                                                   Medium: |Acrylic on canvas

What style painter am I ?

  One of the benefits of working primarily online is that I have the freedom to paint in any style that speaks to me. It's pretty evident from the body of work in my online gallery. As an artist  I'm constantly inspired by my surroundings as well as other artists. Even then I still find myself asking the question all artists ask themselves, what style am I? For myself  I must admit I  don't know. I've been heavily influenced by prominent abstract and landscape artists. I grew up in the city of Toronto going to the AGO to see great pieces of modern art,but I also spent much of my youth on my father's farm in the woods and fields of the  Dundalk highlands area of Ontario. Maybe all of it just adds to my diversity as an artist. I may never find an answer and so all I can really do is just keep painting. Here's a shot of a landscape piece I just finished.  It' titled: Sunrise over the little pond. You can see it here at my gallery- http://jmcenteno.com/store/

New year, New pieces

     It's been a while since I've posted up some pieces. I'm currently in the process of updating my gallery website ( http://jmcenteno.com/store/) as well as my ebay gallery. Hopefully I can keep up with my blog posts (workload permitting). These are a few pieces I just completed in January. They can all be found at my website - http://jmcenteno.com/store/

                                         Title:Cottage Flowers
                                          Size: 30" x 40"
                                    Medium:Acrylic on Canvas

                                         Title: Fragile
                                          Size: 30" x 40"
                                    Medium:Acrylic and mixed media

                                         Title: An Autumn Morning
                                          Size: 30" x 30"
                                    Medium:Acrylic on Canvas

Canadian landscapes

I recently finished a new abstract landscape titled- "Simcoe Shoreline". It's part of the Northern Reflections Series that I developed a couple of years ago. The piece is 40" x 60" and is done in acrylic and mixed media. If you'd like to see more pics, here's the link to my gallery- http://www.ebay.ca/itm/60-ORIGINAL-MODERN-ABSTRACT-LANDSCAPE-FINE-ART-GALLERY-PAINTING-Cen-Arte-/221236615896?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item3382badad8

 

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New Abstract Landscape

This piece titled-" The Little Town"  was inspired by the Dundalk highlands of Ontario. It is  40" x 60" and is painted in acrylics. Check it out in my store-http://www.ebay.ca/itm/60-ORIGINAL-MODERN-ABSTRACT-FINE-ARTPAINTING-INTERIOR-DECOR-Cen-Arte-/221218305130?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item3381a3746a

Richter inspired

I recently watched a documentary on Gerhard Richter. Part of the doc films him actually painting several large pieces by pulling paint in layers with a large squeegee. It's a very interesting style and I was inspired to do a few pieces. This is one of my "attempts" titled- Sunset on Cherry St. The size is 24" x 48" and is done in acrylics. You can find it in my store here- http://www.ebay.ca/itm/48-ORIGINAL-MODERN-ABSTRACT-FINE-ART-GALLERY-PAINTING-INTERIOR-DESIGNS-Cen-Arte-/221216204775?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item33818367e7

 

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Urban Landscapes

I've just finished a new 46" x 46" abstract piece titled Bay & Wellington. It's an image of downtown Toronto rush hour crowds. The figures form a faceless crowd almost ghostly in appearance, an organic ebb and flow of people. You can find this piece for sale in my store.

New pieces this Summer

I've been pretty busy the last couple of months and haven't had a chance to really get up alot of new work in my gallery. Here are a few images of some of the new abstracts that have recently been added. You can see all these pieces here in my gallery - http://stores.ebay.ca/Cen-Arte-Rare-Gallery-Originals

"Red Lilies" 24"x24"

"Composition 19" 40"x 40"

"Orange Lilies" 50" x 50"

" Machina II " 24" x 24"

New Sold Pieces

I've recently sold 3 new pieces over the weekend from my online gallery.It's nice to get some action on the net since I've been tied up with alot of gallery/commission work lately.I'll post some pics of the pieces soon.

Finding Time

I've been tied up lately with some large commissions but I'm hoping to have some new pieces up very soon. Finding time to keep up with work and family life is more difficult than I could have imagined. Being able to do what I love and have a roll in raising my son is a dream come true. If only there were 40hrs in a day!

Newly sold

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I've been pretty busy with gallery work for the last few weeks and it 's been a little difficult to get new pieces up on my websites. In spite of that I've sold several pieces including a large 50" x 50" abstract piece titled" The Rift ". It's painted in acrylic and mixed media on canvas. For now I'm hoping to get up some new pieces once I've cleared all the work on my easel.

New Abstract work

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I've just finished a large 30" x 48" abstract piece tilte" Aerial Composition 7". The Aerial series of pieces were inspired by a set of Aerial plan drawings I did a few years ago.It's painted in acrylic on canvas and can be found here in my gallery-

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/48-LARGE-ORIGINAL-ABSTRACT-GALLERY-FINE-ART-PAINTING-Cen-Arte-Gallery-/220964777451?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item337286edeb

Finding Time

It's been some time since I've made a post here.The lat few weeks have been really busy(can't complain). I feel that we're moving out of the downturn and hopefully a full recovery of the economy isn't too far away. It has been about 5 years now since I've worked this much at this time of year.I'm hoping to get a few more pieces up in the store and I'm trying to finish at least three pieces a week for my online gallery. Anyway it's back to the grind and I'll have to find more time to keep up the blog.

Busy Busy

The beginning of this year has been extremely busy and I've barely had a chance to make any blog posts. It doesn't help that my 2yr old son is quite a handful. With several large sales and an avalanche of gallery work I'm very optimistic that this can be a break out year for me.I'll be posting some pics of the pieces I've sold very soon.

Happy Holidays

It's been a pretty busy December in and out of the studio. I think as a full time artist it's difficult to put the brush down and walk away from the easel. This is the time of year for friends and family so I'll be relaxing this week and taking a much needed break. I'm pleased with the number of sales this month as well as the additional gallery work. I'm hoping it's a sign of better times in 2012. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Newly Sold Works

I've been pretty busy the last few weeks with the holidays coming up but I wanted to share one of the pieces that has recently sold. It's titled : " Autumn Mosaic " . The size is 30" x 60" and is painted in acrylics. It's the first piece of a series that will be up in my online store. December has been a fairly good month and I 'm hoping it will continue through the new year.

Working Hard

The recent job numbers in Canada and the instability in the Euro zone is all I hear on the news. It's no wonder there's a loss in retail confidence. For myself I've noticed a slowdown in the art market coming out of summer, which is traditionally when things begin to pick up. All we can do as artists is keep working hard. I believe there's a light at the end of the tunnel, there always is. It's the journey towards it that's the hard part.

New International sales

Title- " The Girl with the Red Umbrella "
Size- 24" x 36"
Medium-Acrylic on canvas

I recently sold my first piece to a collector in France. It's always exciting to be able to reach art collectors through the web without leaving the comfort of my home. Here are a couple of shots of the piece.

Etsy

I've been on and off of Etsy for a few years now.I'm not totally sold on the idea that it's a good forum for selling art online(at least when it comes to price points). I recently sold a $700 abstract a couple of weeks ago but the large sales are few and far between.

I will be posting some new pieces in my " Etsy Shop " and hopefully I can keep some momentum going.