El Tesoro

Product Description

El Tesoro by Raul Pizarro

“El Tesoro” means “The Treasure” in Spanish

Oil on Cradled Birch, 6″ x 4″

Current Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery: Summer Mood: A Cash & Carry Exhibition from July 1st to 26th, 2017

Previous Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery:
- Being A Panda from May 6th to 31st, 2017
- Cash And Carry 1 from March 21st to April 21st, 2015

Artist Biography:
Raul Pizarro was born in Mexicali, Mexico. He is a self taught-artist who works primarily in oil paints. Living with a rare form of muscular dystrophy, he is forced to constantly shift and reinvent his painting technique with each new physical challenge presented at the varies stages of muscle loss. He lives and works on the fringe of Los Angeles.

Artist Statement:
“I paint every day, knowing that every ounce of strength I put into applying each brush stroke is the measure of life. My muscles aren’t vanishing, they are transforming into permanent echoes on canvas.” Raul Pizarro

Artist Website: http://www.raulpizarro.com/

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