Andrea Realpe Fine Art

Final painting of my self portrait:D This is who I am. I like being silly and fun. I especially like balancing things on my head. I balance swords, stuffed animals, and basically anything that is accessible at the time:P I also painted a bird coming out of the flower pot to show my free spirit. This is a watercolor painting. I also used graphite and ink on the face and hair. I hope you like it:D This is before I added the flower pot:D

Pounding Heart  Can you see my pounding heart? Do you notice my struggle? Everyone else seems perfectly fine. Most of my paintings are inspired by my personal experiences. This is one of them.

The Red Tree contest was a great success. Thank you to all the participants in the contest for submitting your amazing work. Congratulations to all the winner's! Click here for the contest Walk With First Place Winner ~ Brenda Owen   Gorgeous Painting Brenda. I can get lost in this!            Artist Website: http://brenda-owen.artistwebsites.com/ As Lovely... Second Place Winner ~Michael Durst     Your work is fantastic Michael!    I really like the texture in your paintings.  Artist Website: http://www.heartscapepaintings.com/  Safely Abiding Third Place Winner ~ Meaghan Troup      Your usuage of color and composition are amazing Meaghan! Artist Website: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/meaghan-troup.html                  ...

 I am administering a contest on fineartamerica.com called Red Tree. Fineartamerica members will submit artworks of a red tree in any wet media including oils, acrylic, watercolor, and more. I was inspired by my painting of a red tree called Fly Away With me. I was also inspired because of the symbolism that a Japanese maple tree holds. Interested in participating or voting for an image? Go to this link  http://fineartamerica.com/contests/red-tree-.html?tab=overview First, second, and third place winners will be featured on this website on Sunday, October 7th, 2012 - 2:40 PM :o) Read about the symbolism of the Japanese Maple Tree below: Japanese maple trees have been considered a symbol of GRACE personified by many Asian cultures for hundreds of years. Associated with PEACE and SERENITY of the world's elements, Japanese maple trees represent BALANCE and practicality and are called 'kito' in the Japanese language, which means 'calm,' 'rest...

  Being able to create is the best thing that has ever happened to me. The progress to my new painting "A Moment in Time" coming soon.

Sketch for my new painting "Broken" I started  by underpainting the 18 x 36 inch gallery stretched canvas with burnt sienna. This eliminates the harsh, intimidating white canvas and allows you to paint freely without worrying about ‘filling in’ the white. Then I blocked in the shapes of the figure with the same color. I then painted the  background first and then I focused on adding the figure.   This is when I started to add the highlights and the details. I later changed the position of the hand. I felt that It blended in better with the painting and the message that I wanted to convey. I also added a red string bracelet with a small wing charm. In this painting I want to show that the figure is very distressed and feels broken. I convey this with the broken wing charm, the red slash against the abstract wall, the figures pale skin, and the position of the figure. Although her gaze is focused on the light she is surrounded ...

The entrance of Michigan Ave. Hilligoss Galleries         I recently visited Hilligoss Galleries located in Chicago IL. They have two different locations, one in Long Grove and the other one is over on Michigan Ave. I went to the gallery on Michigan Ave. I honestly have to say that this is by far the best gallery that I have been to. They have a large collection of paintings, sculptures, and jewelry. They mainly focus on paintings. The gallery currently has paintings by local artists and international artists; this includes Michael Gerry, Rasa Kluonius , Martin Eichinger , Nikolai Blokhin , and many more.  Title: Petunia Cascade #882 Artist: Michael Gerry Dimensions: 60 x 36 in    As soon as the elevator opened to the gallery I was captured by this large image of what looked like a photograph of petunias. When I looked closer I notices the brush strokes and the image turned out be a  realistic painting. I was amazed by ...