Andrea Realpe Fine Art

  I entered a contest on AcademyArtVenture's channel on YoutTube and to my surprise I ended up being one of the lucky winner's. I won a free painting (my choice) giveaway. Kyle painted my dog Sofi with Chicago buildings coming out of her harness and the Chicago cityscape. The painting was delivered right away free of charge. :O) He captured Sofi's personality perfectly, even though it was his first time painting a dog. The Chicago cityscape came out pretty cool too. I cant wait to put it up on my wall when I move to Chicago:O) Watch the making of Sofi in Chicago:O) Watch me opening my prize with my cute dog Sofi:O) Acrylic on Canvas by Kyle McGuigan

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   I had the image of this painting in my mind for quite a while and I finally decided to paint it on a canvas.     The inspiration for this painting comes from my emotions. I allowed my mind to travel to a beautiful place where I can feel peace with no worries and no fear.     The girl sitting on the green sheet is in a meditation position surrounded by nature and its beauty. With her arm extended to the blue sky she feels at peace with herself while she is finally letting go of the harm that was consuming her life. The six balloons that are being consumed by the cloud are her worries. The cloud is becoming darker with every worry that the girl lets go of. The six balloons in this painting were chosen because of a tradition in Guatemala. The tradition is to give someone tiny worry dolls if they can’t sleep. In order for the worry to pass the person that cant sleep must tell the doll their worries, so that the doll will worry instead. Six worry dolls are sold together. It’s su

I sold a few packs of greeting cards of Under the Sea to a buyer from Rock Island, IL Being able to spread my art work all over the world is very exciting, especially with greeting cards. Give a piece of  my passion to someone special. Here is a picture of Under the Sea. Click here to purchase your own greeting card.

The Eyrie Magazine for 2011 is finally published!! Can you guess who is in it? Yes! You guessed right. Mwa!Well not me, but my painting Positive Thoughts is in the magazine. Here is a pic. Click here for a print:O) I also want to let you all know that I have two paintings up on ebay. Click here.

My original concept about animals evolving toward humanness and some humans devolving turned into another painting. My new painting is about our mother earth suffering from the pollution that we set upon her. We are her disease. You can see that the haziness of the pollution is taking over the entire city and it will soon take over the fresh forest. The water and sand are already affected. Click here to bid on this painting.

   Hey everyone! Its been a bit. My life has been filled with many ventures driving to Miami and NY.  Now that I am finally back home. I have a new concept for my next big project. Its about animals evolving toward humanness and some humans devolving. I came up with this concept two months ago and I finally want to put it on a canvas. I want to use a chimp as the animal that is out-evolving a human. This reminds me of the movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes with James Franco and Tom Felton. I saw it in theaters a few days ago and it really inspired me to create this piece even more. Stay tuned. :O)   A scene of the movie. So cute!

  Reach For Your Dreams (2011) (22 x 28 inches: Oil On Gallery Stretched Canvas) Go After Your Dreams You're good, but you're going to be great. You're the best, but you're going to get better. Sometimes the paths we take are long and hard, but remember: those are always the ones that lead to the most beautiful views. Challenges come along inevitably: how you respond to them determines who you are - deep down inside - and everything you're going to be. Increase the chances of reaching your goals by working at them gradually. The very best you can do is all that is asked of you. Realize that you are capable of working miracles of your own making. Remember that opportunities have a reason for knocking on your door, and the right ones are there for the taking. You don't always have to win, but you do need to know what it takes to be a winner. It's up to you to find the key that unlocks the door to a more fulfilling

A family friend was diagnosed with brain tumors. He applied for health insurance coverage and unfortunately he was denied. My family took action and organized a fundraiser on his behalf. I also took charge and created this beautiful painting for a lucky raffle winner for the fundraiser.The event was very successful and my art was acknowledged in front of my family.   And the painting goes to Stalin(my cousin)!!:O) Here is the painting for the fundraiser. I painted Free in a couple of hours the night before the fundraiser. The model for this painting is a photograph that I found on this site http://www.horse-wallpaper.com/preview.asp?id=122 I chose this picture because it reminds me of being free with not a care in the world and the horse shows its beauty and strength. My decision to paint a horse also came from knowing the admiration that my family and their friends have for horses.

The last time I was in NY I painted a sign for a Mexican restaurant. Im back in NY and the sign is up. It feels so good knowing that I created that. I cant get over the feeling. :O) Here is the link to the creation of the signs http://www.andrearealpe.com/2011/05/my-first-business-sign.html

After being caught up in an online class, I decided to paint this lovely cherry blossom branch. It is painted with sumi ink and watercolors on 11 x 14 inches Strathmore cold press watercolor paper. I signed my name in traditional Chinese writing and stamped it. I hope you like it. The original is sold. Prints are available: http://andrea-realpe.artistwebsites.com/featured/cherry-blossom-andrea-realpe.html

    Yesterday was a full day all about art. The day started with the Miami Art Museum. When I entered the museum, the first thing that caught my eye was an installation of buckets. My first thought was, "Is there a roof leak?” There were buckets hanging from the ceiling and buckets on the floor. The hanging buckets were full of water that dripped into the buckets on the floor. The name of the installation is "Rain Rains" (2002), it is the work of the Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander. In my opinion this piece represents the inability of man to have control over nature and that is why he created an artificial rain environment. The museum is filled with immersive art installations.   I Wish Your Wish (2003) is a part of that collection and it is by the same artist mentioned above. The art display is created with over one thousand hanging ribbons. The ribbons are printed with wishes from past visitors. In order to participate, visitors must write their own wi

Abril Andrade Griffith Abril Andrade Griffith is a Mexican Artist who brings you into her fantasy world with her whimsical landscapes, skeleton day of the dead and surreal creatures with huge eyes. She is an internationally well known artist. Her work can be seen in tattoo shops, galleries, and private collections around the world. She was also published in major magazines. Her inspiration comes from daily experiences, story books, and working with different artists and techniques. She is also inspired by her husband Matt Griffith who is also an artist. I find her work very interesting because it is very unique and playful. She allows you to dream and think of a place beyond our word where creatures with enormous eyes exist.  Abril's care and skill for each piece that she creates makes her artist for the month of July. If you would like more information about this month’s artist, she can be reached at, www.abrilandrade.com "Together As One" "Sweet Dreams&quo

Hey its me with a huge smile right before I went to the art gallery.                                     That smile was stuck on my face for the rest of the night.       I left with Mat at around 5:45PM, so we got there at the perfect time. There was plenty of parking! Usually it takes a year to park. I walked into Renditions and saw all the art work and I was amazed. There was so many artists with all kinds of styles. My work was also hung up perfectly on the wall. My special painting that is dedicated to my boyfriends grandfather Angel Menendez was placed on my easel for better viewing. Watching everyone's reactions to the paintings was loads of fun, especially my painting Drowning in the Storm. A lot of people stopped and stared with amazement and had many things to say about that painting.  While looking at others work, I saw a few paintings that looked familiar. Its a small work after all, its a small world after all!!! Its a small, small, world!! It turns out t

I am very excited about my exhibition today at Renditions, An Art Space. I am going to feature my work, Drowning in the Storm, Escalating Fear, and my two new paintings, One with Nature, and a special painting that is dedicated to my boyfriends grandfather Angel Menendez. All these painting will be up for sale except for the dedication painting. I hope to see you there. Please view this link for directions and more information on this event http://fineartamerica.com/events/le-juillet-salon-2011.html Thank you for viewing. Have an artistic day!:O)

CONGRATS TO DESERTEAGLE!!  The answer was Campesino Cargando un Guajolote! Here is how it works I posted a small distorted part of a painting on my facebook page. Comment the title of that painting that you think it belongs to under the picture post. CLICK HERE FOR THE PICTURE If you dont have fb here is the pic and you can post your answer at the bottom:O)

  I want to dedicate this painting and video to Angel Menendez for touching our lives with his smile, that can light up the world. I also want to dedicate this to His Daughter for loving him and staying right by his side.

This painting is very meaningful to me in many ways. Sometimes we forget about how beautiful nature is because of many distractions that we have in our lives today. I painted the tree and the nest with real wood. The young girls hair also has some wood pieces. The girl is rediscovering nature and she becomes one with nature. Her hair is becoming the mountains, grass, lavender, tree, the sky, and her hands are becoming the birds nest. She is sitting on the earth and melting into it. The bird is resting on her knee to show the trust that she has in the girl by allowing her to hold her nest. She has never felt so close to nature before. She is finally One With Nature.   Light Sketch:O) I started the painting from the top .   One With Nature (2011) (16 x 20 inches: Oil On Stretched Canvas) Purchase One With Nature CLICK HERE Watch the Video for this painting   The painting will be in an exhibit at Renditions in Tallahassee from July 1 until July 17.and will be mailed out aft

"It often seems to me that the night is much more alive and richly colored than the day." ~ Vincent Van Gogh   The quote above was a quote written by Van Gogh to his brother Theo, explaining his enthrallment with the night. My fascination with the night sky and the stars is as rich as Vincent Van Gogh's love for the night.   One night many years ago, I went to get something from the porch and I saw something in the sky. At first I thought it was a plane with its flickering lights, but it did not move through the sky. Maybe it was an alien ship with many colors? No, it couldn't be. As I stared at the sky for over an hour and imagined all the things that it could be, I finally accepted that it was a star. I did not know that a star could twinkle with every color of the rainbow.  It was then that I realized the beauty of the night sky and the stars.     On a different occasion about a year ago I drove down to Miami with Mat and our dog Sofi. I stared out of