Romel de la Torre....지난 여름

       

 

 

In Bloom

16" x 12", oil on linen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heading Home

16" x 20", oil on linen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reflection

30" x 24", oil on linen

Portrait Society of America 2008 Award of Exceptional Merit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magnolias

38" x 28", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gold Earring

20" x 16", oil on linen 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oranges & Silver

20" x 16", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zdena's Garden

36" x 24", oil on linen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer's Bloom

11" x 14", oil on linen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remembering Summer

30" x 24", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easter

22" x 18", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morning Reading

20" x 16", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiet Time

12" x 16", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After Dinner

20" x 24", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morning Breeze

16" x 12", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren

16" x 12", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memories

26" x 18", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serenade

28" x 20", oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Born in the Philippines in a community of artists, Romel de la Torre's artistic interest started at a very young age. With the encouragement of his parents he began sketching the world around him. He started getting awards and recognition from school competitions and at age 10 appeared on TV after receiving a medal for his painting.

In the late 70's Romel and his family migrated to the United States where he began going to museums studying and learning on his own; works of famous artists like Sargent, Sorolla, Fechin, Mucha, and the American Impressionists. The exposure to these masters' paintings laid a strong foundation to his belief of what great art is.

He attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago, where he was awarded the President's Foundation Award and the Union League Scholarship Award. After graduating with a fine arts concentration, Romel continued to paint in the Chicago area and joined The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, where he began studying with nationally renowned artist Richard Schmid and painting with other painters. It was a turning point of his creative and artistic career.

"My painting is the world, channeled through my eyes, through the prism of my own feeling, emotions and preferences. It is a unity of the visual world and the internal, abstraction and realism..." the artist's says. A consummate artist in all media, Romel de la Torre is one of today's most highly regarded artists. His figures, landscape, portraits, and still life paintings display unparalleled technical skill, fluid style, and thorough understanding of light, color, form and design.

The artist has been painting full time and currently instructs advanced painting and portraiture at The Palette and Chisel Academy on Fine Arts, Chicago. He is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America & the Portrait Society of America; his oils, pastels, watercolors, and portraits are housed in private collections throughout the United States and several foreign countries. His paintings have been featured in The Artists Magazine, Southwest Art Magazine, and the U.S. Art Magazine.

Among his most important honors is the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Grand Prize and the Artists Magazine Portrait Artist of the Year. His most recent award includes; one of the top finalist in the 2007 International Portrait Competition given by the prestigous Portrait Society of America, 2007 Raymar Fine Arts Competition and the 2008 Gold Medal from the Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts Gold Medal show.

 

 

 

 

태양이 밝게 내리비치는 정원에서 양산을 받치고 있거나

오전의 따가와지기 시작하는 햇볕 아래서 책을 읽거나

엄마 손을 잡고 가까운 나들이를 갈 때 유감없이 내리비치는 햇볕속을

거닐면서 그런 모든 기억 속에 밝은 빛과 따뜻한 기억이 머무는 것 같은

그림들입니다.  무척 밝고, 햇빛의 반사되는 빛이 인물에 아름답게

스며드는 그림들이 너무나 좋습니다.

이 작가가 보는 모든 빛이 여체를 부드럽게 감싸고,

얼굴에서 빛이 나도록 보여주는 평온함이 참 좋습니다.

 

여름 햇볕을 가리고 앉아있는 젊은 아가씨는 무슨

생각을 하고 있을까요?

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아름답게 마무리하였을까요?

사람들은 폭발하는 감정을 표현하는 것도 좋아하지만

억제하고 겨우 비껴간 감정의 찌꺼기로 남아있는

상처가 조금 난 지난 여름이 멋진 가을을

기대하게 하지 않을까 싶어요. 

멋진 가을을 위해서 조금 덜 채워진채

지나가는 여름을 아쉬워하면서 말이지요.