Human Form

Another experiment with AI. This time it helped me flesh out an idea that I have had for a long time–Atabey (Mother Earth) and all of creation.  It came out really nice. Much more complicated than I would have drawn myself.  Sometimes I wonder where these ideas come from and why some great ideas ar…

    The conversation around Artificial Intelligence and the creative fields is intense. Will it replace human creativity?  I don’t think so. Will it be used indiscriminately?  Of course. Will it replace some jobs?  Of course. Is it a useful tool? Yes. Is there a place for humans and AI to…

I retired from my main job in January and still figuring out the whole retirement life thing.  One of my first feelings was that every day is Saturday! One of my goals is to work on something art related every day–painting, drawing, posting artwork to social media, applying for art exhibits, etc.  …

In going thru my digital files and in the process of keeping up with my software skills, I decided to experiment with AI. I found this image of Samuel Coki Paneto. I don’t know who took the image but I got it in pieces and it was in black and white. In Photoshop I did the following: Used AI to fill…

Just announcing that two of my works of art “Beauty Never Dies” and “Guimazoa,” were accepted for publication in the fall edition of the journal Calyx. “Beauty Never Dies” (20-by-30 inches, acrylic on canvas) depicts the same woman at ages 18 and 65 in her native environment. A commissioned piece, t…

I started writing again in my blog because I had some things that I wanted to get out into the world.  It became a habit of sorts and now it is more of a chore than a joy.  I’m going to keep writing the blog, but once a week, not every day. I leave you with self portraits done many years ago.

I see your face in many. Some near some far. I smile and remember our time and pretend that the simulation is really you. My eyes caress your hair and smile. I imagine that you miss me and see me in others. But the eyes are not yours and the voice is different. My joy fades like our long, ago love -…

From left to right: The Robles— Auroro, Natividad, and my grandparents, Fernanda and Francisco I only saw my paternal grandfather once and my paternal grandmother once.  I saw them together only once when I went to Puerto Rico (Boriken) when I was 6 years old. I remember running up a beautiful green…

I’ve been reflecting on isolation and social distancing that we are all undergoing.  As an artist, I am very comfortable being on my own and naturally an introvert who doesn’t do much social interaction.  In looking over my work, I found this image I did while living in New York City of a young woma…

I have been doing some type of artwork ever since I could hold a pencil, crayon or whatever else could make mark on some type of surface.  Some of my favorite times have been in art school and doing assignments using very traditional tools and techniques.  In fact, I took a course on ancient art tec…