Fernando Reyes, colorful figurative painting

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Art is a second career for me after spending 17 years in banking in San Francisco. I began as a self-taught artist, then decided to seek formal art education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where I received a BFA degree in 1997.

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I then returned to the Bay Area and have lived in Oakland since 1998. I opened my studio located in the Jingletown neighborhood in Oakland at the Ford Street Studios in 1999.

Oil on wood panel 19 3/4" x 23 3/4" 2012

Throughout the years, I have produced a large and diverse portfolio of artwork. My work is primarily representational and includes oil paintings, charcoal & conte drawings, and printmaking. Subjects include figurative nudes, landscape and urban scapes. My primary interest is in depicting the human figure. Recently, abstract art has captured my attention and as I seek to further the development of my work, elements of abstraction can be found in the figure. New “non-figurative” abstract works can be found in my portfolio in mixed media and works on paper.

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I’ve had many solo exhibitions and have been in many group exhibitions featuring my figure paintings, drawing and print works.
Fernando Reyes
Jan 30, 2016

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