Lapislazuli II Painting

Jose Contreras (1945 -) Abstract painter. He began with painting in the Art Academy at Uruapan, Michoacan when I was 15 year old. At age 21, I became a drawer for the Construction Department at the Housing National Institute. In 2000 my formal education and training begun with the masters Jorge Alzaga Sanchez, then with Gonzalo Torrico Prado and finally with Jose Luis Bustamante In my work I used the characteristics techniques of these three dear friends and teachers, applying my own pictorial proposal. In order to develop my work my materials are: acrylic, pastel and fundamentally oil, which is my favorite; using as base: canvas, macocel, handmade paper and special paper for pastel. According to my approach with the organized Trading Systems in Mexico, become easy the promotion and selling of my work. My artpieces are in exhibition all the time in the galleries of these companies; and participating constantly in the art sales collectives. For instance my work is shown, sold and exhibited in my own virtual gallery: Galeria Arte en Linea (Online Art Gallery), my blog: El Arte en Linea (The Art Online) and my webpage: Arte en Linea (Online Art). In 2012 I was cordial invited to participate in collectives, and in September 2013 I present my first solo exhibition. 590/5000 Always concerned with supporting various non-profit organizations and charitable causes, he has donated his work through different events among which we can highlight: “A hope for Hepatitis C” - X Espacio de Arte (September 2012), “Art Auction I live ”2013 edition, and 2014 edition for the Mexico Vivo Foundation that takes place in the facilities of the Museum of Modern Art. “Help us to Help Auction, organized by the CEARAJ Fraternity (March 2014); and, for the “Asociación Dar es Amar” that seeks to support more than 250 children with cancer in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico.