Joe G Paintings

🌿 Nature is wonderful and mystical, but fleeting in our mechanical and digital age. So I paint to appreciate nature, and as a refuge from my high tech day job.🎨 My style is bold and painterly. I strive for the illusion of detail, je ne se qua, elements of the unknown, and leaving room for imagination.☯️ The philosophy of art is as important as the art itself. I like pondering the why's behind art and the artistic process.✨ I am particularly interested in the idea of Mana or the energy that permeates nature. Sometimes, I can capture this in a painting. Other times, the painting is just a reminder.⛰️ My preferred method is painting en plein air (painting outside). Magic the Gathering cards are also a big source of inspiration.🙌 My influences are my father Steve Guerra, Turner Vinson, Antonin Passemard, Ulrich Gleiter, Stuart Davies, Jose Trujillo, William Hawkins, Tiffanie Mang, Hester Berry, and Tara Will.

My preferences... right now. Always evolving. Sometimes, I emulate the impressionists with oil paints, bristly brushes, and traditional pigments.

Sometimes, I paint with gouache for easy traveling, fast drying layers, convenient cleanup, and smooth matte finish.

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