One of the paintings I did when I was a high school sophomore was this landscape with palm trees. This piece gave me great confidence to remain mindful of the challenges that my art teacher had for us constantly. I say this because I remember when he borrowed this painting to teach the seniors who were having trouble making skies and clouds. Although it was only a few minutes of fame I was very excited that my painting was an example to others. My teacher, Mr. Gabriel Cruz, influence me in subsequent years, but that I would speak later in a post to reflect and review on those first baby steps into the art word. This pictures is one of the first landscapes I did in acrylic. The sad news about this palms painting is that I didn't had the necessary care when I lived in the United States and it deteriorated badly. This painting measured approximately 36" x 48" on mansonite/hardboard with rafters

wood reinforcement at the edges, which made it very heavy. I remember the days that I had to walk from my school in El Condado to Miramar and then wait for the bus to Carolina County and hours later to continue walking with the wind resistance, which made me looked like at any moment I was going to take flying .... a real odyssey. But now that I found this old and yellowing photo of my lost painting, convinced me it was worth it and if I had to do again, well, of course.
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