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Armand Cabrera

Armand Cabrera was born in San Francisco in 1955. A few years ago, he moved from California to beautiful Northern Virginia. A dedicated painter, Armand's style is to paint alla prima, completing his paintings in one sitting in the studio or out of doors. He uses a limited palette of warm and cool primary colors.

Armand has spent 2 decades as a successful production artist in the computer games and entertainment industry, creating conceptual designs, background art, and special effects animation and storyboarding. His clients include LucasFilm Games, Disney, Electronic Arts, Virgin Entertainment, Nickelodeon, Microsoft and Paramount Pictures.

Armand Cabrera is represented by art galleries across the country. He has had numerous One-Man Exhibitions and his work is found in corporate and private collections around the world He is the Artist in Residence at Riverbend Park in Great Falls, Virginia and is also a member of the Artist in Residence Program at Century House on Nantucket Island.

He has been juried into the prestigious Laguna Plein Air Competition, Sonoma Plein Air, Plein Air Easton, Rocky Mountain Plein Air, California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Carmel Art Festival, Napa Valley Museum, International Museum of Contemporary Masters "Salon International" and many other national exhibitions. Armand has been honored with top awards at many of these shows.

Armand writes weekly articles about his painting process and historical artists on his very popular blog. ArtAndInfluence.blogspot.com He teaches both studio and plein air painting workshops a few times a year. Outdoors, Armand instructs how to simplify and organize the painting process to work within the fleeting time constraints of the roving sun. In studio, Armand guides his students to eliminate their weaknesses and paint from the heart. More seasoned painters learn how to solve advanced problems and perfect their technique.

International Artist Magazine published a 10-page article featuring Armand's work and a painting demonstration. American Art Collector recently featured Armand's "Paintings of the Piedmont" One Man Exhibition in a 4-page article. Among others, International Artist, Art of the West, American Art Collector, and Southwest Art Magazines have recognized Armand Cabrera as one of the premier, contemporary painters in the country.

Artist Statement

My goal as an artist is to convey the joy and awe I feel when witnessing the beauty of the world we inhabit. I have been drawing and painting for as long as I can remember. I paint everyday because it is what I love to do. Painting is the most fulfilling work I've ever found. I am dedicated to strive, at all times, to be the best artist I can be and to paint for as long as I am capable.

Alla prima painting presents the challenge to record my immediate experience of the land. The subject can be as simple as a willow branch touching a stream or as grand as a sunset in the Rocky Mountains. Painting from life is extremely rewarding to me as an artist. I find it the most honest form of painting. Standing with an easel before the land---that's when all the years of practice come into play, the discipline to record the fleeting moment on canvas before it disappears forever

Marsh Edge

20x24 Oil on Linen

Near Portofino

24x30 Oil on Linen

Marsh Evening Magic

24x30 Oil on Linen

Ligurian Coast

30x40 Oil on Linen

Montalpulciano Summer

20x16 Oil on Linen

Backlit Palmetto

18x24 Oil on Linen