Original Oil by Miguel Acevedo

ORIGINAL RUSTIC OIL PAINTING ENTITLED 'CAMINANDO HACIA EL FUTURO (WALKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE)' BY SPANISH ARTIST MIGUEL ACEVEDO. THE ARTWORK MEASURES AT 28 X 39 INCHES (APPX. 70 X 100 CM) WITH GALLERY FITTED, CUSTOM FRAME. MIGUEL ACEVEDO GREW UP NEAR CORDOBA, SPAIN. HIS ARTISTIC CAREER BEGAN WHEN HE WON A DRAWING COMPETITION. FROM THAT POINT ON, HE SERIOUSLY PURSUED ART-MAKING AND TRAVELED AROUND SPAIN TO CONJURE UP INSPIRATION. HIS WORKS SUSPEND THE VIEWER IN TIME, CAUSING THEM TO FOCUS ON ONE CAPTURED MOMENT. HIS TECHNIQUES PRODUCE SENSORY EFFECTS, AS IF ONE COULD HEAR THE CATTLE HUFFING OR THE TREES SWAYING IN THE WIND. HE CREATES A SCENE IN WHICH THE VIEWER CAN ONLY REACT - OUR SENSES AND EMOTIONS RISE AS WE LOOK THROUGH HIS WINDOW. ACEVEDO IS AN ARTIST WHO TRULY UNDERSTANDS THE PHYSICAL WORLD AROUND HIM AND IS ABLE TO TRANSLATE THIS KNOWLEDGE INTO HIS PAINTINGS. ACEVEDO'S BUCOLIC SCENE PRESENTS CATTLE CARAVANS CROSSING A BODY OF WATER. THE WORKERS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO GET EVERYONE ACROSS. THIS COLLABORATION SHOWS THE STAMINA OF THE WORKING MAN AND HIS RESOLVE TO LEAVE NO MAN BEHIND. ACEVEDO'S USE OF LIGHT CREATES A BRIGHT SETTING THAT EASES THE VIEWER. THE BRIGHT COLORS HARMONIZE WITH THE USE OF LIGHT TO CONVEY LEVITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FOR THE WORKERS, IT IS NOT BURDENSOME LABOR; IT'S A COMMUNAL EFFORT TO REACH A GOAL.