RICHARD SALCIDO

It’s Not Like Riding a Bike.

Richard — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:47:23 +0000

I’m going to do a painting or series of paintings with Manga style girls within it and I’ve noticed I used to be good at drawing such things but I haven’t done it for so long. Drawing and painting stuff you haven’t done in quite a bit o’ time IS NOT like riding a bike. I thought oh I’ll just make a quick sketch and I’ll be ready, oh how so wrong I was. I had to paint over the drawing and quickly got out some paper to do some sketches. Here’s some of the sketches and believe me there will have to be a whole lot more till I get comfortable in what I want to do.

Pinups and Pussycats

Richard — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:39:06 +0000

Due to an unexpected event I won’t be able to make it out to the Sundance scene this year which is always a good time and the Silver Queen folks are always great to see but this year I’ll be staying put in San Diego. I will miss it. So I got quite a few emails about what I’m showing in the Pinups and Pussycats show at Silver Queen so I’ll post some images some of which have been posted before. I did 10 collaborative pieces with Frank Gonzales and 11 solo pieces. I don’t have pictures of the collaborative pieces so I’ll just be showing my solo pieces for now, so click the thumbnails and enjoy, I’m going to take a shower.

DUST 12x12 mixed media on panel

Calliope 16"x20" acrylic on panel

First Love 12"x12" mixed media on panel

GOODY GOODY 12"x12" mixed media on panel

Protection 12"x12" mixed media on panel

My World Is Grey 12"x18" acrylic on panel

Role Play 18"x24" acrylic on panel

Silent World 16"x20" mixed media on panel

Sitting In Circles 16"x20" acrylic on panel

Small Flowers 12"x12" mixed media on panel

White Collar 16"x20" acrylic on panel

Sundance Film Festival

Richard — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:36:51 +0000

This years as it has been in years past if you happen to be in Park City for the Sundance Film Festival make sure to stop in at the Silver Queen Fine Art Gallery. Here’s the flyers Front and Back for all your info.

WWA Gallery

Richard — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:19:18 +0000

Here’s the show card for the WWA show. Click the image to take you to the galleries site to see all who is in the show as well as to sign up to see a preview of the show.

About Face

Richard — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:57:55 +0000

This next friday I have a piece in a group show called About Face at WWA Gallery . It seems to be a good show with a bunch of good artist representing different perspectives on portraiture. So if you’re in the Los Angeles area I’ll be at the show so stop in and say hello. Here’s some images of my piece. I took some detail shots to give an idea of how the painting looks and feels in person. Oh and yes, I do mix my paints on aluminum foil. It makes my cleanup so much easier.

Memphis

Richard — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:00:10 +0000

New painting. Painted over paper fixed to wooden panel.

High Collar

Richard — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:56:47 +0000

Tiny Baby, Big Room, Small Incision

Richard — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:55:09 +0000

As I said before I’m a bit behind on work since my daughters birth, which I’m completely enjoying but I am itching to get back to painting on a daily basis. My daughter had to go into surgery the other day due to a small internal complication but everything is ok and she’s doing fine. I saw her in the pre-op room and I was struck less by fear of what my child was about to go through and more of a feeling of how odd the juxtaposition of her size in the room. A sweet baby in good health means it’s time to get to back to painting and both things are good news to my ears.

Wrong Key

Richard — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:45:23 +0000

I was going to put a up a new post and in a moment of oops I erased the the last post. I don’t exactly remember what was said in it but it went like this. Blah blah blah blah blah, painting, blah blah blah blah. Ok, and then I showed these two paintings.

Time Thief

Richard — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:43:53 +0000

I haven’t been posting new works because I’ve been a bit busy getting a few things in order in my househould for the past few weeks because my wife and I were expecting the arrival of a new family member. Well 7 days ago that new member arrived. I have quite a bit of paintings I still need to produce for some upcoming shows but my art time is being delegated to my new daughter at the moment. Babies are cute, but don’t be mistaken. That cuteness that babies are wrapped in is just a disguise, a disguise hiding a small dragon that instead of feeding on the flesh of either human or animal carcasses babies live only to eat up hours and minutes. Sure the baby at the breast may look as if it’s feeding on it’s mothers milk but again don’t be fooled, it’s just consuming seconds off the clock. Without the consumption of your time the baby cannot age. That’s why people without children look and feel much younger than those with children. They use their tiny facial features and large eyes to seduce you into happily handing over all your time and attention to them as they suck away those precious seconds of freedom you’ve accumulated over the years before they’ve entered you life. If you don’t believe me, go ahead and have a child and you’ll see. I realized this almost immediately unlike many others I know whom took years to realize this was happening to them. I also realized immediately it was the best thing I’ve ever done. I create paintings of women on a daily basis but this little woman I created along with my wife is the most beautiful thing I have ever had a hand in making.