the art of
Vernon Caldera
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“Venus as a Boy”
30x24x2”Oil and Acrylic on canvas2023 A few years back, I was able to see Gustav Klimt’s Death and Life at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. I was attracted to the colors and style and wanted to give them a plant/alien twist. I also wanted to use a metallic gold paint I recently purchased. I like…
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“Malawi Gardeners” on view in MFAH Glassell Exhibition at Kinder Morgan Corporate Headquarters
In 2018, I designed a xeriscape garden at a maternal health center in Malawi. I took a photograph of my fellow gardeners and thought, I would like to learn to paint this someday. Five years later, Malawi Gardeners is currently on view as part of Glassell’s “Orange” Kinder Morgan Exhibition Series. The exhibition is on…
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“Octogarden”
16×16”Acrylic on canvas2023 In 2018, I began drawing a shape library using my backyard as inspiration. After spending a couple of years learning to paint, I had the skills to turn the drawings into paintings. I am calling them the circle series and Octogarden is the first one completed.
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Collages, design work featured in Interior Design Magazine
Some of my work for The Lymbar was featured in Interior Design Magazine!
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“El sacrificio”
Acrylic on canvas202336×48” I have always been fascinated by the true story of the baptism of the Volcán Masaya in 1529 as well as the stories of its sacrificial use throughout history. Friar Francisco de Bobadilla was convinced he had found the entrance to hell and was given permission by the pope to place a…
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“El santo de Diriamba” featured in Artspace111’s 10th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition
Very honored to have my painting, “El santo de Diriamba”, included in Artspace111’s 10th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition amongst a talented group of artists. The exhibition was curated by Vicki Meek, Clare Milliken, and Luis Purón. Please join us for the opening reception this Saturday, June 24 from 4 – 7 pm in downtown Fort Worth!…