Cliff Welty was born in San Antonio, Texas on November 29th, 1950. He spent his younger years moving around the western United States with his family, attending 13 different schools. Cliff married Maritza then moved to Brownsville, Texas. As a young man Cliff was a truck driver, welder, construction worker, railroad track hand, waiter and in hotel management. His artistic influences are Andre Derain, Diego Rivera, Tamara de Lempicka, Mark Clark, Pablo Picasso, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. ARTIST STATEMENT
Cliff’s style is realistic, while employing...more