http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-santiago-chavez.html?tab=blog SANTIAGO CHAVEZ - Fine Art Blog http://www.fineartamerica.com/artistlogos/1-santiago-chavez.jpg http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-santiago-chavez.html?tab=blog Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:33:50 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/artistic-license-book-available.html Hi there, family, friends and fans, We finally have a "book" you can order, to have a retrospect album of 50 artworks, 20 poems and much more! If an original (or even prints) have been out of reach, this is an opportunity to share many years of our... Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:13:48 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/my-latest-exhibit-august-2010.html I had an on-going annual show at "Comma Coffee", Carson City, NV. This year, I exhibited several recent major oils and pencil works along with some older favorites. We're in the process of putting together an album which combines our artwork and po... Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:31:24 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/new-camera-for-better-print-options.html We recently replaced an 8 MP camera with a 14 MP model, so print quality and sizes available should almost double as we re-shoot and resubmit all available originals. However, this will be a "gradual" process...got to learn the camera options...re-s... Sun, 23 May 2010 12:57:04 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/my-scrapbook.html Some excerpts from our life Sun, 23 May 2010 11:30:52 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/cinco-de-mayo-2010-carson-city-.html This is the set I constructed for my art and poetry presentations. The one hour show features selected originals accompanied by some of our writings, and anecdotal material to explain some of my inspirations and history. The show is accompanied wit... Mon, 17 May 2010 16:56:19 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/i-strongly-endorse-the-custom-framing-options-on-these-websites.html I "strongly" recommend the professional, reasonable, custom framing options available on this site, www.1-Santiago-Chavez@artistwebsites.com or www.1-Santiago-Chavez@fineartamerica.com Because of photographic considerations, the print you order ... Mon, 17 May 2010 13:52:38 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/peace-please-performance-yerington-nv-2010.html This was the March 2010 show at the Jeanne Dini Cultural Center. Mon, 17 May 2010 12:41:18 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/28-slide-show.html ltscript type='text/javascript' src='http://1-santiago-chavez.artistwebsites.com/slideshowmouseover.php'id=1144267614ampmemberidtype=artistidampmemberid=11442ampwidth=400pxampheight=400px'gtlt/scriptgt ltimg id='faaslideshowimage[1144267614]' onClic... Mon, 17 May 2010 12:41:17 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/27-slide-show.html ltscript type='text/javascript' src='http://1-santiago-chavez.artistwebsites.com/slideshowmouseover.php'id=1144267614ampmemberidtype=artistidampmemberid=11442ampwidth=400pxampheight=400px'gtlt/scriptgt ltimg id='faaslideshowimage[1144267614]' onClic... Fri, 14 May 2010 11:31:58 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/palette-knife.html The majority of my paintings are created with a 1-inch palette knife, instead of brushwork. This gives my work a rough texture that changes with the light.