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THE PAINTER
In José del Riego’s life (*
Love of painting
has been a constant throughout his life. As a painter and amateur
artist from childhood he used oil, watercolour and pen and ink
drawing. In the late 90s Jose
discovered the medium of pastel, and the discovery changed
his dedication to painting.
The characteristics of pastel seemed perfect for what he was
looking for.
Initially a
self-taught artist,
Jose
later delved into the technique with some master pastellists in
Enjoying Pastel, with its immediacy and
painterly qualities, with its warm lighting and rich, pure colours,
Jose del Riego has become a wholehearted enthusiast of this
technique which is unjustly, not very well known in Spain. A member
since 2006 of International Association
Art du Pastel en
France,
Jose
is one of the founding members
of
the
Spain Pastel
Society
- ASPAS, and he is
its first (and current) President.
José del Riego
paints almost all subjects: landscape, portrait, figure (human,
animals, flowers, still life), seeking not to be pigeon-holed into a
single theme.
His stated goal as a painter: to convey the
beauty and love of life.
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