Portrait of the Artist: Angelo Fernandez - Painter
A self-taught fine art painter endlessly seeking continual improvement through classes, workshops, art books, and confraternity with other artists.As a child, I drew pencil cartoons of persons I saw in the Newsreels. My aunt gave me a set of Grumbacher Pastels in 1943. Not knowing how to use them, I cherished them and put them away until 1952, when I was introduced to pastels, charcoal, watercolor, and oil paints in art appreciation classes in Junior High School. I never put these media aside since and found there is no media I do not love to work with. All have their intrinsic advantages and limitations. I learn how each best serves my particular art enterprise and, then, choose the media that best expresses the art vision.
After retirement from over 31 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and 15 years as an engineering manager with Cummins Filtration, I now devote the rest of my life to art. My beloved wife has been my most ardent supporter and valued critic. She is quite proud of my artistic accomplishments, however modest.
I am a member of the Portrait Society of America and a contributing writer of their Literary Committee.
