Emil Figueroa Fine Art
I spent my childhood in Brooklyn, NY and at
the age of 10, I began studying figure drawing at the Pratt Institute on
weekends. I attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City and
graduated with a concentration in illustration and costume design.
After many years of working in the
telecommunications industry, I decided to venture back into the world of art. Around
2006 and at the suggestion of a neighbor, I began studying with a local artist.
For the past 11 years, I have been studying
with artist, Andrew Lattimore of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. I have also attended
workshops taught by artist, Joe Paquet.
I
have participated in many local venues including the Howland Cultural Center,
Barrett School, Hudson Valley Hospital Center, The Book Cove, Downing Film
Center, Beekman Library, McKinney and Doyle Restaurant, and the ArtEast Open
Studio Tour.
In my studio, one of my favorite subjects to
paint is teddy bears and hoping along the way to bring them to life. All of my
landscapes of the great Hudson Valley are created en plein air. Every
opportunity I have, I love spending outdoors capturing the beauty surrounding
me. I also enjoy journalizing my vacations
by putting brush to canvas.
