So humbled and honored to receive the fantasy art awards book Infected By Art last week and to have had one of my pieces chosen to be among such a great collection of art! I feel so blessed!!!
water color and ink
Ring Of Faith ©2016 Fian Arroyo
"Ring of Faith" Self Portrait
When I was a young boy in Puerto Rico, my grandfather would make a circle of leaves on the ground put me inside it and say, "Don't Move!". He would then go about doing what he had to do while always keeping an eye on me and checking in with me from time to time. I always stayed within the circle not only because of the fear of disobeying him but also because, I felt a sense of security knowing that I was safe under his watch. "Ring of Faith" is not only a self portrait but a tribute to my grandfather who I loved dearly and lost too soon. The tiger is a symbol of him protecting me from harm and how I feel he still does somehow to this day.
You can pick up a signed archival fine art print of Ring of Faith in my shop here.
How it looked all night long.
Fian Arroyo Art Show At Push Gallery
It was an awesome opening last night for my art show at the Push Gallery in asheville, NC on April 1st! It was a huge turnout out all night long, I sold a lot of prints and met a ton of cool people! I am so thankful for my great friends who came out to see me and wish I could have talked longer to them but I was so busy signing prints and fielding questions about my art that the time slipped away real fast. We managed only to get a few pics in. Sorry if I missed anyone. A super thanx to everyone who showed up. It was super fun!!!!
Fian Arroyo Illustration featured on Artist Blog Lines And Colors
My fantasy illustration work was featured today on the artist blog LinesAndColors.com. It shows a collection of my watercolor and ink as well as digital fantasy pieces and a short little description of what I do. I feel honored and blessed to be mentioned among some great company there. You can check it out here.
Thanx!
-Fian
Artwork Accepted Into GenCon 2016 Art Show and Infected By Art Book
I started my weekend off on Friday with a double shot of good news. The first was I got accepted to sell my art at Gen Con in Indianapolis in August. Gen Con is one the largest conventions in the country for all things gaming and fantasy. The second shot was that "Gentle Whisper of an Ancient Voice" was accepted into the juried awards book for fantasy art called "Infected By Art" which will be available later this year. I am feeling very honored and blessed to have been chosen to be included among some great art and artists.