Fernando Reyes
Fernando left his corporate banking job in 1991 after 17
years of service to pursue his dream of becoming an artist.
His formal education began at San Francisco City College,
as a part-time student from 1991 through 1993. In the summer
of that year Fernando moved to Chicago and applied to The
School of the Art Institute of Chicago where he received
a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1997. In Chicago, Fernando’s
access to old and contemporary master drawings at the Art
Institute of Chicago museum led to his strong interest in
pursuing the figure as the main focus in his art today.
Fernando moved back to California in 1997 and in 1999 opened
his studio located in the Fruitvale district in Oakland.
He has produced a large and diverse portfolio of artwork.
His work includes figurative nudes, landscapes, floral works,
and still life in several media including oil painting, charcoal/conte
drawings, and printmaking. His primary interest however,
is in depicting the human figure.
Fernando is inspired when working with models that are
confident and bring a sense of expression and excitement
through gesture and posture. His interpretation of the nude
figure leads to a contemporary approach achieved in his painting,
printmaking and drawing.
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Silk Stockings
Multiple block relief print on Kitikata paper
$425
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Oasis
Color woodcut 9” x 12 ”
(edition of 50)
$225 |
Park Street Bridge
Color woodcut 9” x 12 ”
(edition of 50)
$225 |
Scape Above: Grandeur
Color woodcut 18” x 14 ”
(edition of 16)
$725 |
Scape Above: Towering
Color woodcut 14” x 18 ”
(edition of 19)
$725 |
The sensual line etchings
are based on a series of larger charcoal or
conte drawings. The following prints are
from a series that includes 6 male figures
(SLM) and 6 female figures (SLF). Each is printed
on BFK Rives gray paper.
(Preview by rolling over titles)
Each individual print:
print size: 5 3/4” x 7 3/4”
paper size: 11” x 14”
edition of 50
$165 each
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Sorrento Harbor
Color woodcut 8” x 10 ”
(edition of 20)
$175 |
The Gathering (U.R.)
Multiple Block Woodcut, 2007
working proof
$300
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This series of six multiple block color woodcuts
play with the concept The
Sex Sells Series is a parody on advertising.
(Preview by rolling over titles)
Individual prints from the series are
Image size: 9 " x 12 "
edition of 35, 2004
$250 each
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The following series of prints shows the
simplicity of the line and the power of the figure.
Printed
on BFK Rives cream paper, 100% cotton rag with a vellum surface. Each
image is editioned at 50 prints.
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Blue Boy
13” x 13” print size
21” x 21” paper size
$400
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Awakening
13” x 13” print size
21” x 21” paper size
$400 |
Waiting
15” x 11 3/4” print size
19 1/2” x 22” paper size
$400 |
Dream
12 3/4” x 10 1/2” print size
17 1/4” x 18 1/4” paper
size
$350 |
Silence
9” x 12” print size
15” x 19” paper size
$300 |
Hush
9” x 12” print size
15” x 19” paper size
$300 |
Whisper
9” x 12” print size
15” x 19” paper size
$300 |
Print as it appears on the sheet.
Printed on BFK Rives cream paper,
100% cotton rag with
a vellum surface |
