Jeff Quiros Artist

A little technique departure … the “veins” are actually a throwback to pen and ink days. In those days the whole drawing was composed of fine (Rapidograph) lines. I enjoy the rich lines I can get with the digital medium but rely on the firm foundation of decades of pen and ink work.

Channeling Picasso …
if he had had an iPad, I wonder if he would have embraced this medium.

Interplay between bold and muted color, fine and heavy lines … I like the oriental flavor of this one.

A recurring theme in my early line drawings was birds and birds mixed with faces. The theme is back in my latest drawing.

Puns … can’t help it … love ’em. This drawing was inspired by a Picasso vase I saw on Antiques Roadshow. I have a deep affinity for Picasso.

Simplicity is at the root of all of my work …

Most of my work deals with positive, uplifting themes and indeed my intention as an artist is to renovate and reinvigorate the spirit. The path to a full life, however, requires mastery of another skill … the confront of evil.

It’s important to me that my art communicates … after all, that’s what’s its for. This one is a heartfelt social message that our world is a tapestry of lots of different people of a lot of different colors, cultures and faiths. We must not only get along, but we must help one another, uplift one another … we’re all in this together.

Lots of kudos for this one. I’ve said it before, but I love the big format. If it weren’t for the pain and expense of shipping, framing, storing I’d make them all monsters … but then, that’s the beauty of digital … I can carry thousands in my pocket.

I am often asked to do portraits … I don’t often do portraits. My wife does portraits, and she’s really good at it. So, I did a portrait of my wife … mine are impressions; hers are much more representational but she really conveys the spirit.