Baleztena, who will be showing paintings and drawings, is originally from Spain and studied fine art at Middlesex University in London and Complutense University in Madrid. He served as professor of Fine Art and Architectural Drawing at the IB67 Academy of Architecture in Madrid and had his own gallery there. He has exhibited his art in Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom and has received numerous awards.
About his art, Baleztena said, “Since I was a child … my passion with painting was firmly established. For me, painting is a way of understanding life itself, at least my way of trying to comprehend it. For years, I have been fascinated by the representation of the human figure and the task to capture its soul on a piece of canvas. I think that portraying the essence of the sitter is what it is all about when you are confronting a portrait. All this gravitation towards capturing the human spirit has been translated to the same mission in nature. I believe, when painting a landscape, you are not only just representing a view but something beyond that, as well. My mission is the searching of nature’s powerful energy and revealing it in my landscapes.”
Gallery 302 is at 112 Main Street. For more information, call 207-647-2787 or visit www.gallery302.com.
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- Submitted photo “Duck Pond at Evergreen Cemetery” by Tomas Baleztena
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