We recently connected with Saul Hernandez and have shared our conversation below.

Saul, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

Study and practicing almost every day. Painting is a specific discipline, the process is very slow, so the best way to speed the learning is just that, painting miles of canvas! Drawing is, in my opinion, the most essential skill for the realistic painter. The big obstacle I had was the English language, I had to learn to speak English first! It took me like 4 years study every day! And then I have to work to support my family.

Saul, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Well, I’m a master screen printing and sign painter by hand, that was my career for over 30 years, until the technology show up!, but I always wanted to become a fine artist, so I came to this country determined to learn! Through the process of learning, I create this paintings that I call Progressive Concepts, they speak about progress and the technology that is so prevalent today. I always study the old Master trying to know how they did so amazing paintings, but I never fall into their convictions, those convictions were good for them in that time, they created their language, I create mine in my time! I never wait for inspiration, I always have my paints, canvas and easel ready to start painting, as soon as I come back from work or wherever, or if the weather is good, I go outside and paint Plain Air! Some of my paintings have been awarded, so I thing I’m in the right path. Creativity and quality are essential to fine art, so if a collector goin to buy my paintings they have to be a good product! because nothing made more proud that someone has one of my painting hanging in his wall!

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

Art makes me to be more human, more in contact with the mother Earth, animals, trees and every living thing!

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

Yes! I want to become an art teacher and share my skill to the new generation!

Contact Info:

• Website: hqpaintings.wixsite.com/saul
• Instagram: saulhernandezq
• Facebook: Saul Hernandez Q.
• Linkedin: Saul Hernandez