Getting Ready for the RAW "Radiate" Showcase

The Parish on 6th St. Austin, TX

http://www.rawartists.org/karinaprado

I've been preparing for the RAW "Radiate" showcase now for a few weeks. It's the first time that I've ever been part of an art show (okay, there was that one in high school). Naturally, I'm excited and nervous. I'm really blessed to have friends in my life that are helping me out with this. My friend, Renee came with me last night to the walk-thru of the venue at The Parish on 6th Street. She also brought her friend, Kakii, who is a guru of lighting and setup. Together we were able to decide on the perfect area to hang my artwork.

What I need to do now is figure out the arrangement of the pieces and equipment to hang them.

¡Feliz cumpleaños, Frida Kahlo!



Tributo a Frida, unfinished by Karina Prado


Frida Kahlo is one of my greatest inspirations.

She was beautiful, brilliant, courageous, talented, dynamic and free. Her art is so real, raw and striking to me. When I see her work, I am speechless at the subject matter and other times, I feel that she is staring at me in her self portraits, inviting me into the world as she saw it. She was steadfast in her beliefs and did what she wanted. I will always see her as a woman ahead of her time.

RAW Artist: Karina Prado

I just found out that my work was accepted for the August 16th show of RAW: Natural Born Artists here in Austin, Texas. The show is called "Radiate" and will be showcased at The Parish on Sixth Street.

I'd better get busy with the new pieces. My friend Kanokwalee has a great idea about a theme.

Here's the link to my artist profile at RAW and the show details.

http://www.rawartists.org/karinaprado

My New Instancanvas Gallery

I was approved to open an Instagram gallery today. I posted square-sized Instagram photos of my work here. I honestly think that everything I have on here is horrible, but I'm going to post items anyhow. It just makes me want to push myself harder to create something beautiful.

instacanv.as/karinaprado1111

No. 2 - El Diablito

Wow! Usually I struggle with creative block when I'm trying to paint. This time, it's kind of scary how easy it was to knock this Loteria card out. I've been struggling with some issues lately - and some negative feelings. I thought it would be healthy to release these feelings and work them out on canvas.

I started out with a heart to represent the place where I was experiencing the most emotion. As I thought about the things I wanted to say (or yell), I added brushstrokes and definition. I started to love the face that was emerging, because I recognized the expression. At the end of the process, I felt peaceful and healed. It was a good exercise for me. I learned that my negative feelings want to be heard, not stuffed down. The most important thing I learned through this piece is that they want to be heard by me.