Artist Study: Eloy Morales

Eloy not only has very broken english (in a charming way) but is also a spectacular artist. He comes form a line of artists as many of us do so it was somewhat in his nature to follow the path of his grandmother and father. Transferring a pencil at age four, for a set of oils at age nine, he advises young artists to work as hard as you can everyday. See exhibitions of all kinds of art no matter if you want to be a hyperrealist or an abstract artist, it is important to be familiar with all aspects of art. Thanks to Eloy’s super art ability, he notes that he has never struggled with money and had his first solo show at 15 years old (well I’m about 2 years too late for that one!)! Since he is basically an art magician, he has never needed another job to support his art making. He goes on to say that the most important thing to him is his “freedom for creating” and to answer his “inner feelings.” Eloy says that his father was a great inspiration in his work through the advice he gave Eloy; “that is important to be a good artist but its more important to be humble.” Great artists are another force that provides unavoidable influence. All these sources define you into what artist you will become and help you grow. Eloy worked eight hours a day on painting but has to take long term breaks to go home, visit family, and avoid art as what I am guessing works as sort of a pallet cleanser. Eloy likes to keep his studio clean and orderly but is able to work in different situations. He adds that he used to watch horror movie while painting so... to each their own I guess. Finally, he notes that because he took each moment and decision to the heart, he doesn’t have any regrets in his career.

Eloy is a hyperrealist artist. for those of you newbies who don’t know what that is, it is fairly self explanatory. A hyperrealist artists makes art that looks like it could be a picture and is hyper-realistic. This type of work is very interesting to me. I was wonderfully delighted when I saw that not only does Eloy make beautiful hyperrealistic art but he makes it HUGE! These monstrous paintings are mind blowing on the internet and unimaginable in real life! I have not gotten a chance to see one of these lovely works IN real life, however it came as no shock when Eloy mentioned that he never had to take another job or worry about financing his art. Obviously I give Eloy five stars and I HIGHLY recommend checking out this magnificent work. Until next week!