Jose Ventura - Paintings       Saturday, October 30, 2009       All works are available for sale by phone, fax, email or through our web site. Click on thumbnail for a larger image: Fall Acrylic on canvas 36 x 24 Inches   $ 1770 (includes frame) Passage in Time Acrylic on canvas 24 x 36 Inches   $ 2170 (includes frame) Spirit of Nature Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 Inches   $ 1820 (includes frame) Visit Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 Inches   $ 2400 (includes frame) Harlequin Acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 Inches   $ 1025 (includes frame) Happy Friends Acrylic on canvas 16 x 20 Inches   SOLD Helene Acrylic on canvas 18 x 14 Inches   SOLD Encounter Acrylic on canvas 14 x 18 Inches   $ 945 (includes frame) Dance Acrylic on canvas 14 x 18 Inches   $ 855 (includes frame) Angel Acrylic on canvas 16 x 12 Inches   $ 770 (includes frame) Morning Rooster Acrylic on canvas 16 x 12 Inches   SOLD Red Hat Acrylic on canvas 16 x 12 Inches   $ 770 (includes frame) Walk by the Sea Acrylic on canvas 16 x 12 Inches   $ 770 (includes frame) Paris Night Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 Inches   $ 1820 (includes frame) Kite Acrylic on canvas 48 x 24 Inches   $ 1845 (includes frame) Colourful Town Acrylic on canvas 24 x 12 Inches   SOLD More work available from the artist Jose Ventura - Paintings José Ventura was born in 1955 in the village of San Pedro Nonualco, El Salvador. He went to school in the village and drove his teachers to despair by covering his note books with drawings instead of doing the work he was assigned. He moved to the capital, San Salvador when he was 17 in order to attend art school. Three years later, armed with a diploma in architectural drawing, he joined the National Museum of Anthropology of San Salvador to work first as a graphic designer, then as a model maker. All the while, he strove to develop his art and took part in many exhibitions. He won a scholarship from the Organization of American States and went to study museography in Mexico, then returned to his country where already, the political situation was deteriorating. In 1980, because of political violence, he was forced to flee Mexico, and he came to Canada a year later. Since then, he has been painting and developing his artistic vision. Growing up in a traditional Latin American village has been a determining influence on his work as an artist. He spent 1991 in Paris where he haunted museums, painted and exhibited. Since returning to Canada in 1992, he has exhibited in Vancouver, Edmonton, Victoria, Toronto, Saskatoon and Regina. He has also designed and executed stained glass pieces, some for churches and many for private collections. He has perfected the blending of the traditional techniques of glasswork, fusing and painting to create pieces which bear the full flavour of his style. In 1996, with his partner, Yves Trudeau, he created the many sandblasted panels that make up a whole new entrance to St. Andrew’s Wesley church in downtown Vancouver. GLASS COMMISSION OPPORTUNITIES José has designed and executed stained glass pieces for many private homes and churches. If you are interested in discussing a commission of stained glass from José, please call the gallery (306-522-0997) and we can give you the details. To view a sample of some of José's work, scroll down to the bottom of the page and there is an image that shows a large commission for a private home.