Armand Cabrera

Armand Cabrera (born June 5, 1955 in San Francisco, California) is an American oil painter recognized for his en plein air landscape art, seascapes, cityscapes, still lifes and figurative works. He is also well-known as a Game Art Designer who has delivered over 25 shipped games as a Lead and Senior Artist.

Cabrera is represented by 7 fine art galleries in the United States. He is the “Artist in Residence” at Riverbend Park in Great Falls, Virginia[1] and is a member of the “Artist in Residence Program” at Century House on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.

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Art competitions and museum exhibitions

Cabrera's National Art Competitions include---Laguna Plein Air Competition,[2] Sonoma Plein Air,[3] Plein Air Easton,[4] Rocky Mountain Plein Air, California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Carmel Art Festival, Napa Valley Museum and International Museum of Contemporary Masters "Salon International". Museum shows include the St. George Art Museum in Utah, the Pasadena Museum of History in Southern California, the Human History Museum in Utah, the Laguna Art Museum in California, the Pasadena Museum of California Art in California and the Napa Valley Museum in Northern California.

"Art In Embassies" program

Cabrera is a participating artist in the Art In Embassies program,[5] through the Department of State. He has loaned two Western American paintings to Ambassador Gerald Feierstein,[6]the new U.S. Ambassador to the Sana'a, Yemen Embassy.

Periodicals and books

International Artist Magazine,[7] published a 10-page article featuring Cabrera's work and a painting demonstration. American Art Collector,[8] featured Cabrera's "Paintings of the Piedmont", a One Man Exhibition in a 4-page article (November 2009). An Armand Cabrera landscape painting is featured in the 2009 book, "Southern California Story: Seeking The Better Life In Sierra Madre",[9] by Michele Zack. A Cabrera "How To Demo" was featured in the instructional book, "How did you paint that? 100 ways to paint SEASCAPES, RIVERS & LAKES".[10]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.riverbendparkva.com/artist.html
  2. ^ http://www.lpapa.org
  3. ^ http://www.sonomapleinair.com
  4. ^ http://www.pleinaireaston.com/2007winners.htm
  5. ^ http://aiep.state.gov/
  6. ^ http://yemen.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html
  7. ^ http://www.armandcabrera.com/Ads-Press/InternationalArtist/ArmandCabrera-InternationalArtist-FebMar2008.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.americanartcollector.com/issues.php?issue=49
  9. ^ http://www.smhps.org/book/orderform.htm
  10. ^ http://www.international-artist.com/products.aspx%3F
  11. ^ "Laguna Plein Air Painters Association". http://www.lpapa.org/. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 
  12. ^ "Sonoma Plein Air". http://www.sonomapleinair.com. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 
  13. ^ "California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition". http://www.californiaartclub.org/history/goldmedalexhibits.shtml. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 
  14. ^ "Star Wars: X-Wing (series)". Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_X-Wing_(series)#Developers. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 
  15. ^ "Plein Air Easton Competition & Arts Festival". http://www.pleinaireaston.com/2007winners.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-01. 
  16. ^ "Riverbend Park Artist In Residence". http://www.riverbendparkva.com/artist.html. Retrieved 2010-12-01. 
  17. ^ "Paintings of the Piedmont". American Art Collector 49 (November 2009). 2009-11. http://www.americanartcollector.com/issues.php?issue=49. Retrieved 2010-12-01. 
  18. ^ "An Alla Prima Approach" (PDF). International Artist Magazine. 2008-02-03. http://www.armandcabrera.com/Ads-Press/InternationalArtist/ArmandCabrera-InternationalArtist-FebMar2008.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-01. 
  19. ^ "Moby Games - Armand Cabrera". Moby Games. http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,7033/. Retrieved 2010-12-01. 
  20. ^ "Embassy of the United States, Sana'a, Yemen, Ambassador Gerald Michael Feierstein". 2010-12-02. http://yemen.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html. Retrieved 2010-12-02. "Gerald M. Feierstein was sworn in on September 17, 2010, as the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen." 
  21. ^ "U.S. Department of State, Art in Embassies Program". http://aiep.state.gov/. Retrieved 2010-12-02. "Placing American Art in U.S. Diplomatic Residences Worldwide" 
  22. ^ Zack, Michele (2009). "Where Sierra Madre Came From". Southern California Story: Seeking the Better Life in Sierra Madre. 1. Sierra Madre, California: Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-0-615-32243-8. http://www.smhps.org/book/orderform.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-02. "Armand Cabrera painting." 
  23. ^ International Artist (2004). "36". In Larry Charles and Terri Dodd. How did you paint that? 100 ways to paint SEASCAPES, RIVERS & LAKES. 1. Verdi, Nevada: International Artist Publishing, Inc.. pp. 127. ISBN 978-1929834457. http://www.international-artist.com/product.aspx?id=205&ref=http://www.international-artist.com/products.aspx%3F. Retrieved 2010-12-02. "Using only four colors, I was able to capture the grandeur of this bay in one late afternoon session." 

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