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I wanted to show the ornate architecture of this particular downtown Galveston building, just selecting a corner so we could admire the decorative arches of the upper floor windows. The blue sky offsetting the pale yellow of the lower floor, but the top floor is where our focus lies. Buildings of this era, late 1800's to early 1900's have a particular flair about them which modern architecture does not have. The intricate work of the gables and the surrounding edges along the top and bottom. To top it off, we see a Texas flag mounted at the corner of the building. Ornate, majestic or patriotic.... what do you think?

© 2018 Gilbert W Mireles

From landscapes, to architecture, from visceral to our most human desires, my artwork is a window to the real world with a wrapper of artistic flair and feeling. I like creating artwork from real life as well as documenting travel locations under varying lighting conditions which guide my artistic mind. You will see it in my artwork, real locations, but changed by my feelings at the time, sometimes transforming the real, to the surreal but very recognizable. I make Galveston, Texas my home as I was born on the island and grew up as an islander. I see the surf daily but I am drawn to other locations by mountains and distant cultures. I feel most alive when I've recently photographed a location and use the photo as an inspiration for...