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There is a cemetery in Galveston, Texas that is just off Broadway street and in the spring, this cemetery blooms with flowers, like a carpet among the headstones and monuments. Passersby gawk and look in amazement at the abundance of color the flowers provide in this historic site. I captured this image during the early morning hours, finding just the right spot to display prominent monuments and headstones among the stunning yellow and orange colors of flowers. Bristle brush strokes pepper the sky as they breaks up the solid color of blue above.

© 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...