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Wayne Salvatore Art Collections

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Artwork by Wayne Salvatore

Each image may be purchased as a canvas print, framed print, metal print, and more! Every purchase comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

About Wayne Salvatore

Wayne Salvatore I use color and paint to express my response to everything: nature, music, dogs, travel, happenings, etc.
Sometimes an image flashes into view and I can’t relax until I recreate it,
not even just the image, but also the emotions that came with it.
I rely on my own instincts to gauge my success. The process is agonizing at
times, but when it works, I feel complete elation.

Biography:

Wayne was born in Hartford, CN in 1948 and loved the works of
Leonardo Da Vinci, Salvador Dali and Vincent Van Gogh early on.
Although his formal education was in Photojournalism, art has
always been a big part of his life and in 2004 he was stuck with a
dilemma. He had bought over 24 quarts of paint from the local
Kelly-Moore paint store. Rather than waste the paint, he
decided to buy some large canvases and put the paint to use. His first
tries were very satisfactory and so he began. The next few years were spent
painting on his own to create large abstract expressionist pieces. He studied
the likes of Pollock, Twombly, Motherwell, Krasner and Mitchell. This
absorption gave him a basic understanding of the principles of light
and color. Naturally he built upon his work in color photography.
Currently he produces work, often densely layered, but always highly energized.



Selected Private Collectors:

Mr. Steve Sanford - Campbell, CA
Dr. John Burch - Mtn. View, CA
Mrs. Kim Bosler - San Diego, CA
Mr. John Harding - Colorado Springs, CO
Mrs. Lee Salvatore - Fernley, NV
Mrs. Anna Wing - Mountain View, CA
Mr. Tom Rollette, Los Gatos, CA

Shows:

Solo Show - Espace Gallery: February 2011, Brussels, Belgium
Group Show - Gallery Gora: Spring 2009, Montreal, Canada
Solo Show - diModa Salon: November 2008, San Jose, CA
Group Show - Omma Gallery: November 2008, Chania, Crete
Group Show - Sala Barna Gallery: March 2007, Barcelona, Spain
Group Show - Midsummer Art Fair: Triton Museum, June 2006 -
Santa Clara, CA (Juried by George Rivera)

Awards:

Sala Barna Gallery - show winner, 1st place, February 2007

Resume:

Education: San Jose State University - B.A. in Photojournalism 1971;
Attended Masters Program in Mass Communications thereafter 1971-3

Painting Education/Experience:
2004-Present: Create expressive abstract figurative and literal
expressionistic & impressionistic paintings with a focus on
color by building upon knowledge gained from studying the
"Irascibles" of the 50's.

2004-Present: Abstract Expressionist painter - practiced the
techniques developed by Jackson Pollock, Joan Miro and Joan
Mitchell to expand my understanding of light and color.