Arturo Samaniego

American painter Arturo Samaniego lives and works in Naples, Florida. After years of figurative and portrait work, Samaniego has developed a style and a set of themes that suit his interest and allow him to flex his creative muscles. Over the last few years his subject matter has become what he calls “contemporary still life.” The artist explains, “I am always inspired and challenged by the representational tradition of realism in oil painting, and I am equally intrigued by the energy and freedom of contemporary art. For this reason, my still life’s employ a careful execution in a realistic style and also combine contemporary compositional elements, such as close-ups, sparse setups, clean lines, and the like.”