Happy Veteran’s Day

Thank You, Veterans!

Thank you to all those who have served this great nation of ours!

Those of you who have followed my work may already know that I have an ongoing tribute to veterans. I’ve painted portraits of several of our local veterans from the Korean War, Vietnam War and World War II (See portraits below). I planned on doing some more this year, to continue the series, but, the pandemic slowed things down in that regard. Nevertheless, I’d like to thank these veterans and all of the veterans of our military branches for their service and would like to say that I am personally grateful for the liberty their efforts have afforded us all as a people.

With gratitude,

Antonio Romero

Michael O’Flaherty
Jerry Hood
Madison Palmer Jr.
Bennett Traylor
William Butler

The portraits below were commissioned for a poster by the local VA equal opportunity department. The poster was to include veterans of Pacific Islander heritage. The veterans were all stationed at Fairchild AFB, WA

A1C Arcala
SrA Titialli
TSgt Talamoni

Halloween Gallery

These are a series of portraits of famous monsters (and some not-so-famous) that I’ve painted for Halloween over the the past few years. Enjoy!

Mr. Hyde
Phantom Of The Opera
The Wolfman
Edgar Allan Poe
Morgan from “The Walking Dead“
Daryl from “The Walking Dead“
Creepy Self Portrait
Frankenstein Monster
Vector Frankenstein
Dr. Pretorius from “The Bride of Frankenstein”
Dracula
Crabby Joe Zombie
Boris Karloff as The Mummy

José María Morelos

José María Morelos

José María Morelos y Pavón (September 30, 1765 – December 22, 1815) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811.

See bio on Wikipedia

At the Base Chapel

My wife, Anita and I went to the Chapel at Fairchild Air Force Base this morning and we found a painting Of mine entitled, “Passover Lamb”!
This piece was featured in last year’s Terrain 12 event and has now found a permanent home at Fairchild AFB Chapel! Thank you all for making this happen: Chaplain Bishop, Chaplain Ritter, Fairchild AFB Chapel, congregation and Chapel staff! #TeamFairchild #Terrain Spokane Arts #AdobeDraw

Chapel Reception Area (Fairchild, AFB, WA)

Mis Raíces

A while back I asked my wife Anita to dress up as Frida and pose for me so I could take some photos as a reference for a painting. This portrait is the result. I gave it to her for her birthday. She gave it the title, “Mis Raíces”.

Cuauhtémoc

El Último Tlatoani . . .

The Last Aztec Emperor . . .

Portrait of Cuauhtémoc by Antonio Romero

Cuauhtémoc also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín or Guatémoc; c. 1495) was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, making him the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtémoc means “Descending Eagle” or “one who has descended like an eagle” (As it swoops down on its prey).


Cuauhtémoc Bio on Wikipedia