Antonio in Domino Park

This month Little Havana’s Viernes Culturales Festival selected Antonio del Moral, owner and master artist of Galeria Adelmo to be their featured artist.  Antonio will be in a booth on Domino Park on Calle Ocho on Friday night, May 17 showcasing his art, as well as artists who he represents and exhibits at Galeria Adelmo.

“Tony” as he is known to his friends, studied art at a very early age in his hometown in Havana, Cuba at the San Alejandro Academia de Arte.  In 1962 he arrived in the United States and pursued his passion for painting.  He studied for several years at the Corcoran School of Art and the American University in Washington, D.C.

For over forty years Antonio worked as the Director of Interior Design for Marriott International creating award-winning hotel interiors worldwide.  He also continued to prolifically paint in his private art studio, exhibiting his paintings at collective exhibitions and galleries throughout the Metro Washington, D.C. region.  His works include various mediums, including watercolor, oil and acrylic.  Antonio’s painting evolved and developed through several phases in practicing his craft.  Initially exploring his Cuban roots and later on evolving into other movements including cubism, abstract, realism and finally impressionism.  He concedes that each phase has assisted him in nurturing his unique artistic technique.

“My passion as a painter is to constantly explore new techniques in expressing myself.  Drawing from my Cuban roots, I bring genuine warm and vitality to each piece of work with the bold use of vibrant colors.  My art is fresh and expressive, with playful and engaging studies of nudes, portraits, flowers, landscapes, abstracts and other subjects showing my expansive artistic range.  I have worked in oils, acrylics, watercolor and other mediums stretching through six unique decades, producing a commanding collection of masterful art.”