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Luis Alfonzo

@alfonzozart.bsky.social

traditional media artist https://alfonzoz.art/linkinbio

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Luis Alfonzo@alfonzozart.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Honored that “Inside Out — Snail Mail (Canada Post)” received an Honorable Mention at the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts’ 115th Annual Juried Exhibition, juried by Catherine Shotick and Mark Zunino, on view at the Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich, CT through today. Grateful for the recognition!

BildBildJURORS' STATEMENT Inside Out: Snail Mail Canada Post reimagines a familiar object within an unexpected landscape, inviting viewers to pause and reconsider the ordinary. The brilliant red mailbox anchors the composition against a field ofrepeating geometric forms, creating a compelling balance of color, pattern, and space Close observatior reveals thoughtful design and subtle visual details that contribute to its sense of mystery. Both technically accomplished and conceptually engaging, the painting transforms an everyday scene into something unexpected.
Luis Alfonzo@alfonzozart.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Honored to share that “Inside Out — Seven Stars” has been longlisted for the Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Imaginative Realism Award, part of the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. A deeply personal piece on memory, Venezuela, and democracy. Grateful for the recognition. 🇻🇪 @beautifulbizarre.net

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Luis Alfonzo@alfonzozart.bsky.social · 11mo ago

i’m back… officially quit all Meta this week—looking to start 2026 correctly! this will be my only social media for now... from earlier this year: Inside-Out - Snail Mail (Canada Post) 14”x 18” oil on panel. a nod to “USPS,” bringing along the melancholic theme packaged in whimsy/surrealism.

oil painting of a tattered, Canadian mailbox, set in a surrealistic environment, set in a sea of mail all spread across, with piles sticking out and visible buoys and a landing pigeon
Luis Alfonzo@alfonzozart.bsky.social · 2y ago

Last year I came up with the idea of the troupial, Protector of Gummies, for a mini woodcut bootcamp led by Tom Hück at CCP. The bootcamp was 3 days & an all nighter to get this 8.5x12 sketch pulled on the 3rd day. I learned so much about the process and took home a concept I continued exploring

8.5”x12”x3/4” Baltic Birch wood panel prepped for carving with black and red ink8.5”x12”x3/4” Baltic Birch wood panel carved out for printing8.5”x12”x3/4” Baltic Birch wood panel getting inked8.5”x12”x3/4” Baltic Birch wood panel, printed on hot press paper.
Luis Alfonzo@alfonzozart.bsky.social · 2y ago

In 2019, I finished “Icterus, Icterus,” 30”x40” titled after the national bird of Venezuela. I intended on this series, with my life as an expat, as my motif. These past couple of months I’ve been working on this 2nd one (smaller at 18x24), in oils. ~75% there.

Icterus Icterus 30”x40” acrylic painting by Luis AlfonzoDetail of Icterus Icterus 30”x40” acrylic painting by Luis AlfonzoWork in progress 18x24 oil painting- bird on skull with gummy worms, fending off other bids Work in progress 18x24 oil painting- bird on skull with gummy worms, fending off other bids
Juliet Schreckinger@julietschreckinger.bsky.social · 2y ago

This piece features the extinct Great Auk and the critically endangered Amsterdam Albatross. I am so excited to have two pieces in the BRINK exhibition opening tonight at Antler Gallery in Portland, OR! Please email gallerist@antlerpdx.com for inquiries 🧡

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Luis Alfonzo@alfonzozart.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hey 👋🏼 brief introduction: CT livin’, Venezuelan-born, painter, printmaker, engineer, passionate stoic, 5wing4. I can’t find enough time in my days or enough sleep in my nights.

Rugged man in his thirties poses on a lift truck with a black jacket spotted with paint as if he painted the whole mural by himself but really it was just a small part and isn’t that how life is?