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This is a portrait done in 2014 of another dear friend, Daniel. He has a beautiful house in upstate New York. On his portrait, I wanted to portrait Daniel becoming part of his surroundings; so vines are climbing on him and covering his watch.

I feel that our houses and living spaces becomes part of us, impregnated with years of being exposed to the vibration of our energy. At the same time, we are also the ones impacted by the influence of the energy around us when Mother Nature is the source of that energy.

Daniel has created a paradise around his house with trees, plants, wind chimes, etc. On many wonderful occasions we - his friends - have enjoyed spending time in his garden, whether watching a movie under the stars, like in a drive in movie theater, or just for the joy of getting together, adding to the delicious food and drinks.

Deers are not his favorite animals since they eat his precious plants and every weekend he comes home to find how much damag...

Miguel Tio, was born in the Dominican Republic, began his studies of painting with the Dominican artist Elias Delgado As well as the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes. His interest in Publicity and Graphic Design led him into continuing studies at the “Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo. A move to New York in 1994 led him to Izquierdo Studio Ltd. for film and Television Production, windows display, opera and theater, which had a great influence on his artwork. Since 2005 he is working as an art teacher for Studio in a School and in 2006 he started to study the Mische technique with the world-wide known artist Brigid Marlin. He describes the philosophy behind his paintings on his statement: !think it is important when an...