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The Wrong Color

Immaterial: Chia
Roger Danilo Carmona Roger Danilo Carmona

Immaterial: Chia

Proud to be a guest in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's podcast on art materials, Immaterial.

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Urban Soils Institute: Residency at Swale House
Roger Danilo Carmona Roger Danilo Carmona

Urban Soils Institute: Residency at Swale House

Governor’s Island

New York City, 2021-2022

Earth Action Painting: A Field Manual

This painter’s field manual was drawn and painted over 10 days at an artists residency at the invitation of the Urban Soils Institute. All colors used were suspended with compostable binders such as algae glue, rice starch, saponified shellac, and fish glue.

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View fullsize Some sketches from this weekend for paintings "Like A Complete Unknown" & "Romance Marker". oil on paper
View fullsize I love how drastically the color changes in this painting in various light. The wood panel refracts light so differently from the wrestling mat softness of canvas. The painting has been completed a while ago but I can’t put it away. I think the
View fullsize Ooh perhaps we’ll get Scrooge McDuck as Treasury Secretary! . Untitled 55” x 70” Oil on canvas 2009
View fullsize Fuck this guy and everything he stands for. Regardless of the outcome I am optimistic for the future. I will make poetry and beautiful things and all the hate in the world can’t stop me. Vote this dude out of significance. View of Nicaragua f
View fullsize I left Miami as soon as I could. #otoño has the most beautiful colors. Wish I could paint watercolors all day till Winter. Spread compassion not leaf blowers. 🧡
View fullsize About to turn 41 feeling sanded and half varnished. Si ese gallo no se calla voy a llmar a la policía.
View fullsize Acrylic Crash Course at KP this Saturday. Hit me up if you wanna attend but can’t pay. I have a limited amount of reserved Zoom tickets I can give out. If you have a question about acrylic paint ask me now! I can talk about it at the class an
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View fullsize Childless Painter Had A Child (for Frida Lucille Carmona), 56 x 70 in (142 x 178 cm), acrylic, oil on canvas, 2024 I began this painting while Frida was a fetus. The idea was to capture her first year of life. . . This special painting includes som
View fullsize New website updates . . On the current work Painting is a thought experiment for me—a way to sort through messy thoughts, transcribe data, and act as a translator. I come from a family of amateur storytellers and comedians, and my painting is
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View fullsize Excited to announce that I had the honor of being a guest on Season 2 of the Immaterial podcast from @metmuseum! 🎙️✨ In my episode, we share the hidden history of chia seed oil and explore how this material could help us look at oil painting and ou
View fullsize Photo dump to ask a question: I wanna organize a group bike ride of painters only. I get asked questions regarding painting techniques daily! There’s so many wild questions, far out, unique and interesting inquiries into painting techniques tha
View fullsize “Mi Latinoamérica Sufre” album by Meridian Brothers is my new jam. So fresh you gotta listen to it. #meridianbrothers #drawing