| Angel Ruiz de la Casa was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. Since he was a young boy he was attracted to the Impressionist movement, most notably Claude Monet and Joaquin Sorolla, the great master of color and light. Since infancy the young Angel preferred to draw and paint instead of play with the other children - "-it is obvious I was born to paint, " he says. His family could not afford many of the luxuries in life, so the young artist attended the Madrid State Arts & Crafts schools. Once he finished his studies he went to work in the studios of three great masters: D. José Bardasano, D. J. Molina Nuñez and D. A. Nuñes de Celis. Under their tutelage he learned the practical facets of the profession which cannot be learned at any formal schools. Painting from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, de la Casa spend the rest the day reading and researching new subjects. Says the artist, "Above all I always long that my paintings will inspire my viewer to have happiness in living and the desire to find onself in the sunny gardens which are a constant fixture in the majority of his work. I like paintings with vitality and optimism." De la Casa's work is disseminated among many well known people in Europe, mainly throughout Spain, and appears in the private collections of many politicians, doctors and other artists. His work has appeared in exhibitions throughout Spain, Holland, Belgium, Germany, the United States and Mexico. De la Casa likes to quote a Madrid news article concerning his work: "With the exhibition of Angel Ruiz oils, the cultural association "Friends of Alcazar" intends to openly espouse one purpose: To undertake with serenity and enthusiasm a task as suggestive as to invoke the presence of the best amidst the impenitent harassment of the mediocres." |
