Local In-Home Art Show Gives Artist Voice
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Eric Martinez wrote a brief background of this series of paintings, as well as a special thanks section at the bottom. This was the first thing you saw as you walked in the gallery.
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This painting by Eric Martinez is called "The Looking Glass" that was described as "a physical manifestation of self-reflection."
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This painting is called "Learn To Swim" that shares "One can choose to drown in his or her wickedness, or learn to swim and reach out to others in need."
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"Promised Lands" was painted on donated sheet metal. "The 'Promised Lands' are those fantasies that someone destroys when she or he realizes the grass is not greener on the other side."
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This painting "On With The Show" is about the artist Eric Martinez's grandmother and her illness.
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This painting is called "Slowkill Trafficjam", and it's description states that, "the artist shares his vision of the traffic jam that is created when the lifestyles and belief systems of the people lead them all to the same, barren place."
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Artist Eric Martinez stands with his wife Sara in front of his painting "The Looking Glass", in their art gallery, also known as their living room.
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