Alberto Amura, a Taos resident, has a multifaceted skills and professional background which includes education, science, metaphysics, and art. Originally from Argentina, his interest in the fine arts started early in his life through the tutoring of his Italian father who taught him drawing and oil painting. Alberto Amura studied art in Buenos Aires at the Instituto Zartco Shimat. He taught decoupage and gilding techniques at Glendale College Community Program in Los Angeles, and at various private art & crafts academies in California. Alberto Amura's chosen medium is watercolor which he uses in an unconventional way with thick layers of surface color mixing, detailed drybrush applications, and flatwash techniques. Alberto Amura's palette is an essential mixture of warm colors where red and yellow hues are dominant.

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Comment Author Stephanie / Sep 23, 2008

I worked for them when I lived in NM. The etchings are from small copper plates, and the images are wonderful southwestern moments. The landscape and architecture that is captured, truly a gift from the past.

Comment Author / Sep 6, 2008

Great Site! This site has been around for a while. It moved July '08 from a small to a large ISP. The site will undergo a face lift as well as an upgrade to a new engine to 'run' the back end of it.

Comment Author Brian Rodgers / Sep 4, 2008

Thanks for including my site, although we are technically south of Taos by 50+ miles in Sapello NM