Location: United States
Milo the "Moncucco"
Milo Is a self-thought artist. His discovery of art started in sketches and drawings from his childhood days. His interest became more exhibited when he began hands-on with watercolor, charcoal, and oil - the excitement opens the door for his further engagements in art making. Today, he enjoys his leisure time painting as reflections of our own self-motivations, outside influences, life experiences, beliefs, travels, and cultural upbringing.
Milo's subjects were ideas from interfacing with people as he travels places. He paints mixes of Life and Still with the goal of creating a masterpiece. His paintings about life, faces, vivid dreams, people and places are among his favorite themes.
"Moncucco" as he prefers to be addressed, predominantly uses oil on canvas blending it with gel, glaze and preservative finishing. His favorite hand tools are varieties of brush, pallet, dropper and sander. Moncucco's paintings are sometimes experimental, and he likes to explore new ideas and techniques how to brings his art to the next level. His creations provide a rich texture of his mediums and often, his of colors are on the matt darker tones. The marks of brush and palette knives are attributes and the fingerprints of his works.
His philosophy about the future of his art lies among his audience and critics. He believes in the favorite quote of Plato “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder”. While Milo is among the millions of aspiring artists around the world who want to define what he wants to accomplish in art, he shares in grin that it will be an impossible dream to become a “Picasso”. His inspirations come from a social friend Bernard Emmanuel Beneito and while off from painting, he shares a happy 30 years plus of life cooking, golfing and watching television movies with wife Margie.
Few of Milo’s Exhibits:
• Jan 23-Feb 21, 2016: Arts of a Community 2016 - Benicia, California, USA • Dec 5-31, 2015: Monterey Bay Artisans 12x12 Open Invitational, Pacific Grove, California, USA • Oct. 03 - 18, 2015: Art Exhibit - Austria • Oct. 23-25, 2015: International Art Fair - Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
Awards and Recognitions:
• Sept 14, 2016 & Nov 22, 201`7: Nominated and recipient of Certificate of Excellence for the 20th and 25th Artavita Online contest. By: Despina Tunberg-Director of Artavita.com - 5533 Cathedral Oaks Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, USA
• 2015: Monterey Bay Artisans Staff Choice for Honorable Mention, 12x12 Open Invitational Monterey Bay Artisans, Monterey, California
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A Rance Boyett colaboration. Original 40"x36"x1.5" oil on canvas. This painting was declared stolen by the artist. The fiasco can be traced back to Milo's participation in the 2015 Austrian exhibits. After the event in Louvre France, Heinz Playner, event organizer from PAKS Gallery, took illegal possession of the paintings. Even after repeated requests, he and his wife, Tanja Playner, refused to return the three paintings. Milo cites this incident as his first taste of betrayal in the arts market.
Original concept oil by Milo. A 24"x20"x1.5" canvas. This is the final product after some several mixed up alterations and revisions on this canvas. Underneath this piece as I progress were several layers of concept ideas of paintings that I didn't like over time. Eventually, one day...I decided to just incinerate this by using my palette tool and colors ending up in this rendition.
A collaboration with Manny Libres Librodo. Oil by Milo...40"x36"x1.5" canvas. This is one original concept by one of Manny's protégés'. His interpretation invited a challenge for me to paint this on canvas. It was a struggle to control the color mix but it came out artless and true to the best of my ability at hand.
A Rance Boyett colaboration. Original 40"x36"x1.5" oil on canvas. This painting was declared stolen by the artist. The fiasco can be traced back to Milo's participation in the 2015 Austrian exhibits. After the event in Louvre France, Heinz Playner, event organizer from PAKS Gallery, took illegal possession of the paintings. Even after repeated requests, he and his wife, Tanja Playner, refused to return the three paintings. Milo cites this incident as his first taste of betrayal in the arts market.
Original oil by Milo. 40"x36"x1.375" canvas. Shot taken at the recent AT&T ProAm Pebble Beach PGA Tour. Jordan SPieth won this tournament.
A Manny Libres Librodo concept. A collaboration oil by Milo. 40"x36"x1.5" canvas
A Rance Boyett colaboration. Original 36"x24"x1.375" oil on canvas. This painting was declared stolen by the artist. The fiasco can be traced back to Milo's participation in the 2015 Austrian exhibits. After the event in Louvre France, Heinz Playner, event organizer from PAKS Gallery, took illegal possession of the paintings. Even after repeated requests, he and his wife, Tanja Playner, refused to return the three paintings. Milo cites this incident as his first taste of betrayal in the arts market.
Original oil by Milo. A 40"x36"x1.375" canvas. Blogged, interpreted in different color versions, swirled paint, sand papered, etc. An experiment of sorts but ended in layered oils and with mixed emotions about the final presentation. Decided to keep this version and take its own path with my audience.
An original concept created by the artist's during the Barcelona experience. A spanish musician was being prepped to play her cello among the guests and started serenading the audience who were waiting in rest at the lobby of the (MACBA) Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona. This became the "Life" on this painting and the "Stills" were found at the the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Two paintngs of the great master Hermen Camarasa titled "Granadina" & "Papallona" complimented the cello player. This became a mix of Life and Still from 2 great places in Barcelona Spain.
These are oil canvasses I painted upon transitioning from years of inactivity. I simply practiced and conducted painting sessions to see if I still have the skill to oil images and imaginations on canvas. I found that I need to do more and work harder to bring back the lost skills. Perfection will take a lot of practice time and I have that patience.
"Finding Heaven" was conceptualized in my dream sometime the night of June 2016. This is what was left of the memory I could recall about the dream the following morning after. Can you visualize the message? I wonder if this is how we find our way to heaven.
Practicing my pallet tools to see if I can produce a canvas that I want in this style. I felt that the volume of layers added a dimensional value and presence to the beholder. I can't see my own appreciation of the painting until I receive a critique of the work.
Took this picture on Hole 5 of the recent AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach, California. Since golf is my favorite sport, I thought it is fun to paint Jason Day and Jordan Spieth together in an oil doodle.
A mint of appreciation to my adorable wife who has been my guide and inspiration through more than 25 years. She is so fun to be my model when I am in the mood to paint. Another palette version of "Margarita"
“Metamorphosis”
“Incinirate”
“Lord of Bhutan”
“Viviene Modele”
“Jason Day's Double Bogey@5”
“A Life of Clay”
“Kharu”
“Dream”
“Serenading The Masters”
“Finding Heaven”
“Palettes of Margarita”
“Jason Day's Double B”
“Mi Adorable Esposa”
