Armand Cabrera (born June 5, 1955, in
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
) is an American
oil paint
Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. The viscosity of the paint may be modified by the addition of a solvent such as turpentine or white spirit, and varn ...
er recognized for his
en plein air
''En plein air'' (; French for 'outdoors'), or ''plein air'' painting, is the act of painting outdoors.
This method contrasts with studio painting or academic rules that might create a predetermined look. The theory of 'En plein air' painting ...
landscape art
Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent compos ...
,
seascape
A seascape is a photograph, painting, or other work of art which depicts the sea, in other words an example of marine art. The word originated as a formation from landscape, which was first used of images of land in art. By a similar devel ...
s,
cityscape
In the visual arts, a cityscape (urban landscape) is an artistic representation, such as a painting, drawing, print or photograph, of the physical aspects of a city or urban area. It is the urban equivalent of a landscape. ''Townscape'' is ...
s,
still life
A still life (plural: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly wikt:inanimate, inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or artificiality, m ...
s and
figurative works. He is also well known as a
game art design
Game art design is a subset of game development involving the process of creating the artistic aspects for video games. Video game art design begins in the pre-production phase of creating a video game. Video game artists are visual artists inv ...
er who has delivered over 25 shipped games as a Lead and Senior Artist. His clients include
Lucasfilm Games
Lucasfilm Games (known as LucasArts between 1990 and 2021) is an American video game licensor that is part of Lucasfilm. It was founded in May 1982 by George Lucas as a video game development group alongside his film company; as part of a large ...
,
Disney
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,
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the d ...
,
Virgin Entertainment
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,
Nickelodeon
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,
Microsoft
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and
Paramount Pictures
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.
Cabrera is represented by seven
fine art
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galleries in the United States. He is the "
Artist in Residence
Artist-in-residence, or artist residencies, encompass a wide spectrum of artistic programs which involve a collaboration between artists and hosting organisations, institutions, or communities. They are programs which provide artists with space a ...
" at
Riverbend Park in
Great Falls, Virginia
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History
Colonial farm settlements began to form in the area a ...
and is a member of the "Artist in Residence Program" at
Century House on
Nantucket Island
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,
.
Art competitions and museum exhibitions
Cabrera's National Art Competitions include the Laguna Plein Air Competition, Sonoma Plein Air, Plein Air Easton, Rocky Mountain Plein Air,
California Art Club
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Gold Medal Exhibition, Carmel Art Festival, Napa Valley Museum and International Museum of Contemporary Masters "Salon International". Museum shows include the St. George Art Museum in
Utah
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, the Pasadena Museum of History in
Southern California
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, the Human History Museum in Utah, the
Laguna Art Museum
The Laguna Art Museum (LAM) is a museum located in Laguna Beach, California, on Pacific Coast Highway. LAM exclusively features California art and is the oldest cultural institution in the area. It has been known as the Laguna Beach Art Associati ...
in California, the
Pasadena Museum of California Art
The Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) was an art museum located in Pasadena, California, United States, showcasing art and design originating from California. The museum was founded by long-time Pasadena residents and art collectors Robert ...
in California and the Napa Valley Museum in Northern California.
"Art In Embassies" program
Cabrera is a participating artist in the Art In Embassies program of the
U.S. Department of State
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. He has loaned two Western American paintings to the U.S. Embassy in
Sana'a
Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Governo ...
,
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
.
Periodicals and book
''International Artist'' magazine published a 10-page article in 2008 featuring Cabrera's work and a painting demonstration. ''American Art Collector'' featured Cabrera's "Paintings of the Piedmont", a One Man Exhibition in a 4-page article in November 2009. Cabrera's landscape paintings have been featured in the 2009 book ''Southern California Story: Seeking The Better Life In Sierra Madre'' by Michele Zack and ''A Century of Sanctuary: The Art of Zion National Park'' by Peter H. Hassrick. A Cabrera "How To Demo" was featured in the instructional book, ''How Did You Paint That?: 100 Ways to Paint Seascapes, Rivers & Lakes''.
See also
Star Wars: X-Wing (video game series)#Developers
References
External links
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1955 births
Living people
Painters from San Francisco
20th-century American painters
American male painters
21st-century American painters
American video game designers
20th-century American male artists