AMBITION
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RAUL’S STYLE
Raul’s style is rooted
in his extensive
experience creating art
in a diverse range of
physical mediums. His
hyperrealistic portraits
incorporate a bold use of
subject matter and color.
F
or years, Raul Ramirez has
expressed himself visually
through a variety of artistic
mediums. From pencil drawings
to airbrushing, wood burning,
and engraving on glass and
metal, each new medium brought
with it a new challenge and a
new perspective.
Yet it is only recently that he
has entered the digital realm.
This transition, he says, has
allowed him to master new
graphic techniques, including
drawing with layers, adding
depth and an expressive capacity
to his drawings. He is now
experimenting with colors in
his art, something he had not
previously considered, as he had
always been drawing in black
and white. He feels himself
slowly opening up to, in his
words, “a whole new world.”
The desire to push himself as a
creator extends to all aspects of
his life, particularly to his role
as a parent. The ambition to
challenge himself—regardless
of outside influences—is what
drives him to create.