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"Art can be made from found artifacts that are reused, recycled and repurposed. With a little love and lots of work they can look like gems. "
Born in Mexico City as the youngest of six, Leon Ruiz comes from a long line of artists who have influenced his passion for painting. His grandfather focused on religious themes, whose murals can be found exclusively on the ceilings in large, Mexican cathedrals. His uncle, Leon Martinez Torres, collected antiques and historical art pieces, selling these artifacts to the public. Revisiting...
... his deeply seeded artist roots, Leon has spent countless summers rummaging through his storage house, which was filled with European historical art that contains sculptures, drawings, paintings, and furniture from Spanish soldiers that conquered the vast Mexican Territory. But it was his cousin, Arturo Ruiz Moncada, who had the greatest influence on Leon’s artform, restoring paintings and creating murals in the Sistine Chapel.
To combine his love for creative expression with his family’s desire for a stable career, Leon found a compromise through civil engineering and architecture. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from La Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Arquitectura in Mexico City (English translation: The Higher School of Engineering and Architecture). To continue his education and pursue his passion for art, Leon studied fine arts with an emphasis in fine art painting through the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes la Esmeralda (English Translation: National Institute of Fine Arts) for three years before moving to the United States. After 30+ years of working as an artist, Leon earned his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Leon sees his work as a product of his life, journey, and experiences. He has been painting professionally for 30 years; his work has been exhibited in art shows and galleries throughout the U.S., and he has won multiple awards, including “Best in Show” at several art shows. Along the way, Leon has met talented artists who have inspired him in his work and inspired him to perfect his artform.
Leon’s medium of choice has been wide and varied, over the years, including acrylics, watercolors, epoxy, and oils. After experimenting with countless mediums, he has found his niche in oil and acrylic. Through oil, Leon can experiment with textures, using flat expanses in some areas of the canvas, while creating heady texture in others. He loves to create a nuanced interpretation to his vision by leveraging contrasting textures and colors. Acrylics provide Leon a fast-dry, flexible medium with which he can form easily manipulated, yet complex, layers of color that enhance the effect of his pieces.
Leon is constantly evolving as an artist, finding inspiration in both nature and the urban areas that called to him as a child. Most recently, he has been experimenting with a new style of painting, creating art without tools and using only sound vibrations to generate a new series entitled, “Pulse.”
The Wanderer 48X36"
Paintings: Acrylic
$5625.00
Smooth Sailing 48X36"
Paintings: Acrylic
$5625.00
Storm Child 48X36"
Paintings: Acrylic
$5625.00
Fearless Wave Rider II 10x8"...
Prints, Etchings & Lithographs
$43.75
The Ocean Around Us 10x8" print...
Prints, Etchings & Lithographs
$43.75
Freedom 10x8" print on 11x14”...
Prints, Etchings & Lithographs
$43.75
Sparkling Summer 10x8" print on...
Prints, Etchings & Lithographs
$43.75
Daring
Prints, Etchings & Lithographs
$43.75
Alluring Darkness 10x8" print on...
Prints, Etchings & Lithographs
$43.75
Gentle Curiosity 8x10" print on...
Prints, Etchings & Lithographs
$43.75
Hillsboro Beach 32X80
Mixed Media & Collage
$2750.00
Sanibel Beach 32X54
Mixed Media & Collage
$2000.00
St. Pete Beach 60X48
Mixed Media & Collage
$2800.00
Calumet Beach 60X48
Mixed Media & Collage
$2800.00
Lido Beach 24"
Mixed Media & Collage
$820.00
Juno Beach 48x12
Mixed Media & Collage
$815.00
Las Olas Beach 12 x 48
Mixed Media & Collage
$815.00
Boca Raton Beach 4x4
Mixed Media & Collage
$45.00
Fort Lauderdale Beach 4x4
Mixed Media & Collage
$45.00
Pensacola Beach 4x4
Mixed Media & Collage
$45.00
Sebastian Inlet 4x4
Mixed Media & Collage
$45.00
Cocoa Beach 4x4
Mixed Media & Collage
$45.00
Santa Rosa Beach 4x4
Mixed Media & Collage
$45.00
St. George Island 4x4
Mixed Media & Collage
$45.00
St. Augustine 4x4
Mixed Media & Collage
$45.00
Cape Coral 4x4
Mixed Media & Collage
$45.00
Jupiter Beach 4x4
Mixed Media & Collage
$45.00
Coquina Beach 4x4
Mixed Media & Collage
$45.00
Longboat Key 8x8
Mixed Media & Collage
$100.00
Siesta Key 8x8
Mixed Media & Collage
$100.00
South Beach 8x8
Mixed Media & Collage
$100.00
Shell Key Preserve 8x8
Mixed Media & Collage
$100.00
Crandon Beach 8x8
Mixed Media & Collage
$100.00
Delray Beach 8X8
Mixed Media & Collage
$100.00
Clearwater Beach 10x10
Mixed Media & Collage
$125.00
St. Pete Beach 10x10
Mixed Media & Collage
$125.00
Vilano Beach 10x10
Mixed Media & Collage
$125.00
Amelia Island 10x10
Mixed Media & Collage
$125.00
Sanibel Beach 10x10
Mixed Media & Collage
$125.00
Manasota Key 12x12
Mixed Media & Collage
$125.00
The Rose Garden 30X40
Paintings: Acrylic
$1875.00
Miss Daisy 18X36
Paintings: Acrylic
$990.00
Primrose 18X24
Paintings: Acrylic
$815.00
Chrysanthemum 22X28
Paintings: Acrylic
$862.00
City of Shadows, IL 48x24
Paintings: Acrylic
$1500.00
The Great Lakes, IL 48x24
Paintings: Acrylic
$1056.00
Around the Lake, IL 30x48
Paintings: Acrylic
$1875.00
The Windy City, IL 48x36
Paintings: Acrylic
$2250.00
Second City, IL 40x30
Paintings: Acrylic
$1500.00
My Kind of Town, IL 48x30
Paintings: Acrylic
$1750.00
Meet Me in Chicago, IL 24x48
Paintings: Acrylic
$1500.00
Memories of New York 48x36
Paintings: Acrylic
$2000.00
Take Me Back to Chicago, IL 72x48
Paintings: Acrylic
$3500.00
Born in Chicago, IL 36x59
Paintings: Acrylic
$2000.00
Summertime By the Lake, IL 24x48
Paintings: Acrylic
$1500.00
Silver Lake, IL 30x48
Paintings: Acrylic
$1750.00