Sometimes I'm not so sure how healthy it is because it's exhausting to put all your emotion into your work, but I guess I should be thankful for that. I don't want the work to be about anything else but the truth and honesty.
Jose ParlaSometimes I'm inspired by a certain part of my life - I'm thinking about a place and I'll mix the colors from memory.
Jose ParlaI never want to abandon my roots. I want to give my past and the history of painting the importance it deserves, including the masters like Rembrandt, who built up the surface of the canvas with transparent layers.
Jose ParlaMy work is an exploration of the self. I've always been concerned with how I'm living and how that reflects in the painting.
Jose Parla