Artist: Jose C. E. Lopez-Correa
Aka “Bear Fatt”
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Artistic Biography:
J. C. E. Lopez-Correa, also known by his artistic name “Bear Fatt” is a self-taught artist who learned to paint by trial and error and by watching and learning from other self-taught artists. Jose Carlos Enrique Lopez-Correa was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico in 1957 and lived his early life as an Army brat. He then followed his father’s footsteps and completed twenty years of military service and is currently working for a federal agency in Anchorage, Alaska.
As an adolescent he painted in his free time, a talent that was encouraged by his mother. Many of those early works still hang on his father’s walls today. After a thirty-seven year hiatus he ultimately returned to that artistic discipline that had brought him peace and tranquility. In 2007 his beloved mother passed away, leaving an empty space within himself. Jce’s passion grew for that creative ‘other world’ which he knew would invoke delightful memories of his mother. Jce stated, “It’s a moment in time where we are together in spirit.” So now at age fifty-two he has returned to painting, not just for the enjoyment of the art but to find that special moment in time with the one he loved the most.
Jce is currently painting as a hobby as well as a spiritual avenue. He hopes that he will someday be able to devote his full time to painting. Jce would be considered an abstract artist with contemporary mixed media who leans towards subjects with a spiritual flair. His painting has been described simultaneously as "colorful yet uplifting” and “whimsical, multi-faceted art ". He finds oil on canvas a very exciting medium. Although he uses a variety of techniques and styles, he likes painting in a loose, slow and wet style, rendering bright and highly colorful works in the style of his birthplace. His artwork had been shown in Anchorage. His goal is to be recognized by his peers and by the artistic community as a whole.
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