Sinopya

About the Process

I work mainly in oil paint on wood panel. I also use other untraditional surfaces to paint on, such as copper sheet. Having grown up working with horses in Arizona, I naturally gravitated towards cowboy art as one of my main inspirations. Both of my parents are PhDs of anthropology, so I also was raised to have an appreciation of scientific and cultural history, as well as an appreciation for anatomical accuracy - both of which play a part in what I decide to create. The majority of my work is some form of portraiture or figure painting/drawing. I moved into my studio space in 2023, and since then it has become my happy place for me to create in. I always set the vibe with some 70s country or rock on the record player, and I love being able to display my book collection, which is where I've gotten a lot of ideas for my pieces. My most recently completed piece, an oil painting titled "Cowboy's Delight", was created for &Gallery's "Saddles & Boots" exhibition. That piece is about masculinity in Western art, vulnerability, and the relationship between the Italian Baroque and the American Southwest.