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Author: aldo
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Revisiting: Velazquez’ Las Meninas
I’m sure you know Diego Velazquez, an impressive Spanish artist from the 17th century, if you don’t I’ll talk a bit about him in a future post. Today I want to focus on his famous painting Las Meninas, which lives at El Prado museum in Madrid, Spain.
This colossal masterpiece (125 x 105 in) was commissioned by the king Phillip IV. There are many versions of what Velazquez was depicting, it looks like a mundane day at the royal palace where the infanta Margaret Theresa is being tended by her maids. If you look at the left hand side you see Velazquez painting the scene on this gigantic canvas looking at us. If he is looking at us, that means he was probably painting from a mirror or at least give us that impression. If you look even closer at Velazquez right hand side you’ll notice a small picture of two people on the wall, they are the king and queen reflected on a mirror. If this is the case he would’ve been portraying them on that large canvas? So the viewers would be the king and queen, which are reflected on the mirror, instead of us. Or is this a self-portrait including the royal family. Not to mention the small figure exiting the door, intriguing. Another version is that he was painting a double portrait of the king and queen and the king called his daughter to entertain them while they were being portrayed and Velazquez adjusted the portrait and made it a whole scene, if this is the case he would’ve been given extremely flexibility to make this painting bu the king.
There are many versions about this painting’s meaning, but there is no doubt he was a genius to create a scene based on the king’s requests and what was going on at that moment. I hope you enjoyed this short art story.
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In Focus: Horizons No. 3
One of the first ones of the series. As of 2025 Horizons is my current artistic evolution ever since I started exploring landscapes, which I was doing in an indirect way. My compositions usually had landscapes backstage behind people and portraits. When I decided to omit figures, landscapes took over the main role and started to evolve.
Horizons explores imagined, fantastical scenes. In this body of work, I challenge reality, questioning the hows and whys using art as a means of escape from everyday life. Horizons is one of my longest-running series to date, and it continues to evolve with each new piece.
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In Focus: Winter Days
Emotion, reflection, a sense of calm or maybe something else? Perhaps all of them? These are some of the experiences I felt when I painted this one. It might be one of the most abstract pieces I have made with hints of shapes and objects. Some of the original ideas I had were flowers and faces, which evolved into something else, but the essence is there. At the end it veered into a dreamy night scene including a figure, can you see it?
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In Focus: Searching for Mushrooms No. 4
This series is about our relentless search for something in our lives, whether tangible or not. Although the painting is very literal with this woman reaching for a mushroom in rather an uncomfortable position, it is metaphorically describing deeper meaning. It could well be us looking for answers to life’s deepest questions.
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New Collections Added to my Website
My website keeps evolving like everything else in life. After thinking for a while I decided to add many if not all of the series I have made over the years. Since I have many works, I’ll be doing this progressively.
I recently added two more series or collections (as they are called in my website.) They are called Another Place and Garden of Earthly Delights. These pieces are figurative, a different genre from the semi-abstract landscapes I have been making lately. If you pay close attention you’ll see the evolution that led me to my current series Horizons.
Oh and by the way, you might also notice I have completely revamped my website, it’s a little cleaner and easier to browse. Feel free to let me know if you have any suggestions.
Aldo
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Discover the Horizons Series: Seven New Square Artworks
I’ve just added seven new paintings to my Canvas Editions, all in a square format—and I’m excited to also introduce five new sizes:
- 12 x 12 in (30 × 30 cm)
- 20 x 20 in (50× 50 cm)
- 30 x 30 in (80 × 80 cm)
- 40 x 40 in (100 × 100 cm)
- 48 x 48 in (120 × 120 cm)
These new pieces are part of my Horizons series, which draws inspiration from nature, dreams, everyday life, and imagined landscapes. It’s a series I started a few years ago and continue to evolve as my practice grows.
Each print is made on museum-quality canvas using archival pigment inks—built to last a lifetime—and comes stretched and ready to hang, with a choice of four hand-selected wood frame colors.
I hope you enjoy these new additions as much as I enjoyed creating them.
Aldo
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New Paintings Added to My Fine Art Canvas Prints
Hello everyone,
I’m excited to share that I’ve just added three new paintings to my Fine Art Canvas Prints collection! These pieces are part of my ongoing Horizons series—a body of work I’ve been immersed in for some time, and continue to explore.
Just like the rest of the collection, these new additions are available in three sizes:
Studio (24×30 in / 60×70 cm),
Gallery (30×40 in / 75×100 cm), and
Collector (36×48 in / 100×125 cm).The Horizons series is a journey—through nature, memory, and imagined realms. These open edition canvas prints are made for those who seek a sense of connection through art. Each piece is printed on archival-grade canvas with premium pigment inks, carefully color-matched to the original painting.
Feel free to explore the full series and check out the new additions below. And don’t forget—limited free shipping is currently available!
More to come soon (I have so many in the works I can barely keep up 😅). I’m also exploring the idea of offering more sizes, and possibly introducing new series to the canvas prints collection.
Cheers,
Aldo
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Flower Movement: A Seed of an Idea
It must’ve started with a spark—an impulse to paint flowers. I thought, why not? After all, I’m an artist, and I like to paint anything that moves me—anything that inspires, anything that surfaces from within.
Flowers have always fascinated me—not only for the obvious reasons: their colors, their intricate and endless variety of forms, their essential role in our environment—but also for something more elusive. They carry an emotional charge, a kind of quiet drama that I wanted to explore on canvas.
I imagined them in grand spaces, painted in a way that felt expansive—where they could breathe and exist freely. And those imagined spaces eventually began to echo the spirit of my Horizons series. Or maybe Horizons led me here. I don’t quite remember. My work is deeply interwoven. One idea gives way to another. Some come from a single fleeting image, others from a tangle of impressions and memories. It’s all connected.
So far, I’ve created a small group of these pieces in a more intimate format. But I see larger versions in the future—paintings that fully embrace the scale I feel they deserve. I’m waiting for the right moment. And like most things in my process, only time will tell.
Aldo
Flower Movement series
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New on Pinterest: A Growing Gallery of My Canvas Editions
I recently launched a curated Pinterest gallery dedicated to my Horizons canvas editions — a space to explore how each painting lives within imagined interiors.
Each pin showcases the artwork in clean, minimal settings, designed to highlight the emotion, color, and scale of the piece. Whether you’re a collector, designer, or simply curious, I invite you to follow along as I build this evolving visual archive.
Explore the full collection: Canvas Editions
Thank you for being part of this creative journey — more to come.
Aldo
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Why I Created Canvas Editions of the Horizons Series
For a long time, I resisted the idea of reproducing my paintings. But as more people reached out asking about owning a piece of my work, I realized there’s value in making art more accessible — without compromising the integrity of the original.
That’s why I created the Canvas Editions of the Horizons series.
These are open edition archival canvas prints, stretched and ready to hang, available in three sizes:
- Studio Edition (24×30 in)
- Gallery Edition (30×40 in)
- Collector’s Edition (36×48 in)
Each piece is professionally printed to preserve the color, texture, and atmosphere that define the original paintings. Whether you’re just starting to collect art or have followed my work for years, this is an opportunity to bring a lasting piece into your space.
Canvas Editions – Studio, Gallery, and Collector sizes
To celebrate the launch, I’m offering free shipping through June 16 — no code needed.
You can explore the editions here.
Thank you for your continued support — it means more than you know.
Aldo