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Luis F. Rodriguez
was born in Isabela, Puerto Rico and left the island with his mother
and brother in 1958. He was raised in Brooklyn, New York in the East
New York/Brownsville neighborhood. He always had an interest in art
and studied on his own and via a correspondence art instruction
school. In 1966, he received a full scholarship to Brandeis
University and in 1970 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
While at the University he continued to take classes in art. In
addition, he read about art and different artists to learn all he
could about the subject.
Rodriguez worked
for the state of Massachusetts for 3 1/2 years after graduating from
school. In April 1973, he was hired by the federal government to
conduct civil rights investigations. He became a Supervisor of
Investigations after 10 years as an Investigator and remained in
that position until he retired on June 2004. A year prior to his
retirement he was painting and selling most of his art work.
Gloria E. Barreto
was born in Moca, Puerto Rico. Gloria's family moved to Brooklyn,
New York in 1970 to the Flatbush area. Gloria worked as a Certified
Nursing Assistant from 1989 to 1999 when she became Executive
Administrative Assistant for different organizations. Gloria studied
art in Tampa, Florida where she enhanced her art skills. She
dedicates her art work to her beloved mother, Luz Maria; her two
wonderful sons Milton Steven and Martin James; her best friend,
Virginia; and, most importantly, to her husband, Luis, for his love,
motivation, support, and expertise.
Gloria and Luis met and married in Florida.
They share much in common including their passionate interest in
art. Gloria and her husband focus on creating paintings that relate
to the Puerto Rico’s past and present.
Gloria and Luis love the island of Puerto Rico
so much that while on vacation in 2004 they decided to pack their
belongings and move to the Island. In
January 2005, they moved from Seffner, Florida to Aguadilla, Puerto
Rico where they
immediately began to paint full time and sell their paintings. Both
Luis and Gloria use acrylics for their beautiful art. Their interest
has always been "estampas" of Puerto Rico.
Their art has been well received and
appreciated throughout the United States and other countries. |
