Thank you to all of you that joined me during the vernissage. It was a great afternoon at the Shenkman Arts Centre. Amazing art complex.
The exhibition will be up until January 10th. If you are planing to visit the gallery let me know. I will be happy to be there.
From URBANO BEATS Inauguration, posted by Claudia Salguero Art on 12/05/2011 (18 items)
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Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago.
Downtown is a whole organism in itself and we are all part of it. We circulate in it like particles charged with energy (positive or negative as we choose) and in order to function we interact with objects like concrete, buildings, light poles and signs. They are permanently watching us, supporting us, basically bearing us yet we seldom stop to notice them. Painting stroke by stroke over my photographs and printing on aluminum, I add by hand what my camera can’t capture: all those existing vibrations, sounds, energy and connections between the city and us. This is my Downtown Aluminum Series printed on aluminum, a medium that completes this materialistic idea of becoming part of the city, its energy, its urban rush.
Click in the image to see some of my latest creations.

Posted 6 months, 1 week ago.
Great inauguration in Montreal! Two days meeting interesting people and amazing artists. My Downtown Aluminum series will be there permanently. Ambiance Gallery represents me now.
Maravillosa inauguracion de la Galeria en Montreal. Dos dias conociendo gente interesante y artistas maravillosos. My coleccion Downtown Aluminum Series se expone permanentemente en Ambiance, galeria que actualmente me representa .


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Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago.
Tow nights SOLD OUT! Thank you all for your good energy and joy!!
These two nights were full of good vibes and joy going back and forth between us and our audience. That was magical!!!
I had the best public and my band is the best band ever!!
THANK YOU Shey Hunt and Sandro Ferreira (background vocals), Ivan Matte (bass) Izzy Martines (guitar) SIlvio Modolo (piano, accordion, guitar, tabaquino, etc, etc) Alvaro de Minaya (drums and percussion), Luis Abanto (flutes), Jasmin Lalande (sax) and thank you Juan Luis Vasquez (percussion and production) for your professionalism, vision, faith and unconditional love.





Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago.

COREL PAINTER 12 FOR BEGINNERS
Learn how to transform your photographs into paintings by using and expanding your creativity to unexpected levels with Corel Painter.
Painter is a software created by artists for artists. It is an intuitive and sensible tool that allows you to emulate traditional media and combine it with amazing digital tools taking you to unlimited and unimagined levels of creativity and expression.
As a Corel Painter Master, I will guide you through Painter providing you with the knowledge and resources to create digital images with balanced composition, artistic expression and unlimited digital artistic possibilities. As a fine-artist I will also guide you through the process of enhancing you creations by hand, working with real brushes on the physical canvas.
No previous painting experience is required.
PAINTER 12 WORKSHOP CALENDAR:
Painter 12 for beginners
-May 10 – 13
-Oct 18 – 21
Workshop schedule:
Day 1: 1:00 to 5:00pm
Day 2, 3 and 4: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Fee: $ 750
Location: CLAUDIA SALGUERO STUDIO & GALLERY, Ottawa ON, Canada.
Registration on a first come, first serve basis. Space is limited to 8 students per class.
For motivation and a better idea of the Painter creative process, visit my web site website at www.claudiasalguero.com, click on “Claudia on TV” and watch “CTV REGIONAL CONTACT” and “ROGERS OTTAWA LIVING” featuring my art creations using Painter.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
You will learn:
- How to set up Painter and your Wacom tablet for optimum efficiency, creativity and personal preferences.
- How to manage you workflow to keep your files organized and available.
- How to install, explore, choose, control and customize brushes, palettes and art materials.
- How to use cloning capabilities.
- Give life to your painting through the use of papers, textures, layers and colors beyond cloning capabilities.
- Increase the richness in color and texture through use of tone, value, saturation, focus, and contour sharpness.
- How to use and understand the new Painter 12 interface (Painter 12 workshop)
- How to use the Corel Painter 12 new features: Mirror painting, Kaleidoscope magic tools, real watercolor and wet oil tools, and more.
- How to transform your photograph into an artwork using Painter traditional media tools.
- In a few words: how to create amazing art from photographs using tools that literally go beyond reality…!
Workshop includes:
Your own creation printed on canvas.
Gallery bars for canvas stretching.
Acrylics and brushes provided for hands-on experience.
DAY 1
Introduction to Painter 12 and set up
The Wacom tablet
Corel Painter Interface
Customizing Painter
Exploring tools
DAY 2
The creative process part 1
Selection of a photo
The story behind the image
Composition- Color theory
Creating/ personalizing brushes and papers
Creating the basic image: Cloning, Under-painting
DAY 3
The creative process part 2
Creativity and expression
Color making
Lights and shadows
The magic of layers: transforming/combining
Color enhancement. Special effects
DAY 4
The stroke-by-stroke hands-on experience
Learn how to stretch your canvas on bars.
Learn how to enhance your printed creation with real acrylic brushes. And do it!
What to bring:
- Computer: a Mac or a Windows, laptop or desktop PC. Mac OS X or Windows XP or Vista, with as much RAM as you can afford (at least 500 MB recommended) and at least 5 GB free hard drive space recommended to store your data.
- Corel Painter 12 software installed and working in your computer. (For purchase, upgrades or trial downloads visit www.corel.com).
- Wacom tablet (Intuos or Bamboo models will work) 6 x 8 inches or bigger. Please install the latest Wacom driver, which you can download from www.wacom.com.
- Digital photos that you’d like to transform into paintings. Recommended formats: jpg, tiff, or psd. Recommended size: Minimum 5 x 7 inches 300 dpi.
- Your meals/diet: Participants are responsible for their own meals/diet. Kitchen facilities are available. Coffee, tea and snacks provided.
CLAUDIA SALGUERO STUDIO & GALLERY
Tel (613)680-4560
claudia@claudiasalguero.com
www.claudiasalguero.com
MORE WORKSHOPS!
Painter 11 for beginners
-May 15 – 18
PRIVATE LESSONS
For those who prefer personal training
Painter 12 or Painter 11
Fee: $120/hour
Please contact Claudia to get your Registration Form, Pay Pal payment instructions and accommodation information if needed.
Posted 8 months, 1 week ago.

Galerie D’Art Ambiance, Quartier des Arts, Montreal
81, St-Paul Est/East, Montréal, QC H2Y 3R1
www.galerieambiance.com
Posted 9 months, 1 week ago.
When visiting to Montreal take a stroll in beautiful Old Montreal and drop by Galerie D’Art Ambiance located at No. 81 St Paul E. which now features my latest series on Aluminum.
Galerie D’Art Ambiance is the latest addition to the Le Bourget group of art galleries in Montreal. This group of galleries located in the heart of the Quartier des Arts on Saint-Paul Street has made its mark over the years for its enlightened choice of Québec, Canadian and international artists. I am delighted to have been invited to join the artists represented by Galerie D’Art Ambiance.
Click on the image to go to my portfolio at Galerie D’art Ambiance.
More images on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/claudia_salguero/5980586181/in/set-72157625283619416/
Posted 9 months, 1 week ago.
One of the Latin-American Boleros I interpreted at the Ottawa’s NAC last April. All proceeds from my concert went to “Fundacion Ayuda a la Infancia en Colombia” http://www.fondation-aide-enfants.org/english.htm
Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago.
Thank you all for your words, e-mails, phone calls and even flowers!
I couldn’t ask for more support from friends and public in general or for better musicians! Thank you Sylvio Modolo (piano), Alvaro de Minaya (lead percussion), Izzy Martinez (guitar), Julio Cesar Reyes (bass), Jasmin Lalande (sax), Luis Abanto (flutes) and of course Juan Luis Vasquez (secondary percussion) for his vision and impeccable production.
Want to hear some live songs from the concert and see some pictures?
Visit my page at MY SPACE:
http://www.myspace.com/claudia_salguero#!/claudia_salguero/music
See you all soon and hope you can make it for my next concerts: National Arts Center “4th Stage” Sep 8th and 9th, 2011.
You will get news about this…

Posted 1 year ago.
This is so exiting!
My concert is almost SOLD OUT!

Click in the image to get to the National Arts Centre web site.
Posted 1 year, 2 months ago.