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"Art is not what you see but what you make others see"...Degas
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Hector Santiago comes from a family of artists. His mom and brother are also Artists. Hector started drawing as a young child when he would watch his abuelo doodling animals on paper. Soon thereafter, art became his passion. It continued through elementary, junior high, high school and eventually enrolling at the University of South Florida, where he achieved a BA in Fine Arts. He also has an AS in Commercial Art/Advertising from Florida Metropolitan University in Tampa.
He has participated in various arts & craft shows as well as a community gallery in Tampa, Florida. He has experimented with various forms of art including Acrylics, Watercolors, Spray Paints, and Oils. He has extensive experience working in Digital Media using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Website Builder, and Video Editing softwares. Professionally, he has 15+ years of experience as a Graphic Artist. After nearly 30 years of living in the Tampa Bay community, Hector has relocated to the Austin, Texas area.
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Hector loves music and you can see this in many of his musical instrument paintings. He also likes to experiment with colors and various subject matter as you can see in the King Tut Painting on the right as well as the Horse and Lion paintings above. One of the paintings that means the most to Hector is the Homeless Child seen here. |
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In 2018, the San Diego Comic Con selected one of Hector's paintings to be displayed in their guide book. See photos on left. You can also see a time lapse video of Hector painting Frankenstein in the Videos Tab. |
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In 2018, 2 of Hector's paintings were selected to be displayed at Amelie Arena, home of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 2018-2019 season. To the left is Hector with Lightning owner Jeff Vinik along with the 2 paintings selected. Hector wanted to incorporate the Lightning logo within the paintings. In the first painting, Hector portrayed Frankenstein in a Lightning Hockey uniform as if he was part of the roster. Although difficult to see, the background has lightning bolts that glow in the dark. Please see below video. In the second painting, Hector wanted to add the Lightning mascot, Thunderbug in a bus along with some doggie friends! Also visit www.ArtsThatsSpeak.com to view more paintings
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