EARLY WORK
Andean Misty Landscapes
Bosque Nublado Andino
Paintings of Nature by Juan Bernal
Brumas
Mist
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cmt.
Andean lanscape with mist
The poetic and sublime visions of the old masters make me feel an intense emotion, which to me should be the goal of a true artist.
Nube Perezosa
Lazy Cloud
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cmt.
Landscape with fog
Arroyo
Brook
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cmts.
Bosque nublado andino
Perfumes de Montana
Mountain Perfumes
Oil on canvas, 60 x 90 cmts.
Rain forest
El Toche
Oil on canvas, 90 x 60 cmts.
Images of nature
Lotos y Reflejos
Waterlilies and Reflections
Oil on canvas, 120 x 60 cmts.
Waterlilies pond
Gigantes de los Andes
Andean Giants
Oil on canvas, 70 x 120 cmts.
Cocora, palmas de cera
Camino de Eucaliptos
Eucalyptus Path
Oil on canvas, 60 x 90 cmts.
Trail with trees
Cerro de la Teta
Breast Mountain
Oil on canvas, 70 x 120 cmts.
Palmas de cera
Bosque Nublado Andino
Misty Andean Landscape
Oil on canvas, 90 x 120 cmts.
Xeroxilum Quiindiuensis
Serenidad
Serenity
Oil on canvas, 60 x 120 cmts.
Paintings of nature
EARLY WORK.
Landscapes, paisajes
by Juan Bernal
I was born in Medellin, Colombia and raised on a farm in Envigado, a nearby town, where I lived until I was 12 years old. This farm was my maternal grandmother’s botanical garden, she traveled a lot, always bringing seeds from her trips, consequently there was a huge variety of ornamental, fruit-bearing trees and flowering plants. Intermingled with the trees, taking advantage of their shade were her favorite plants: the orchids of which she had hundreds of native and exotic species. They were also my favorite, not only for their spectacular designs and color patterns with mysterious similarities with insects, but their unique scents and properties.
Some of my most cherished memories come from the early morning, watching the fog rise as the sun warmed the land. I remember - and miss - the smell of wet soil and the perfume of the mountains, enhanced by the vibrant hues of the flowers. I also long for the scent of the stables, the combination of the smells: horse manure, hay, the fresh cut grass and the sugar cane used to feed the cattle and the horses.
These are the origins of my love for Mother Nature and the reason why my work is about its beauty and the importance of preserving the enviroment.
