Two Paintings by John Andro Avendano
Top Image: “Blue Maze”, Ink, Acrylic, Chalk and Newspaper on Paper, 2007; Bottom Image: “Sex 1″, Oil on Canvas, 2012
John Andro Avendano was born into an artistic family in Arleta, California in 1959. His mother painted and his brothers drew; so from an early age, he has been a focused artist. He did not settle on just one artistic medium but developed many forms of expressing art.
In the late 1970’s, John Avendano gave up ownership in his construction company to become a full-time artist. These were lean times and he would often give away art for food. For several years he worked under Hal Reed who learned his techniques by studying under Nicolai Fechen and by working at Walt Disney Studios in Las Angeles. Avendano was Hal Reed’s assistant for five years at the Art League of Las Angeles while perfecting his skill of color theory, composition, and anatomy. Avendano later taught art at the Art League and at several elementary schools in the Los Angeles area.