Abril Andrade Griffith 
Big-Eye Artist

I was born in the year 1982,

My curiosity in art began at an early age. You would always find me drawing dolls and action figures

Thanks to my very supportive mother, who never put any limits on my creativity and imagination, I was
exposed to art books and became fascinated with drawing what I could capture from them..

After being accepted to a foreign Fine art school in Lleida, Spain, I moved away from my family and became more interested in painting every waking hour.

Inspired by my brother Carlos, who travelled as much as he could and lived life to the fullest, I continued traveling and meeting interesting artist around Europe, making friends and learning from others.

Working with different artist and styles inspired me to create a fantasy of surreal creatures with enormous eyes.

With a few shows coming up, I try to keep myself as busy as I can, but I am always up to new challenges.

Those I draw inspiration from include: my husband Matt Griffith, Salvador Dali , Jason daquino, Mark Ryden, Colin and Sas Christian, Joe Capobianco, Frida Kahlo ,Marion peck, Trevor Brown, Gig, Margaret keane ,Octavio Ocampo, Diego Rivera. Leonardo da Vinci, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jackson Pollock. 

Abril Andrade Griffith
aka Zachiel

http://www.myspace.com/zachiel
www.abrilandrade.com

I create out of joy and this reflects in my work, a fantasy of creatures are born each time I pick up a brush and start painting, I give life to enormous eye characters. The medium employed is acrylic paint with concentrated oil based paint crème.

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