About Me

•  As far back as I can remember, growing up in my native Colombia, I have always loved to draw and paint. 
• I had a FANTASTIC  art teacher (Mrs. Corret RIP) who taught me the techniques and I did the rest.
• This passion grew as I became older. 
• I pursued engineering in college in Colombia and later came back to the USA to earn a master’s degree in USF.
• Art has been my sanctuary of peace, my canvas to capture the beauty around me, a tool for working on inventions, a space to nurture my creativity, and a way to bring joy and inspiration to others by drawing or sculpting their loved ones in various media. Enjoy some of my work!

• I grew up on a farm, loving horses. Don't be surprised if you see many of them here. 
• I have learned all the techniques simply by trying it out and learning as i go.
• "Art books" and "How to books" are my biggest and most loved possession.
• All the wood i used for carving comes from donations. People had to cut their trees and need to get rid off the cut pieces.
• The first time i did such recycling i was naive to think that i could put a 300 lb wood block in my truck. Luckily, the people who were cutting the tree had mercy on me and help me to bring it home for a small fee. 
• The completed piece take years because you have to wait for the wood to dry, age, crack and finally settle,

The two biggest achievements that i have had with art happened while being in the USA:

• I am a 16 y/o foreign exchange student in Woodbine, Iowa, USA and I WON! the WHS SENIOR ART AWARD.
• Many years later, I am completing my MSEM at USF in Tampa, FL. I participated in an open city art competition to celebrate the 500 years of the discovery of America
• I participated with two paintings and this painting WON AS BEST OF SHOW AND ALSO MONEY.  I was on the news in the Tampa Tribune giving all the details.
• You can see the second submitted painting under OILs titled ""Vision of the new world"- Indian view and Spanish view. 
• Who would of thought that this "two view in one painting idea", would become the origin of a very successful book i wrote and illustrated years later, called "My . OF VIEW" that you can find in amazon.com in multiple languages.
• Or you can find the book link in my website attached next: https://augustosilvabookpress.com/

• I was running out of money for my last semester of my masters in Engineering management in USF and the university staff learned about my drawing skills, and that i was looking for money to pay my university. They kindly asked me to paint children and relatives (alive and gone) to give as presents to their friends and loved ones.
• I was able to graduate thanks to my art and to those amazing lady friends that i will never forget.
• I am 100% God was there manipulating and orchestrating all the right strings as always.
• I was grateful then and now when i hear positive comments from my customers