Cristian Barreno Art

Big thanks to my friend Cathy Uhersky for recommending my name for this fantastic event. Congratulations to all the amazing artists in the province! your work and dedication is inspiring and a key component of our communities.

SK Arts - 2024 Recognized Artists SK Arts provides funding and support to the arts for the benefit of all people in Saskatchewan.

Good day amigos,
Pop by Bushwakker Brewing Company in Regina during the month of May to check out a few of my paintings. Two of them are originals and one is a print 😄. Big thanks to this awesome pub for featuring our art every year. I have been able to reach new audiences and have made good friends along the way.

The Bushwakker LOCAL ARTS WALL for the month of May features CRISTIAN BARRENO! Cristian is a visual artist based in Regina, Saskatchewan. He was born and raised in Guatemala where he created his first oil and acrylic paintings. His artwork often pays tribute to his roots by using bright colours and creative patterns and compositions. Many of his creations are semi-realistic landscapes or wildlife. He also paints portraits that celebrate the legacy and culture of many familiar faces.
Some of his work is part of the art collection at First Nations University of Canada. He has been part of multiple community projects and is always interested in learning new art forms such as carving and sculpting. He is always willing to challenge himself to new projects and continues to learn from his personal work and from other artists who inspire him every day.
Enjoy Cristian’s colourful works all this month!

Wow, it has been 7 years since I painted this piece!

"Wolves"
Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 36"

See you at Frost Fest 2024!

Check out my two latest pieces at Bushwakker Brewing Company. They will be on display all month of April. Happy spring!

The Bushwakker LOCAL ARTIST WALL for the month of April features the works of CRISTIAN BARRENO. Cristian was born and raised in Guatemala, a country known for its deep roots with the Mayan Culture. This rich heritage has influenced and inspired Cristian since he first started painting using oils and acrylics back in the mid-nineties. Thanks to the help of his brother, Cristian moved to Canada in 2002 and pursued a Bachelor in Business Administration. Since his first weeks in Canada he continued developing his passion for painting and drawing. His themes and colors have constantly evolved, maintaining vivid colors, nonetheless. In each work he tries to achieve story telling or at least provoke a happy smile. During the past few years his wife Addy has been a great comrade in developing new ideas on blank canvases. He is very honoured to see the recognition he has gained in Regina, and plans to continue exploring this skill and encourage others to try creating art. Enjoy his vibrant, colourful works all this month!

Addy and I are happy to invite you to our first art show of the year! Thank you to Rumour Handcraft Gallery for hosting this exhibition. Art will be displayed from March 20 to the 26 and the reception will be on Friday March 24. We hope to see you there!

Check out FROST Regina in its final weekend. Lots of cool things happening! In the picture, is my snow sculpture for this year! It survived the warm days :)

We are ready for another great weekend of FROST Regina !

There is so much to do at our Frost hub today, so come check it out from 11:00 to 6:00!

🧊 Special Olympics Saskatchewan will be at our Frost hub today from 11:30 to 2:00 with the Polar Plunge! Come watch, plunge, and support the event in support of Saskatchewan Special Olympics!

⛸ Public Skating at the Rink @ City Square will be happening from 11:00 to 6:00. There will also be a live DJ performing from 2:00 to 5:00!

🥌 Try out crokicurl from 11:00 to 6:00! Crokicurl is sponsored by Grand Slam of Curling

❄️ Heritage Regina will be on site from 1:00 to 2:00 with their talk on Frank Lloyd Wright in Winter! Join John Robinson as he discusses one of the great American Architects.

📖 Regina Public Library will be on site from 2:30 to 4:00! At 2:30, there will be a Warm Up Dance Party for kids, and then at 3:00 there will be Indigenous Storytelling. Join in for stories of four important Métis leaders from SUNTEP Regina Students with puppets!

❄️ Creative City Centre will be on site from 4:00 to 6:00 with Hand and Stick Games. Perfect for all ages!

Finally, if you are looking for more, Frost After Dark is happening! Stop by The Cure Kitchen + Bar , Lancaster Taphouse , O'Hanlon's Irish Pub or the The Fat Badger for their live entertainment!

Two of my pieces will be featured on a cool projection Regina Downtown is preparing for next week. Check them out if you are around the area 🏈🏈

Starting next week, on November 15th, when you drive by the NCO Building on 2500 Victoria Avenue you will see something special!

To celebrate the Grey Cup, we partnered with Nuit Blanche Regina to create a digital art projection display that features a variety of artists!

This project is also supported by: Saskatchewan Roughriders , Economic Development Regina, and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame !

Artists featured:
🏈 Geanna Dunbar
🏈 Kayla Hanson
🏈Mackenzy Vida
🏈Rawry and Pohly
🏈 Nicole Chen
🏈 Mia McLean
🏈 Joanne Churko
🏈 Madison Pascal
🏈 Cristian Barreno
🏈 Erickka Patmore
🏈 Dana James
🏈 Jason Robins

Come see the projections live until the 20th of November!

Check out Addy’ art this month at Bushwakker Brewing Company.

The Bushwakker LOCAL ARTS WALL October Featured Artist is ADRIANA MALDONADO!
Adriana (Addy) Maldonado is a self- taught visual artist born and raised in Orizaba, Veracruz México. She creates art using different mediums such as acrylic paintings, watercolors, crocheting and more recently, beading. She defines her work as Mexican Folk Art (Art from the heart); the art of ordinary folk to express a cultural identity. Addy loves to paint Mexican cultural icons such as Catrinas (Sugar Skulls), El Corazon (the Heart), Piñatas to name a few. Her love for pets and nature is also represented in her paintings and other art pieces. She often uses vibrant colors to showcase her Mexican style.
In 2012, Addy moved to Regina, Saskatchewan where she now resides. Addy’s love for her native country, culture and roots inspired her to create her first projects here in Regina. Memories of her childhood living with her grandparents in a small town in Mexico are also a source of inspiration for Addy. She often allows her creativity to take her to explore new mediums. Living on the prairies has also opened a new window of ideas and more inspiration to create art.
Enjoy Addy's colourful works all this month. Love the Mando painting!

Lopez.lopez bringing fresh creations to Regina. Now on display at Agave Authentic Mexican Grill. Do you own a Lopez original yet?

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Too accurate 🤦‍♂️

One of my Bourdain’s canvas prints has found a home at . Thank you

Hello friends and family. It is a great honor for me to share with you the fantastic work of Scott McLeod. Scott lives in Radville SK., where he has done rock carving almost all his life. His work is truly remarkable and I had the privilege of meeting him and his wife Geeta about ten years ago. Unfortunately Geeta passed away a few months ago, so art has been like a therapy for Scott to cope with the loss of his beloved Geeta.
Scott has always been fascinated with Mayan culture and asked me sometime ago if I could draw something for a 9 feet tall rock. I based my drawing on the deity Gukumatz who is one of the creators in Maya mythology. Mayans associated Gukumatz and his form of a serpent with the natural cycles of life such as life and death, day and night, the cycles of time, to name a few. This design is a humble tribute to Gukumatz and all it represents.
During the past months I have witnessed Scott’s process of creating a carving of this dimension. It requires a high level of skill, talent and physical effort. Scott often mentions that the man is only the instrument of what the rock hides behind. It is very cool to think that there is now a Mayan carving in Radville Saskatchewan. Stay tuned, hopefully we can bring this sculpture to Regina.

“Heart of Sky and Heart of Earth”
Acrylic on Canvas 36” x 48”

Each day Indigenous Mayans thank to the Heart of Sky and Heart of Earth for a new day, for family and friends, and for all blessings Mother Earth provides. Humans are just as equal as all living beings around us, water, earth, air. If we damage those elements, we are damaging ourselves.
These philosophies were very present with me as I was working on this painting. The Sky and and the Earth has such a magnificent beauty here in the prairies.