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Heroic Greeks. Ancient Greeks holding a spear and an urn, stand heroically. Handmade paper collage.

Link to collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/heroic-greeks-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy

Mindfulness. An elegant woman sits in contemplative meditation. She exudes tranquility and calmness. A surreal portrait collage made of paper with watercolor added.

Link to Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/mindfulness-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy

Flower Head. Elegance and mystery against a blue and gold background. Handmade collage using paper and watercolor.

Link to Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/flower-head-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #playful

Dos Hombres. Portrait of two Spanish men against an abstract background. Elegant, gallant, youthful and handsome. Handmade collage using paper and watercolor.

Link to Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/dos-hombres-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #ErnestoBeckford #SurrealArt #LGBT

Couple Under Stars. Star-crossed lovers, under a canopy of stars and in a sea of love. Handmade collage from paper and watercolor. Good night everyone.

Link to Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/couple-under-stars-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #romanticart

Bow Tie. Putting on the finishing touches for a night out in the town: a feathered headdress, wig, gold-leaf mascara, a fancy suit, and a bow tie. Now ready to dance. Handmade collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/bow-tie-art-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #Art #bowtie

Saint Sebastian Martyr. Saint Sebastian was an early Christian saint and martyr. He was tied to a tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill him. This unique collage updates San Sebastian to show the beauty of his martyrdom. Handmade collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/saint-sebastian-martyr-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #Art #saints

I Hear Sirens Calling. That crossroad in our lives, when we hear the sirens calling, and we wonder whether to follow them or plug our ears and move on a different path. Handmade collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/i-hear-sirens-calling-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #Art #sirens

Saint Sebastian Martyr. Saint Sebastian was an early Christian saint and
martyr. He was tied to a tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill
him. This unique collage updates San Sebastian to show the beauty of his
martyrdom. Handmade collage.

Link to Collage:

https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/saint-sebastian-martyr-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #Art #Saints

Bow Tie. Putting on the finishing touches for a night out in the town: a
feathered headdress, wig, gold-leaf mascara, a fancy suit, and a bow tie.
Now ready to dance. Handmade collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/bow-tie-art-
ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #Art #bow tie

Saint Sebastian Martyr. Saint Sebastian was an early Christian saint and
martyr. He was tied to a tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill
him. This unique collage updates San Sebastian to show the beauty of his
martyrdom. Handmade collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/saint-
sebastian-martyr-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #Art #Saints

I Hear Sirens Calling. That crossroad in our lives, when we hear the sirens
calling, and we wonder whether to follow them or plug our ears and move
on a different path. Handmade collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/i-hear-sirens-
calling-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #Art #sirens

Bow Tie. Putting on the finishing touches for a night out in the town: a feathered headdress, wig, gold-leaf mascara, a fancy suit, and a bow tie. Now ready to dance. Handmade collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/bow-tie-art-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #Art #bowtie

Saint Sebastian Martyr. Saint Sebastian was an early Christian saint and martyr. He was tied to a tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill him. This unique collage updates San Sebastian to show the beauty of his martyrdom. Handmade collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/saint-sebastian-martyr-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #Art #saints

I Hear Sirens Calling. That crossroad in our lives, when we hear the sirens calling, and we wonder whether to follow them or plug our ears and move on a different path. Handmade collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/i-hear-sirens-calling-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #Art #sirens

Flowers and Bird. A beautiful arrangement of flowers in a delicate glass vase, filled to the top with water, and a little bird sitting at the foot of the vase. Handmade collage made from paper and watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/flowers-and-bird-ernesto-beckford.html

#gifts #RetiredAttorney #vase

Dog and Man. A middle-aged man sits with his boots on the chair, sharing time with his yellow lab. A calming portrait of domesticity. Hand cut collage with watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/dog-and-man-ernesto-beckford.html

#gifts #RetiredAttorney #domestic

Dressed for a Walk in a Surreal World. A man who is both young and old, both muscular and delicate, is dressed for a walk in a surreal landscape with palm trees and baroque fountains. Paper collage with watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/dressed-for-a-walk-in-a-surreal-world-ernesto-beckford.html

#gifts #RetiredAttorney #lgbt

Garden Flowers. Flowery creatures in a garden of flowers. Handmade collage using paper and watercolor.

Link to the Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/garden-flowers-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #ErnestoBeckford #SurrealArt #Flowers #FlowerArt

The Red Wig. During the 1960’s, upper middle class women in Buenos Aires Argentina wore fashionable wigs and expensive clothes. I think the wigs were a way to hide from the brutality around us. The eyes express lost hope and disillusionment. The red rose in her hand is a grasp at beauty. Water color collage.

Link to the Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/the-red-wig-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #ErnestoBeckford #SurrealArt

Crown of Feathers. A beautiful woman looks at you sideways, displaying her crown of feathers. Collage using paper and watercolor.

Link to the Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/crown-of-feathers-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #ErnestoBeckford #SurrealArt #Feathers

Sitting on Couch. A mother in green dress and skin-revealing clothes sits crossed legged on a comfortable couch, caressing her young daughter. Surreal collage using torn paper and watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/sitting-on-couch-ernesto-beckford.html

#gifts #RetiredAttorney #couch

Troubadour Courtship. Lovely clothing, dresses, juggling pins and humor abound in this collage of a couple on a romantic date. A humorous surreal collage. Made from cut paper.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/troubadour-courtship-ernesto-beckford.html

#gifts #RetiredAttorney #troubadour

Monk in Wild West. A Franciscan monk preaching to Native Americans in the 1800’s in the American west. Surreal handmade collage made from cut paper.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/monk-in-wild-west-ernesto-beckford.html

#gifts #RetiredAttorney #monk

Waiting for the Bus in Angelic Bodies. Two angels waiting for the bus. A haunting but calming collage, handmade from cut paper.

Link to the Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/waiting-for-the-bus-in-angelic-bodies-ernesto-beckford.html

#Mastoart #collage #surreal #gifts #retiredattorney #ernestobeckford #celestial #angelic

Woman with Crucifix. Handmade collage using cut paper, pen and watercolor.

Link to the Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/woman-with-crucifix-ernesto-beckford.html

#Mastoart #collage #surreal #gifts #retiredattorney #ernestobeckford #gothart

Arabian Nights. In the Arabian nights, in the shadows of a quarter moon, I came to know myself. William Beckford, Vathek. Collage from paper, pen and ink. In homage to William.

Link to the Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/arabian-nights-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #ErnestoBeckford #ArabianNights

Alluring Love Art. Collage from paper and watercolor. The young lovers are dressed in Asian-style dresses, including kimonos and flowing robes. They look at us as if they were caught in the middle of running away—and they know that we can see them.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/alluring-love-art-ernesto-beckford.html

#gifts #RetiredAttorney #lovers

Butterfly Royalty. Humorous depiction of a romantic couple in a fairy tale kingdom. The collage is symbolic of love that can be found anywhere—even in our imagination or make-believe worlds.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/butterfly-royalty-ernesto-beckford.html

#gifts #RetiredAttorney #butterfly

Red Moon Love. This collage painting depicts two star-crossed lovers. It's a night for lovers, to be sure. Under the cast of a red moon, you can see the lovers ready to hold hands and kiss. They are lost in each other, completely consumed by their passion and love.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/red-moon-love-ernesto-beckford.html

#gifts #RetiredAttorney #moon

The Scholar. The most important aspect of an analytical book is the bibliography (la bibliografia), buried at the end. For those curious, this particular bibliography comes from page 109 of an art book on Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone. Cut and paste collage with watercolor, set against and old bibliography page that smells of smoke and coffee.

Link to the Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/the-scholar-ernesto-beckford.html

#Mastoart #collage #surreal #gifts #retiredattorney #bibliography

Fragmented Mexican Woman. Portrait of a Mexican woman in cubist style. The hot bright Mexican sun is on the right top corner, illuminating the sandy dessert arid landscape. Her tightly curled hair and full eye brows give a full moon-round face aspect to her portrait. She holds a paper fan made of newspaper, to calm the heat. Paper collage with watercolor.

Link to the Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/fragmented-mexican-woman-ernesto-beckford.html

#Mastoart #collage #watercolour #surreal #gifts #retiredattorney #ernestobeckford #cubism

Celestial Nudes. Classically draped or naked beauties guide the way to the heavens, perhaps through a wormhole time tunnel. Handmade paper collage. (Classical drawings semi-clad)

Link to the Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/celestial-nudes-ernesto-beckford.html

#Mastoart #collage #surreal #gifts #retiredattorney #ernestobeckford #nudes #classical #timetravel #celestial

Meditating Buddhas. This piece explores the beauty of meditation religious pieces from the European Renaissance period and the Chinese Buddhist art period of the Han dynasty. Each religion relished the importance of meditation, which I have combined into a contemporary piece. Paper collage with watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/meditating-buddhas-ernesto-beckford.html

#gifts #RetiredAttorney #meditation

Mirror Mirror. A handsome man in a handsome mirror. Handmade paper collage, using paper, magazines and old books that smell of smoke and coffee.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy

Marie Antoinette. She was known for wearing elaborate, tall wigs. Her piled-high hairstyle was designed by Leonard Autie, and was known as “the pouf.” In this contemporary collage, Marie is shown wearing a “spiral staircase” wig, and she has her arms fully tattooed in roses and carnations. Handmade collage with a background of black acrylic painted on newspaper.

Link to the Collage:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/marie-antoinette-ernesto-beckford.html++

#Mastoart #collage #surreal #gifts #retiredattorney #tattoo+s

Flower Child. In homage to the hippies, flower children, Godspell lovers, Jesus freaks, Woodstock fans, peaceniks, and age of Aquarius young people that were such an enormous influence in my teenage years in the late 60s and early 70s. Watercolor collage.

Link to the Collage:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/flower-child-ernesto-beckford.html

#Mastoart #collage #surreal #gifts #retiredattorney #flowerchild

London Living. An elegant woman, who seems to have stepped out of a Roman mosaic, stands in a London living room, inquisitively looking at you in the eye. Imaginative collage from paper and watercolor.

Link to the Collage:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/london-living-ernesto-beckford.html

#Mastoart #collage #watercolour #surreal #gifts #retiredattorney

Woman and Flower. Portrait of a woman holding a flower. The words on the forehead are a pathway to her thoughts; she is an open book. Handmade collage using paper, newspaper bits and watercolor.

Link to the Collage:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/woman-and-flower-ernesto-beckford.html

#Mastoart #collage #watercolour #surreal #gifts #retiredattorney #flowerart

The Guitar Muse. A muse holding a guitar. Handmade collage.

Link to the Collage:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-guitar-muse-ernesto-beckford.html

#Mastoart #collage #surreal #gifts #retiredattorney #guitar

A Wedding Story. The romantic and carefree bride, the dandy groom, and the no-nonsense father of the bride. Each has a different tale to tell. Handmade collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/a-wedding-story-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #wedding

Victorian Arabesque. Mystical, arabesque figure, in a field of flowers and cupids. Handmade collage with watercolor, combining the Victorian taste for arabesque and floral art.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/victorian-arabesque-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy

Victorian Arabesque. Mystical, arabesque figure, in a field of flowers and cupids. Handmade collage with watercolor, combining the Victorian taste for arabesque and floral art.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/victorian-arabesque-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy

Expelled from the Garden of Eden. An Edenic couple is seen clutching each other as they are expelled from the Garden of Eden. A surreal exploration of the story of expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/expelled-from-the-garden-of-eden-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #eden

Expelled from the Garden of Eden. An Edenic couple is seen clutching each other as they are expelled from the Garden of Eden. A surreal exploration of the story of expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/expelled-from-the-garden-of-eden-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #eden

A Wedding Story. The romantic and carefree bride, the dandy groom, and the no-nonsense father of the bride. Each has a different tale to tell. Handmade collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/a-wedding-story-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #wedding

Flamenco Dancer. A Spanish flamenco dancer (una bailaora), with a fan and a mantilla. Flamenco is closely associated to the gitanos (gypsies) of the Romani ethnicity who have contributed significantly to the flamenco dance. Handmade collage in the cubist style, using paper and watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/flamenco-dancer-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #cubist #flamenco

Flamenco Dancer. A Spanish flamenco dancer (una bailaora), with a fan and a mantilla. Flamenco is closely associated to the gitanos (gypsies) of the Romani ethnicity who have contributed significantly to the flamenco dance. Handmade collage in the cubist style, using paper and watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/flamenco-dancer-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #cubist #flamenco

Cool Contemporary Bronze. Inspired by Greek bronze statutes of athletes from 300 B.C., and the young gods that now grace our fashion magazines. A handsome young warrior, wearing an armor plate, seems to be observing us from the perch of a tree and the clouds. A bit of mystery and Greek nostalgia. Handmade paper collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/cool-contemporary-bronze-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy #classical

Silhouettes At Gallery. Three beauties, ready to paint the town blue, pose for a photograph at an art gallery opening. A large linear and geometrical painting in back of them serves to frame their stylish silhouettes. Surreal paper collage with watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/silhouettes-at-gallery-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy

Turquerie Boy in Yellow Background. Turquerie (sometimes Torquoiserie) was a style of art in Western Europe from the 16th to 18th centuries, imitating aspects of Ottoman art and culture. In this handmade watercolor collage, I present a modern Turkish young man, wearing fashionable Ottoman clothing (robes) from the 18th century. Watercolor and paper collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/turquerie-boy-in-yellow-background-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy

Silhouettes At Gallery. Three beauties, ready to paint the town blue, pose for a photograph at an art gallery opening. A large linear and geometrical painting in back of them serves to frame their stylish silhouettes. Surreal paper collage with watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/silhouettes-at-gallery-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy

Turquerie Boy in Yellow Background. Turquerie (sometimes Torquoiserie) was a style of art in Western Europe from the 16th to 18th centuries, imitating aspects of Ottoman art and culture. In this handmade watercolor collage, I present a modern Turkish young man, wearing fashionable Ottoman clothing (robes) from the 18th century. Watercolor and paper collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/turquerie-boy-in-yellow-background-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy

Cool Contemporary Bronze. Inspired by Greek bronze statutes of athletes from 300 B.C., and the young gods that now grace our fashion magazines. A handsome young warrior, wearing an armor plate, seems to be observing us from the perch of a tree and the clouds. A bit of mystery and Greek nostalgia. Handmade paper collage.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/cool-contemporary-bronze-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy #classical

Park Bench. An angel sitting on a park bench, on a beautiful June day in Central Park. Handmade collage using paper bits and watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/park-bench-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy

Park Bench. An angel sitting on a park bench, on a beautiful June day in Central Park. Handmade collage using paper bits and watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/park-bench-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy

Angel at Home. Even angels must rest at the end of long workday. Handmade collage using paper bits and watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/angel-at-home-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy #angels

Angels at Rest. At the end of the day, a Mother Angel and her Angel Son relax in a solid embrace laying down on their living room pillows. Handmade collage with watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/angels-at-rest-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy#angels

Angels at Rest. At the end of the day, a Mother Angel and her Angel Son relax in a solid embrace laying down on their living room pillows. Handmade collage with watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/angels-at-rest-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy#angels

Angel at Home. Even angels must rest at the end of long workday. Handmade collage using paper bits and watercolor.

Link to Collage: https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/angel-at-home-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArt #collage #surreal #gifts #RetiredAttorney #SurrealArt #artsy #angels