Art of the SouthWest

Arturo Ramirez is a Southwestern Artist who found his niche painting on Gourds. Being a native of New Mexico, Arturo is the Southwest.

Arturo paints gourds that are one of a kind. They are all hand painted by Arturo and he does this free-hand! There are no two alike. EVER! Each piece is a Unique, One-of-a-Kind Creation!

With the help of his family, Arturo actually starts each creation with the planting of the gourd seeds in his backyard.

Here are a few pictures of some of his work. Someday I will take pictures of the garden and of him getting the gourds ready for painting. Below is a picture of Arturo at a show in Santa Fe. Notice the detail of his work on the gourds. Arturo cuts out the tops into different shapes to bring a further uniqueness to his work.

UPDATE: I created this site back in the early 90's and lots has changed since then. Now, my webpage is a tad old fashioned! HUH? How time flies..........Arturo has been discovered as the AMAZING Artist his family knew he was and my Gorgeous Son is now building & hosting webpages for his own Clients. Here is the website my son is currently working on featuring Arturo! GourdsByArturo! Please Visit for more of Arturo's AMAZING Artistic Talent!!! And for my Son's IT Expertise, (and to see an example of a "current" webpage) you may find him at his site, Jacob A. M. Hall at ABQBitcoins!

May You Indulge in Your Passion and Thank You!!!

Here are some other interesting links to check out:

Hi - my name is Angela and Arturo is my brother. I am Retired! I retired from The University of New Mexico. I was a Systems Analyst, aka Systems Administrator, at IT, Information Technologies. My final act at UNM was as the Manager of the Student Field Agent Program which we created and implemented! I also became Certified as a Paralegal and sometimes work free lance in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Our hometown is Springer, New Mexico, a small ranching community in the north eastern part of the state. I love that place!

Here is a picture of my friends and I, Angela, Madonna & Mela at the Krewe of Orpheous' Mardi Gras Ball in New Orleans, officially called Orpheuscapade. I was fortunate enough to be asked to be a member of the Krewe of Orpheous by a wonderful friend and I took my friends. I was on the largest and last float, Zeus!!! The Krewe of Orpheous' spectacular appearance and the Orpheuscapade is always held on the evening of Lundi Gras. Here is a great link for more MardiGras!

Here are some pictures of my son and I on our vacation to Scotland . We ended our trip in Edinburgh at the Military Tattoo!! AWESOME!!!

Cli$ for Albuquerque, New Mexico Forecast

Here are some of my choice links:

Please send any comments you may have to: aramire@unm.edu (Angela)

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