René Serrano Rodriguez Blog

Dame de Bruxelles *M20260110 Mixed media / Canvas 120 X 80 cm (47 X 31 In) 2026 The Off-Hours: This series emerges as a creative intermission—a deliberate shift from abstract painting toward the immediacy of figure drawing. Utilizing colored pencil and graphite over flat color planes, these portraits honor a lineage of formative mentors, idols, and friends who have shaped the artist’s visual vocabulary. Rather than standard likenesses, these figures operate as hypothetical icons positioned between authentic memory and fiction. Drawing from pop culture and art history, each portrait samples, layers, and remixes historical motifs with personal iconography. The restraint of the medium—minimalist, graphic, and direct—mirrors the spirit of a "holiday" or rest period: an unburdening of studio routine that makes room for play, homage, and spontaneous mark-making. Ultimately, the series acts as both an affectionate tribute and a study on how artistic influence is continually digested...

My Top 4 Records I’m making this post to answer a “coffee question” from my dad: What are my four favorite albums? Or rather, the most challenging ones I’ve come across. So I decided to treat this exercise somewhat formally, simply for the pleasure of doing it well. First of all, I should say that I’m NOT a record collector; more than a music lover I’m an audiophile—and in that sense, a bit of a “hoarder.” I’ve never counted them (and I don’t intend to), but I’ll share a photo of what I have. They’re not many, really, but they make up the soundtrack of my life. I’ll start with the four albums I would take with me to a desert island: 1.- Abbey Road . Formally, it’s the last studio album recorded by  the Beatles , since Let It Be was “shelved” amid various complications and released more as an epilogue.  I own several editions, and my favorite is the 2019 remastered version. I should add that the first time I went to London, my very first activity in the morning was to go a...