http://www.lamberto.com/ Fine art for Collectors, Home Owners and Businesses en-US Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:17:12 GMT Lamberto.com Blog Lamberto.com Blog http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=49 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=49 I was about 3 years old when my grandmother, whom I called Mamá Maria, came to me and opened up an old, rusty metal suitcase, filled with lots of old school notebooks. Inside those notebooks, were pages and pages of drawings that her son, my uncle... Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:04:37 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=48 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=48 I would like to share a story about this painting. Years ago a friend asked if I could do an "age progression" painting of his stepson, who had passed away at the tender age of 7, due to an illness. Being that I had never done that, I was a little... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:25:45 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=47 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=47 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas - Another MILESTONE; The Texas Almanac 66th Edition not only depicts my painting of Willie Nelson, it is also my wife's best edition ever! You will have to see for yourself, as soon as it hits the bookstores. I have created... Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:27:30 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=46 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=46 Southlake, Texas – When I first met Rick Pendleton, Founder and Owner of Artisan Home Resorts, my first impression of him was one of a "creative personá" filled with much stamina, imagination and joy of discovery.We were in my studio in Southlake,... Fri, 4 Nov 2011 17:17:55 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=45 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=45 "Little Oscar", my little grandnephew, was a delight to paint in canvas. Based on a pensive photo I captured during one of my visits to El Paso, it was a "natural moment" to immortalize in a painting. It was sunset, and he just happened to glance out... Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:34:00 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=42 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=42 This Portrait in Canvas was created for a very prominent lady and friend, Laura Sanchez, who is the owner of La Calle Doce restaurant chain. For this project, I first arranged a photo session in her home and garden, where I took photos of Laura and... Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:33:17 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=36 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=36 SOUTHLAKE- Please CLICK "READ MORE" below to see a video of my work. Contact me at 817-913-1999 or lamberto@lamberto.com to discuss your special needs and your art project!–Lamberto® © All work is Copyrighted to Lamberto Art & Design LLC Sun, 1 May 2011 15:58:19 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=41 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=41 FORT WORTH, TX - "Blackout" will open up for nationally acclaimed "Texas Hippie Coalition" at "The Bandwagon" nightclub in historic Stockyards, tomorrow night, Thursday , December 9, 2010. "Blackout", who recently reunited about a month ago, is made... Thu, 9 Dec 2010 00:50:52 GMT Lamberto's Legacy of Fame http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=40 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=40 This Year, our son, Beto's birthday was celebrated on real time on Skype, through the miracles of modern technology! Who would have thought that we would be talking real time, through our computers, he at San Diego, CA, and us in Southlake TX... we... Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:52:16 GMT Lamberto's Legacy of Fame http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=39 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=39 SOUTHLAKE - There are some paintings that I know from the start that they're going on the right direction. "Little Bella" was one of those. I had explained to her father Dale, that the biggest challenge in capturing someone's likeness, is capturing... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:15:43 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=38 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=38 CARLS CORNER – In the mid-afternoon of April 14, Carl Cornelius sat in the restaurant at Willie's Place at Carl's Corner, discussing the next edition of the Texas Almanac with editor Elizabeth Alvarez. During their conversation, the topic came up of... Wed, 12 May 2010 17:03:26 GMT Lamberto's Legacy of Fame http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=37 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=37 SOUTHLAKE - There's very few people in the performing world who get as noted and celebrated on their birthday as does Willie Nelson. For some reason, celebrating Willie's birthday is like celebrating a birthday of someone in your immediate family.... Mon, 3 May 2010 18:21:38 GMT Lamberto's Legacy of Fame http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=35 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=35 DALLAS- The DallasKIDSRead! event, held on Friday and Saturday April 16-17, was a resounding success. This two day event is a celebration that is targeted to foster the love of literature and reading amongst North Texas' children. This year the event... Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:41:41 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=34 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=34 There are times when a painting opportunity presents itself in a spontaneous setting. Last year Carl Cornelius, owner and mayor of Carl's Corner, near Hillsborough, Texas, had a family reunion and I had the pleasure of spending some time with them... Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:37:03 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=33 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=33 There are times when a painting opportunity presents itself in a spontaneous setting. Last year Carl Cornelius, owner and mayor of Carl's Corner, near Hillsborough, Texas, had a family reunion and I had the pleasure of spending some time with them... Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:13:24 GMT Lamberto's Legacy of Fame http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=32 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=32 Here's my take off on Glen Campbell's "Gentle on My Mind". Click "Read More" to see the actual video. Glen Campbell has been one of my favorite ballad singers of all time. I hope I've done it some justice, as I have some very deep respect for Glen... Sat, 3 Apr 2010 14:43:29 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=31 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=31 I don't have any pictures of me before I was born because… well, my father didn't own a Polaroid camera yet. And my older brother didn't take any because… I was still not yet born as the oldest and first borne. My first pictures were actually taken... Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:52:27 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=30 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=30 Crystal Pistols makes full size reproductions modeled after popular and historical handguns. The pistols are crafted in solid Egyptian lead crystal and mounted on a crystal base. The Crystal Pistols are suitable for engraving.Some of the popular uses... Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:01:53 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=29 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=29 Saturday evening, February 27, on the same day that Chile suffered an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, I noticed the full moon was just rising. Taking my new Nikon D90 camera I started photographing the moon. As it started to get darker something unusual... Tue, 2 Mar 2010 02:27:05 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=28 http://www.lamberto.com/blogs/blog.asp?postid=28 Two of the most frequent questions I receive are: "How heavy are those concrete art pieces?" and "How do you make them stay in vertical surfaces?" Well, as you can imagine, their surprise is evident when people actually see the art pieces in person... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:42:27 GMT Art, Music and People BLOG