MILO - BIO
- The Artist of ICONS
MILO,
born in California in
1952, has
lived and studied throughout the US,
Europe and Africa,
and
earned his
Bachelor
of
Arts degree
at San Jose State
in California. He works in Oils on canvas and clay board.
“On
the Circuit” at numerous famed venues he
is famous for his portrait paintings of many musicians painted during
'Live Performances', and also paints from
photographs. Many of his ‘Live’ works are/were signed by the performing
Artists
including: The
Neville Brothers, Jimi Hendrix Band (signed by Redding),
Youssou N'Dour, Bonnie Raitt,
Dr.
John
(The Night
Tripper), Joan Baez, The Late Tito Puente, Taj Mahal, John Santos,
Bereli
Legrene, Cesaria
Evora, Babatunde Olatunji, James Carter,
Rachelle Farrell, Mary McPartland, Charlie Hunter, Average White Band,
Charles
Lloyd, Steve
Lacey
Others
portraits of
Famous Icons include: Janis Joplin, D'Jango Reinhardt, Johnny Cash,
Louis
Armstrong,
Billie
Holiday, John
Lennon, Jim Morrison, Professor Longhair (This Portrait hangs in the
permanent
Collection of
The
House of
Blues in New
Orleans), Bob Dylan, Dizzy Gillespie, Monk Beaudreau, Eric Dolphy and
many,
many MORE!
He is also
well known for
his Political paintings, Sports Icons Portraits, 'Historical' figures,
Landscapes, and Marine life,
flora and
other nature
scenes. MILO has
devoted his life to the creation of Art.
Commissions
are available, including Portraits, fantasy works, CD
Covers, Line drawings and illustrations for books
and
magazine.
His
works are available at a
boy and his dog Fine Art in Key
West. Phone (305) 296 7721
In
The Collection Of
(very partial list)
Art
Neville
Gonzalvo Rubalcava
Bonnie
Raitt
Guitar
Shorty
Branford
Marsalis
Hong Yen Hsu
CJ
Chenier
James Woods
Courtney
Pine
Queen
Ida
Etta
James
Smokey Wilson
Ravi
Shankar
Courtney Love
Roxanne
Klein
Johnny &
Roseanne
Cash
Ray
Charles
George
Clinton of
P-Funk
B.
B. King
PORTRAITS:
The Artist has been commissioned by and painted Portraits of
The Founder
of Twentieth
Century Fox
The Founder
of The HARD ROCK CAFÉ chain,
The
HOUSE
OF BLUES
(New Orleans)
Several other ‘Private’
Personalities |
