Fernando Tena

oil on canvas.
Flowers are always present in Tena's paintings.
An explosion of movements and colours is highlighted in this work.
'I remember Chelin, teaching me the beauty in daisies'.

oil on canvas.
It is such an unusual pleasure to eat the fruit directly from the tree.
Chelin (a very special person that took care of my education), always told me: 'Love this plant, love that tree, talk to them….you will get the best fruit'.

116 x 100 cm.

A young woman is getting ready for a bath.

'I love taking a very hot bath'.

oil on canvas, 117 x 145 cm.

Tena believes reading makes you wiser.

In this self-portrait, he added a moustache to his face.

'When I don´t find anybody to pose for me, I do it myself'.

oil on canvas, 33 x 24 cm.

 'I remember vividly this trip with my grandparents . First we visited Venice, then Rome'.

painting on plaster

Tena takes any new surface to experience, as his leg was covered with plaster.

oil on canvas, 65 x 55 cm.
This is probably, the first self-portrait that Tena painted.
He wants to show us how a man becomes wiser, educated and attractive through reading.
Once again, he appears on the painting as he was unable to find anyone else to pose for him.

oil on canvas.
In his parents house garden (a place where the artist never found inspiration), he found a flowerpot with an agonizing plant…
'Ordinary objects can become extraordinary'.

wax on paper, 40 x 30 cm.

There are few selfportraits of the artist himself. This one is an experiment with wax.

oil on canvas, 36 x 28 cm.

Tena would always find inspiration by the countryside (finca).

'I remember I was in bed with a bad flu and I imagined myself strolling along the countryside...'.

oil on canvas, 33 x 24 cm.

Miami has always been a place where the artist achieved great success.

oil on canvas.

The best of the horses is highlighed by Tena.

'There is a link between this work and <Segovia>'

watercolour on paper.

'I always saw the same house from my balcony, so I decided to paint it'.

watercolour on paper, 35 x 26 cm.
The artist makes use of his friends to pose as models.
'Paul was the only friend that never objected when asked to pose for me'.

1998, watercolour on paper, 35 x 26 cm.
Tena loves the sea. He loves the transparent water in Mallorca coves.
'Memories are always part of the past. I don't care what I do, as long as I enjoy it'.

1998, watercolour on paper.
Sometimes, the long waits at the airport can awaken the artist´s inspiration.

Watercolour on paper.

'This was my aunt's favourite tree at her London garden. She used to “talk to him”. She introduced me to Luis and then I began to draw'.