Sight Unseen

Foal of an Ass

The Regular

Performative Exposure

This body of work explores the unstable territory between figuration and abstraction, using fragmented bodies, interior spaces, objects, and saturated color to examine identity, memory, vulnerability, and human connection. Psychological and emotional states emerge through distortion, gesture, and shifting relationships between figure and environment. Across the works, recognizable forms remain present even as they begin to dissolve, preserving a persistent trace of humanity within abstraction.

Raised Right, Rode Wrong

Discovering that a proper upbringing offers no guarantee of a graceful landing.

Luxury Salvation

Imagining a world where even redemption must carry a label before we recognize its worth.

Too Much Of A Good Thing

A towering figure carries luxury to the point of physical absurdity, catching the moment when having it all becomes another way of being consumed.

Gucci Gucci Goo

The room turns into a parade of appetite and display, where even insecurity arrives dressed for the occasion.

Savin’ You A Seat, You Leprous Lecher, South Town 1348

vacant green armchair waits amid tangled bodies, grinning creatures, and the wreckage of a good time. In Southtown, 1348, the company is questionable, but someone has saved you a seat.

No more war

Jineteo de yegua 3

Fernando Duran-Alcantar is a visual artist based in San Antonio, Texas, whose work explores the rich traditions, intensity, and artistry of La Charrería, Mexico's national sport and cultural heritage. Originally from Mexico City, Fernando brings more than 20 years of experience in the visual arts, creating highly realistic graphite, charcoal, and painted works that celebrate the beauty of this sport. Working primarily with graphite and charcoal on paper, canvas, and panels, Fernando approaches each piece with a commitment to realism. By utilizing white or minimal backgrounds, he emphasizes the subject, allowing viewers to focus on the emotion, movement, and energy of the moment. His artwork seeks to capture the intensity, adrenaline, skill, and artistry that define La Charrería, while highlighting the deep bond between the charro and the animals involved in the sport.

Stronger than you Speak

Stronger Than You Speak. By Leah Brandt 20" by 16" Mixed Media Fiber Collage on Canvas with original Poetry featuring patch made from a photo of me by JoJo dancer photography. Artist statement: This piece is somewhat of self reflection it is curious, imperfect ,layered, soft delicate textured and dangerous. It is a representation of my cluttered mind and feeling out of control of my own narrative all while trying to heal from trauma and trying to feel strong and grounded. The Poem in this piece is deeply personal I wrote it when I was 15 and revisited it when I found in a pile of papers in my studio a few years ago. I wanted to reclaim the narrative after gaining more life wisdom and create a more positive message behind the sadness and otherness I was feeling as a young girl. Naming it Stronger than you Speak. Oh, the riot in my head, All the voices that said I am nothing more than a broken doll. When the only thing that is fractured is my beating heart When you sit there and tear my world apart, And all the spaces are revealed, my hollowed places are unsealed ,many faces who plan to kill my voice. But I can’t let this go to waste This energy, this pulse Is there any real protection? Except for this canopy of smoke? A covering, a shelter from these things that hinder me My soul it runs through those cob webbed memories. Their streets are harsh and dim. My pain traced back to a moment that defined everything I felt within. I don’t want you to understand Wishing, that would be selfish Because if you felt like I you would want to die With every passing day, my mind opens, and you did not ruin me! Because I can choose my way out of misery, even though I won’t forget what you did to me Always will I be stronger than You Speak.

Yin Yang Twins

Acrylic on Canvas

Rebecca

Evangeline

Mangana del centenario

Fernando Duran-Alcantar is a visual artist based in San Antonio, Texas, whose work explores the rich traditions, intensity, and artistry of La Charrería, Mexico's national sport and cultural heritage. Originally from Mexico City, Fernando brings more than 20 years of experience in the visual arts, creating highly realistic graphite, charcoal, and painted works that celebrate the beauty of this sport. Working primarily with graphite and charcoal on paper, canvas, and panels, Fernando approaches each piece with a commitment to realism. By utilizing white or minimal backgrounds, he emphasizes the subject, allowing viewers to focus on the emotion, movement, and energy of the moment. His artwork seeks to capture the intensity, adrenaline, skill, and artistry that define La Charrería, while highlighting the deep bond between the charro and the animals involved in the sport.

El Mantequilla

Fernando Duran-Alcantar is a visual artist based in San Antonio, Texas, whose work explores the rich traditions, intensity, and artistry of La Charrería, Mexico's national sport and cultural heritage. Originally from Mexico City, Fernando brings more than 20 years of experience in the visual arts, creating highly realistic graphite, charcoal, and painted works that celebrate the beauty of this sport. Working primarily with graphite and charcoal on paper, canvas, and panels, Fernando approaches each piece with a commitment to realism. By utilizing white or minimal backgrounds, he emphasizes the subject, allowing viewers to focus on the emotion, movement, and energy of the moment. His artwork seeks to capture the intensity, adrenaline, skill, and artistry that define La Charrería, while highlighting the deep bond between the charro and the animals involved in the sport.

Manganeador 1

Fernando Duran-Alcantar is a visual artist based in San Antonio, Texas, whose work explores the rich traditions, intensity, and artistry of La Charrería, Mexico's national sport and cultural heritage. Originally from Mexico City, Fernando brings more than 20 years of experience in the visual arts, creating highly realistic graphite, charcoal, and painted works that celebrate the beauty of this sport. Working primarily with graphite and charcoal on paper, canvas, and panels, Fernando approaches each piece with a commitment to realism. By utilizing white or minimal backgrounds, he emphasizes the subject, allowing viewers to focus on the emotion, movement, and energy of the moment. His artwork seeks to capture the intensity, adrenaline, skill, and artistry that define La Charrería, while highlighting the deep bond between the charro and the animals involved in the sport.

Choa Solve et Coagula

A study on moss

Goodbye Girl

untitled (memories)

2026

The illusions of the pleasures of the flesh ( Mara’s Daughters )

Chicano Enojado

Walking the Red Carpet

Follow the leader, portrait of an artist

I once was lost, but now Am found

Try Chaos

This is not me

Untitled

Recuserdos de la muerte

Mr. Brown

Satelite

Abstracticca

My art is reflection of what is happening inside of me. I’ve never been able to do a complete narrative piece of how I’m feeling or what I’m thinking about. my art is spontaneous and organic it is about meditation and channeling my inner spirit onto my medium using line ,shape ,color and form in a poetic manner.

untitled

Satin

Black Cat

Star

Static Surfer

2023

After Cezanne and Gouguin

Bodegon

Untitled ( visions )

Untitled (circles and lines)

Tesoro de Villa

Composition XIV ( a comp de lugar )

Tres de Bastos

Arbol en la Ventana

Dirby Birdy

untitled

Siren

Distracted Mind

Art of escape

Hour exposure

Yorktown memorial

IMG_4791

Schools out

Abandoned baptist

The Hypnagogic Feast

Weathered Grace

Fatty Liver

Created after a health and mental health crisis in 2022, this piece reflects my experience of learning how damaged my liver had become. It expresses the vulnerability of confronting that damage and marks a turning point in how I cared for myself. @artie_martiee

Bag Ice

Nude Study #44

Shadow Play Streets 2

Follow Your Heart

Cold blooded

The Door Where Love Waits

The Door Where Love Waits - Panini Inspired by a photograph of my late dog, Panini, who passed away in December 2025, this painting honors her companionship and lasting impact on my life. Dried florals reflect her gentle nature and love of the outdoors, while butterflies symbolize life’s fragility. Creating this piece helped me process grief and preserve her memory. @artie_martiee

Megastar

The Body Remembers

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 For the last year, my hips have become a place my body and mind return to over and over again. I’ve been living with chronic illness for years. Doctor’s appointments, blood work, scans, procedures, medications, and more questions than answers… it became a language I never expected to learn. Living with Sjögren’s, Lupus, PCOS, etc… and chronic pain has changed the relationship I have with my own body. But around September of last year, chronic hip pain became something I never knew I’d have to live with like this. When I looked at my hip X-rays, I couldn’t stop thinking about them- So I painted them! The flowers bloom exactly where the pain lives. This piece is a map of my body. They’re not there to cover up the pain or make it seem beautiful. They’re there because even in a body that doesn’t always cooperate, something can still grow. For a long time, I felt like I needed to hide this part of my life. I was afraid that if I talked about my illnesses, they’d become the only thing people saw. But talking about it changed something. The more I opened up, the more people found me. People living with lupus, Sjögren’s, chronic pain, invisible illnesses, and stories that sounded so much like mine. Sharing my experience hasn’t taken the pain away, but it has made me realize I’m not carrying it alone. This painting marks a return to canvas and a new direction for my work. I want to create art that’s honest. Art that tells the truth about living in a body that remembers. @artie_martiee

Shadow Play Streets 1

True Romance

No More Bombs

The Candidates

A crowded ensemble of distorted figures occupies a shallow, brightly colored interior. The patterned carpet sets a stage for the figures’ competing gestures, giving the scene the character of a public audition.

Mean Green Alex McQueen

A skull, a piano, and elaborately dressed figures share a compressed interior. The reference to Alexander McQueen situates the work at the intersection of couture and the grotesque, where clothing exaggerates the body’s distortions.