Joel Salinas III
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About Joel
Aloha, Hola and Hello! Welcome everyone, one and all to not just my website, but a part of my process and journey to not just create art, but create connections with one another.
Before I go any further, I would like to say Thank you for being here and you are so appreciated.
Now to share a bit about my works of art, They are accomplished mostly with the airbrush using very fluid acrylics, while sometimes employing the use of traditional paintbrush work for certain textures and effects. The compositions themselves are a mix of Pre-sketched ideas with some fun, occasional freestyle methods.-HOwever it's all fun when you get to paint what you love and what I love to create, are pieces that bring about, inspiration, Hope & love that aspires to create awareness, connection and Healing between HumanE Beings and Earth.
As you scroll through the gallery,
you will find my work to be influenced by many things, but especially Flora and Fauna of Hawaii, Hip hop, mixed with a bit of Fantasy, Surrealism & graffiti.
Mahalo, Gracias and Thank you again.
“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.”
Pablo Picasso
Bio
Joel Salinas III was born in April of 1975, and grew up in Northern California. He currently splits his time between South Lake Tahoe and Walnut Creek, CA, and travels to Hawaii once a year for work and inspiration.
His love for the arts began early in life, taking shape as he learned to draw with his grandmother and danced as an aspiring B-Boy. He feels immense gratitude to his family for supporting him in his creative pursuits. As a child, he found inspiration everywhere around him. However There was a point in time where Joel wanted to become a marine biologist, due to discovering his favorite oceanic icon, Jacques Cousteau. It was at this time that he found his love for the ocean, which heavily influences his art to this day. Fast Forward to graduating High school in South Lake Tahoe, He soon had a child on the way, married and widowed before the age of 21 years of age. After needing much time to regroup as a single parent, Joel soon earned his Associate’s Degree in Fine Arts at Lake Tahoe Community College in 2002, but it wasn't until much later in his journey that he made the decision to pursue a career as an artist.
In 2002, at an airbrush action getaway in Las Vegas, he discovered airbrushing. He came to think of this as his first A-Ha art moment, as he truly realized how he wanted to accomplish his art. From there, he took on whatever commission work he could get his hands on, striving to gain as much exposure and experience as possible. These projects included painting t-shirts, hats, portraits, canvases, and murals.
He had his next artistic breakthrough in 2008, when a former teacher commissioned him to create a large mural featuring an underwater water scene of Kona, Hawaii. The islands have served as a continuing source of inspiration for Joel in his painting. In 2015, after years of developing his artistic identity and vision, he made the decision to consciously “unlearn” much of what he knew, and approach his art from a different angle. He felt that elements of what he was doing just weren’t working, so he let go of the unnecessary.
Finally, in 2016, Joel attended a conference, "ReImagine", which proved to be a true turning point for him artistically. Today his creative journey has evolved to the focus of “Why”. The “Why” of Joel’s work is to, create, inspire, connect and love unconditionally.
Bio
Joel Salinas III was born in April of 1975, and grew up in Northern California. He currently splits his time between South Lake Tahoe and Walnut Creek, CA, and travels to Hawaii once a year for work and inspiration.
His love for the arts began early in life, taking shape as he learned to draw with his grandmother and danced as an aspiring B-Boy. He feels immense gratitude to his family for supporting him in his creative pursuits. As a child, he found inspiration everywhere around him. However There was a point in time where Joel wanted to become a marine biologist, due to discovering his favorite oceanic icon, Jacques Cousteau. It was at this time that he found his love for the ocean, which heavily influences his art to this day. Fast Forward to graduating High school in South Lake Tahoe, He soon had a child on the way, married and widowed before the age of 21 years of age. After needing much time to regroup as a single parent, Joel soon earned his Associate’s Degree in Fine Arts at Lake Tahoe Community College in 2002, but it wasn't until much later in his journey that he made the decision to pursue a career as an artist.
In 2002, at an airbrush action getaway in Las Vegas, he discovered airbrushing. He came to think of this as his first A-Ha art moment, as he truly realized how he wanted to accomplish his art. From there, he took on whatever commission work he could get his hands on, striving to gain as much exposure and experience as possible. These projects included painting t-shirts, hats, portraits, canvases, and murals.
He had his next artistic breakthrough in 2008, when a former teacher commissioned him to create a large mural featuring an underwater water scene of Kona, Hawaii. The islands have served as a continuing source of inspiration for Joel in his painting. In 2015, after years of developing his artistic identity and vision, he made the decision to consciously “unlearn” much of what he knew, and approach his art from a different angle. He felt that elements of what he was doing just weren’t working, so he let go of the unnecessary.
Then, in 2016, Joel attended a conference, "ReImagine", which proved to be a true turning point for him artistically. Today his creative journey has evolved to the focus of “Why”. The “Why” of Joel’s work is to, create, inspire, connect and love unconditionally.
Joel’s artwork today is a surreal, juxtaposed, harmony of wildlife, tropical flora & fauna that especially highlights our ocean, along with his love of sharks & honeybees-two creatures/beings that are so critical to the survival of our home we know as Earth. One that is responsible for the health of our ocean ecosystems and the other that is responsible for the pollination and health of the ecosystems of the land. He loves to use bold, colors and contrast to bring every work of art to life in his own way. Joel enjoys painting in this style to bring joy & harmony to one and all.
