The art of Roberto Parada |
making natural paints |
and staying well
as a professional artist
Amy Winehouse, oil on canvas. 1 of 4 in a series of Rolling Stone covers (Germany).
Other covers were of Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, and Prince
A dialogue based on the essay
‘One Artist Changes His Art and Saves His Life’,
by Leah Fanning,
founder of
‘Natural Earth Paints’
Roberto Parada
is an internationally known oil painter
and illustrator,
having been published in Time,
Newsweek, Rolling Stone,
ESPN The Magazine,
Entertainment Weekly, Esquire,
and Huffington Post
Few people know that his art process
came close to ending his life
in 2004.
I had the honor of interviewing him
about his journey in discovering
which of his art supplies were
literally killing him, how it happened
and what he did to change
his process while continuing to paint