Staying True to the AOART5 Mission For the past 15 plus years I have been really really lucky in one aspect of my artistic life. I have had the great fortunate to be able to talk, teach and discuss art – specifically comic book art to elementary kids! To me, …
KC Sports Artist Anthony “AO” Oropeza Sends Sports Art to US Troops in Kuwait – Inspired by Royals Broadcast By Contributing Writer In a coffee shop in Mission, Kan., Kansas City artist Anthony “AO” Oropeza hands about 20 prints of his original Royals sports art to a young woman he …
KC SPORTS ARTIST ATTRACTING MAJOR LEAGUE CLIENTS By Theresa Kelsay – Contributing Writer Kansas City has a sports artist who’s been selling his paintings to sports fans and MLB players around the country. If you know Anthony “AO” Oropeza or if you follow him on social media, you might know …
Artist/Dad on a Mission: Defining Moments: Part 2 Defining Factors to Pursuing a Career in Art So, Mother Teresa. In 2013, I was at a bit of a crossroads. I knew my kiddo was going to high school in a few years and at that time I wasn’t making enough to …
Artist/Dad on a Mission: Defining Moments: Part 1 One of Many Defining Factors to Pursuing a Career in Art Let me start this off by saying- in my younger years, and people who knew me will tell you, I was not a really good artist. They’ll tell you I was …