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Alberto Amura, a Taos resident, has a multifaceted skills and professional background which includes education, science, metaphysics, and art. Originally from Argentina, his interest in the fine arts started early in his life through the tutoring of his Italian father who taught him drawing and oil painting. Alberto Amura studied art in Buenos Aires at the Instituto Zartco Shimat. He taught decoupage and gilding techniques at Glendale College Community Program in Los Angeles, and at various private art & crafts academies in California. Alberto Amura's chosen medium is watercolor which he uses in an unconventional way with thick layers of surface color mixing, detailed drybrush applications, and flatwash techniques. Alberto Amura's palette is an essential mixture of warm colors where red and yellow hues are dominant.