Born today in 1939 in a village in Guerrero state, on Mexico's pacific coast, painter Leonel Maciel came from a farming family. As a child he wandered the beach drawing and painting but did not receive formal art training until much later. Even though art was not looked upon favorably in this area of Mexico, his father encouraged him to pursue his dreams. Maciel worked random jobs and sold drawings and paintings occasionally, drawing attention to his talent. He was offered a scholarship in 1958 and he attended La Esmeralda.
Leonel Maciel traveled the world extensively, and surely the experiences influenced his work. He has had many exhibitions of his art across the world. He has also illustrated several children's books. Maciel's paintings range from abstract to figurative with greatly varied styles. His use of color is often quite bold. His painting below is entitled "Pueblo Fantastico"
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