The Meyer Gallery a Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Navarro Montllor was born on the eastern coast of Spain in the city of Alcoy in 1965. Initially inspired by his father, Navarro attended art school at Escuala Municipal de Bellas Artes at a young age. He continued his education in Valencia where he received a degree in economics at the Valencia University as well as an art degree Circulo de Bellas Artes. He then returned to Alcoy to paint and apprentice under the painter/teacher Selles.

Also a painter, Navarro’s father taught his son the techniques of oil painting. Navarro’s younger brother accepted their father’s art training, as well. At the age of 19, Navarro began painting professionally and in 1986 received first place in an art exhibition sponsored by the Government Delegate of Galicia, Spain.

Navarro considers his technique somewhere between Realism and Hyperrealism. His studies provided an admiration for the artists Velazquez, Picasso and Greco. Navarro uses his own creativity, expressive colors, and atmosphere to produce striking sunsets, sweeping seas, and foaming waves.

Inspired by the vastness of both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, Navarro paints seascapes of tranquility. With great artistic emotion and power, he captures waves crashing against rock formations. He paints translucent waves gently rolling into the shore as the evening’s sunset pierces through the water. His calm seas mesmerize viewers with the ocean’s expanse or the feeling of a warm sun dancing on the water or an endless horizon.