About me :)
Hii, a small introduction is in order
I’m Tomás Quintero. born in Bogotá, Colombia, but living in New York. I am starting a long journey to be a greater artist.
I would like to try out almost everything, but more concisel, when I was 12 I was a bit much into electronic music, so making electronic music or being a dj might be down my road, but it’s hard to tell!
I want to homestead, meaning have a private community where we all take care of each other, living far away from any government jurisdiction, enough to be self sufficient, solar panels, gardens, animals, homeschooling, you name it.
My journey is mainly towards that goal, but truly all I care about is animals, they are so innocent, that once they don’t have to worry to survive they even learn to communicate with us, I’ve seen dogs, cats and even pigs press buttons to communicate with humans, and I think even insects would if they could, this world is a magical place and it needs more people to protect it, so as you can see all and all, I care about a lot, even about you!
My art comes from a side of spirituality that not many have had the privilege to understand, and not even I understand it fully, all I know is that everything is energy, I’m not gonna get too much into it, but all that matters is to regulate your nervous system and to be present!
A lot of people get lost in spirituality bypassing, which just means avoiding what they feel by reaching away, and I hope that my paintings remind you that it’s okay to feel!
It’s okay to be sad, to get frustrated, to want to hit a politician in the head with a long stick every now and then, feelings are good and well, but they are always the message, and not the ultimate truth, the ultimate truth is enlightenment, joy and love, and all we can do is strive to elevate each other, and I hope to be able to share the now with you, through the uncomfortable and the comfortable, so that silence and peace can guide us towards gratitude and appreciation for our existence!
Anyways you get the gist, I strive to love everyone, because we are all one, it’s hard to believe for many, but it brings me peace, and I hope it can bring you peace sometimes too <3
Thank you for being here, cheers!
I grew up in motion.
We moved every few years when I was growing up. I learned how to adjust quickly, meet new people, and begin again, but I also learned how much I value continuity, a real home, and relationships that last.
I kept coming back to art.
I worked in landscaping, restaurants, retail, interpreting, and art education. Every job taught me something, but I kept returning to drawing and painting.
The first time someone bought one of my paintings for $350, it gave me concrete proof that something I made could matter to a person I did not already know.
The turning point.
After COVID, a period of poor health forced me to pay attention to my body and inner life. Meditation, reading, Hemi-Sync, and a deeper spiritual practice changed how I understood my attention. I began to see that peace is something I have to practice, not something I can wait to feel.
Where I am now.
I am still learning how to make discipline support my creativity instead of flattening it. I paint, make music, study, and build the systems that let me keep doing the work.
The goal is simple: to live from what I create, care for the people I love, and build a life that feels calm, honest, alive, and fully mine.