My name is Eusebio Aranda

Foreword
I have always been a collector of antiques and fine art.
Personally, I never thought that I had the skills and abilities to paint. But as a collector, I always searched for paintings of the universe, especially of the Big Bang Theory and Biblical Passages, and come to realize that they escaped my reach.

As a collector of Albert Villalobos, Seascape Master paintings, I discussed a commission for painting Big Bang on canvass with oil base paint. Since I was never able to persuade him, yeas later I decided to attempt painting it. To my surprise this is what I painted on a weekend.
Not inspired to continue with painting I continued fabricating metal and glass sculptures on my spare time in Pico Rivera. This hobby was for the enjoyment and not for extra cash. I gave most of them as gifts and kept a few.

My short biography

MY FIRST JOB WAS AS A BASS PLAYER IN EL PASO, TX. LATER IN 1959, I STARTED THE BAND The Gaylords FEATURING Frentic Peppers. In 1960 WE WON THE "BATTLE OF BANDS" AND BECAME THE NUMBER one BAND.

THE BAND HIT THE ROAD TO Los Angeles TO MAKE IT BIG, ONLY TO EXPERIENCE HUNGER. I WAS INDUCTED IN THE ARMY AND SERVED IN VIETNAM FROM 1964 TO 1966 STATIONED IN QUINON. BEING FROM AN ARRID DRY CLIMATE IN EL PASO, I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE LUSH JUNGLE GREEN PLANTS.
Because of that, now I AM A COLLECTOR OF EXOTIC AND SOME ENDANGERED SPECIES OF PALMS FROM MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD, MAINLY AFRICA. WORKED FOR LA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNeY’S OFFICE WITH JOHN K. VAN DE KAMP AS A CHILD SUPPORT INVESTIGATOR. I LATER TRANSFERRED TO MARTIN LUTHER KING HOSPITAL IN FINANCIAL SERVICES.
I ENDED MY WORKING CAREER WORKING AS A VETERANS REPRESENTATIVE FOR STATE of California EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT and WAS ASSIGNED FOR 6 YEARS TO CA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. RETIRED IN 2019. VOLUNTERED ASSISTING VETERANS WITH EMPLOYMENT.
ENROLLED IN AN ART CLASS WITH RINO GONZALEZ WHERE I LEARNED MY STYLE OF PAINTING.