A Boy Named: The artwork of Rene Capone

Figure painter Rene Capone returns with his sophomore book, A Boy Named . This full color paperback features 85 of Capone’s paintings and drawings as well as a collection of photos of the artist taken by several photographers over the years. Forewords are included by arts educator Stephen Honicki and musician Lian Fitz.The A Boy Named painting series featured in this book were created about metaphorically searching for someone after they had suffered a traumatic brain injury. Examining the core of personality with one word, such as A Boy Named Truth . It has been said that the characters in Rene Capone’s artwork look as if they are on a deeply personal quest for identity and their place in the world. This is still true … only now that the characters are more comfortable in their skin, the road is not as treacherous and the destination no longer frightens them.