The soul and spirit of Raymundo Gardea is one of the innocence portrayed in Dreaming. He lives his life in passionate pursuit of beauty, love and understanding. His paintings are inspired by these ideals and depict the antithesis of the violence and disease we witness daily in our streets and the hardships he suffered growing up. An attending Cerritos College he started doing more constructive type of art and learned how to assemble his artwork. He graduated from Cerritos College with and Associates Degree in Arts. Fearful of the expense and insecure about his ability to operate a business, he nonetheless took their advice and in February of 1998, opened Raymundo's Fine Art Gallery. Long Beach, California. He has achieved national and overseas recognition. A Japanese firm commissioned Raymundo to paint a series of American cities. They are being produced as limited editions and on sale through catalog order in Japan and the United States. "You have not even seen the rest of my life I had to many adventures, you will not believe. Some bad, some good, but the good part is that it got me recognized a real artist, even to be guest in Florence, even to be ambassador to the U.S. A." Raymundo Gardea