To my knowledge, it is possible that Checo is the first Dominican painter taken

account by the editors of American Artist, both for the interview as a cover for his work.

In the June, 2007, the American Artist publication includes an interview with Checo,

to grant the home where his work is reproduced Del conuco (detail), a naturalistic still life

juicy excellent reference and billing. American Artist, the magazine is perhaps best known, successful

and historical in readership and a supporter of making academic painting, classical or traditional. It is

a specialized medium of communication that other than responding to a communication line art, including

lessons teaching techniques based on execution copies. With rich information is

history of the magazine reaches 70 anniversary editorial, which highlights a celebration headband

number where it appears our Dominican painter, about whom biographical information is available at the end of

eight pages reproducing 15 paintings and the signature John A. interview Park, with the title:

"Ismael Checo, color, richness and light."

To my knowledge, it is possible that Checo is the first Dominican painter taken

account by the editors of American Artist, both for the interview as to be the cover of a work

yours. Individuality is a mountain, born in San Jose de las Matas (1962) and whose formation

the initiative at the National School of Fine Arts (1981), moving then to the United States where

studied with David Leffel and John Sander in the Art Students League of New York, where he also

is a disciple of Nelson Shanks. With this one specializes in portraiture during the years 1984-1989, and from

that date, assuming conservatorship studies with Marco Grossi, also trained in

restoration of easel painting. Teaching art workshops, and teacher assistant Art League,

records of individual exhibitions ranging from his first appearance (Arawak, Santo

Domingo, 1982) to "Secondary Papers (New York 2007), including the presence in group

with fellow Dominicans in the diaspora, especially.