The recognized self-taught artist Sam Flores spent his time as a youth skating, drawing and honing his graffiti skills. Being a self-taught artist, he had no formal institutional training for sharpening his skills as other artists do.

In the mid 1990, Sam landed in the Bay Area where he enjoyed an incredible career, developed a passionate fan base while advancing his talent through an ever changing subject matter, often juxtaposed with that of his peer urban contemporary artists, namely because of the presence of themes rarely seen in such genres such as innocence, feminine, natural beauty and melancholy sentiments.

Most of his paintings express the folklore or history of a country by mixing various subject matters such as a myriad of anthropomorphic characters and beautiful goddesses with styles inspired by Japanese Edo period.

“Childhood just a few of the things I was into growing up that shaped and formed my inspirations and imagination”, he said on his Instagram account. 

You can see more on his website and instagram.