Paul Santa Maria Arts

About Paul Santa Maria

A Life of Guitar

I started playing the guitar at age 11 and still am going strong at age 65. The Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show (and very, very, very specifically, my HERO -

Sir Paul McCartney!) did it for me and there was no turning back. Thank you for the gift of writing music, Paul!

I have been a professional guitarist since age 12, and am not stopping, constantly learning new material and doing arrangements of solo guitar works.

My Guitar Book

Trying to understand the complex nature of the guitar can be daunting. That's why I wrote my own clear, concise, no BS self-help book on music theory as applied to the guitar that has everything I know after 53 years of playing professionally.

I have never had a return nor a refund requested and have sold over 1200 copies of my beautiful book. Please go to the book's link above to read all about it!

My Pencil Art / Photoshop

In addition to being an accomplished musician, music composer with 4 Daytime Emmy awards and a pretty decent photographer, I am a fine artist specializing in pencil art, paint, anatomy, as well as digital art in Adobe Photoshop.

Please check out "The Art Of Pencil" link in the top navigation bar, and the "Art Of Graphic Art" link appearing under the "More" dropdown.

The Guitar Explained

A how-to, self-help manual for all that is learning guitar, guitar music and composition. I have been teaching music for 35 years abd I guarantee results that you never knew were possible even if you have been playing for many years for beginners to advanced.

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The Art of Pencil

Pencil drawings and techniques by master artist Paul Santa Maria

I spent many years as a pencil artist and here are some of my best works, with explanations of how to do the same thing with the wonderful pencil. 40 pages, saddle stitched, digital 100lb. paper printing

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Testimonials

Larry Coryell and Mark Egan describe their endorsements of my book "The Guitar Explained"

Just a few testimonials from the likes of Larry Coryell and Mark Egan to name a few...I am proud that these folks had great things to say about my book. Please click the link and you can read more...

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