Apart from being an exceptionally skilled painter with a pedagogical lineage that stretches back to the great Neoclassicist Jacques-Louis David, de la Haba is a gambler in more ways than one. Hosting casino nights in his loft where a 14' craps table takes center stage, the artist spent more than 10 years at Belmont and Saratoga racetracks handicapping the ponies-and winning, to the point where he became a horse owner, stepping into the winner's circle on more than one occasion (hence the horse iconography in his work). 

He created the murals for Sean MacPherson¿s Roger Room in LA,  and most recently for Mister H. inside the new Mondrian Hotel in Chinatown.  In 2010 he formed Bodega de la Haba as both nom de guerre and creative platform to help realize all ventures creative. In 2013, de la Haba curated the highly successful show Who Shot Natalie White? at Rox Gallery, NYC. The artist was born, raised and lives in New York City with his wife Teresa and their two young boys. He is the publisher of Whitehot Magazine and Quiet Lunch.

Candy Stick #2, Nonpareil
2014
Foam board coated in fiberglass and Winter Stone
122 x 24 x 3 ½  inches