▁Europe , ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁Spain ▁for ▁ 1 6 ▁years . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁influence ▁on ▁his ▁art ▁is ▁evident , ▁since ▁his ▁bold ▁and ▁color ful ▁style ▁is ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁Pic asso . ▁His ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁Paris , ▁London , ▁Germany , ▁Madrid , ▁M ál aga , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁Pet al uma , ▁California , ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Carol , ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁artist . ▁ ▁The ▁Pel ican ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁has ▁said ▁of ▁Sach al ' s ▁work ▁ ▁Sach al ▁has ▁a ▁mag ical ▁style ▁of ▁painting ▁that ▁stands ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁history ' s ▁master ▁artists . ▁ ▁Ph otos ▁just ▁cannot ▁capture ▁the ▁depth ▁of ▁color ▁and ▁sense ▁of ▁em otion . ▁The ▁" Double ▁Port rait " ▁( o il ▁on ▁canvas , ▁ 5 2 ″ ▁× ▁ 4 2 ″ ) ▁... ▁demonstr ates ▁Sach al ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁capture ▁em otion . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁first ▁showed ▁us ▁this ▁painting ▁he ▁simply ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁showed ▁human ▁tend ern ess . ▁ ▁Sach al ▁has ▁a ▁v iva cious ▁love ▁for ▁life ▁and ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁painting . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁site ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the