Five years ago, I spent time in Madrid indulging in the feast of the city and in some of Europe's greatest museums. I carried a sketchbook with me to draw in the galleries. A few pages shown here are of Jean-Antoinne Watteau's paintings at the Thyssen-Bornemisza. Watteau was the progenitor of the 'fêtes galantes' genre, theatrical scenes of idylls and pastorals. Other visitors were kind to me, … [Read more...]
Paint, Paper, Poem
Studio with two oil paintings, 50x50 oil on canvas. Acrylic paper collage. Acrylic paper collage, charcoal drawing, oil on wood panel. Color free studies and modified boxes, color-aid paper. Madrid sketchbook, Goya, 2nd of May. Madrid sketchbook, Goya, 2nd of May. Madrid sketchbook, Ribera, Magdalen. Madrid sketchbook, El Greco, portraits and the … [Read more...]