Sunday, June 19, 2011

Hotel Amadeus

Hotel Amadeus, watercolor 21x14 cm. Walking in downtown Sevilla, Spain, there are many narrow streets with views like this or similar. I enjoy immensely walking and painting in and around Sevilla.
There is something "culinary" about all painting. Whistler referred to his ground colors as his "sauces". An acquaintance recalled seeing his paintings out to dry, set along a wall to "bake in the sun".
Hotel Amadeus, acuarela. Caminando por el centro de Sevilla, Espana, uno encuentra muchas calles muy angostas con vistas como esta o similares. Yo disfruto enormemente de caminar y pintar en Sevilla.
Hay algo "de cocina" en pintura. Whistler solia referirse a sus colores mezclados o molidos como sus "salsas". Un conocido recuerda ver sus pinturas secandose afuera, ubicadas a lo largo de una pared "cocinandose al sol".

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