DREAMER, pastel on grey Canson paper

DREAMER, pastel on grey Canson paper, 16x12 in.

This painting is in exhibition at the Juried show of the Pastel Society of San Diego in Gallery 21, Balboa Park, San Diego, California. Reception is TODAY!!! from 5:00-7:00 pm. It is an awesome show!!! Come over and invite your friends!

THE MASTER AT WORK, pastel on black Canson paper

THE MASTER AT WORK, pastel on black Canson paper, 12x9 in
This is a portrait of international DJ Dan DeLeon. He's playing in several venues in California this month, then he does an Asia tour:  Beijing, Singapour, Shanghai. He will return to California for a few days, before embarking on his playing tour of South America: Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina. Check him out! Get your tickets early!

This painting will be in exhibition  at the Pastel Society of San Diego Members show at the Point Loma Library, in San Diego, California,  from May 3rd till August 3rd. Reception will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

TRANQUERA CORDOBESA, watercolor

Tranquera Cordobesa, watercolor, 11x14
I forgot to post this watercolor I painted as a demonstration for the San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild exhibition in January: REFLECTIONS. I did the demonstration on January 3rd, at Gallery 21, Spanish Village, Balboa Park, San Diego, California. If you didn't see it finished, and took my card with my Blog, here it is!!! Voila!!!

I was reading a quote by Pablo Picasso: "La Inspiracion existe, pero debe encontrarte trabajando."
"Inspiration exists, but it must find you working."

SPANISH VILLAGE, BALBOA PARK II, acrylic on canvas

SPANISH VILLAGE, BALBOA PARK II, acrylic on canvas, 6x6in. This is the front of Gallery 21, where the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild is exhibiting its show REFLECTIONS, at the moment. The reception is tomorrow, January 5th, from 3-5pm. Come one and all!!!

REFLECTIONS :  It is a fantastic show! There are many beautiful pieces, including mine: a watercolor I painted in Sweden last June, at the entrance on the right, called: Norrfalsviken Bay II, 11x15 in. I have shown it here on my blog, a few days or weeks ago. You can look it up.

ARICA II, CHILE

Arica II, Chile, watercolor, 4x6
South America Cruise series # 20

Waiting to catch a taxi, standing in the corner in front of this awesome hill, I just HAD to draw it. So with my very fine pen, I drew what I saw on my watercolor paper, while my husband and friends tried to hail a taxi. My drawing done, the taxi arrived, and we went to visit some of the marks on the rocks, from the ancient inhabitants of the area. Later I put some color on the drawing...and listo! La montaña de Arica!

Don't forget to come SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH, TO THE RECEPTION AT GALLERY 21, SPANISH VILLAGE ART CENTER, BALBOA PARK, SAN DIEGO. 3:00-7:00PM. If you must, call in sick at work, ditch school, walk a hundred miles, and come see the show! Then, buy some paintings!

A MEDIA LUZ, tango, watercolor, acrylic

A Media Luz, tango in watercolor and acrylic, 30x22

Exhibition of my paintings FROM THE END OF THE WORLD, Argentina and South America, starting tomorrow April 9 till the 22nd. In conjunction with Doreen Mellen's elegant ceramics, she's from Australia, another country FROM THE END OF THE WORLD. Our artists' Reception is next Sunday, April 14th, from 3:00-7:00pm.

Where? Gallery 21, Spanish Village Art Center, Balboa Park, San Diego, California. Come one and all!

EL PATIO DE LA MOROCHA, watercolor and acrylic

El Patio de la Morocha, watercolor and acrylic, 30x22 in.

One of the Tango series for exhibition at the show: FROM THE END OF THE WORLD, at Gallery 21, Spanish Village Art Center, Balboa Park, San Diego, California. Exhibition goes from April 9 to April 22, 2013. The Reception is on Sunday, April 14, 3:00-7:00 pm.

I am exhibiting my Tango series, and the watercolors done in my recent trip to South America. Doreen Mellen, ceramist from Australia, shares the gallery with me, showing her beautiful collection of white ceramics, "usable art" as she calls it. Do what you must: ditch work, miss school, whatever, and come see our show. Two weeks only! don't miss it!

GUATEMALAN WOMEN, watercolor

Guatemalan Women, watercolor, 12x9
South American Cruise # 9

This is the 9th painting in the series of watercolors from my recent cruise to South America. As we arrived in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, a show had been prepared with men and women dressed in typical Guatemalan folkloric outfits. They were lovely!

Scroll down in start at the beginning. I will continue publishing these watercolors from my trip for a couple of weeks. All the originals will be in exhibition at Gallery 21, Spanish Village Art Center, Balboa Park, San Diego, California, from April 9 to 22nd. This show is in conjunction with Doreen Mellen ceramics. Since she's from Australia and I am from Argentina, we are calling our show: "From the End of the World".

COLLIURE II, FRANCE

Colliure II, France, watercolor, 7x5 in. available at the Small Image Show in Gallery 21, Spanish Village Art Center, San Diego, California. The town of Colliure, in the South of France, offers a beautiful small beach, fishing boats, a light-house, and the history of Mattise, Derain and the Fauves living, painting, and inventing themselves there. In a fun example of life immitating art, the houses of the whole town are painted of different colors, following the Fauves creative flights in their paintings.

Again, this is an invitation to come see the Small Image Show at Gallery 21 in the Spanish Village Art Center, Balboa Park, San Diego, California. The show will go on till February 25. The reception is tomorrow Saturday, January 26th, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm.  Hope to see you there!!

PARIS, LA TOUR EIFFEL II

Paris, La Tour  Eiffel II, watercolor, 5x6 in. available at Gallery 21: "Small Image Show", Spanish Village Art Center in Balboa Park, San Diego, California.

The Small Image Show runs from January 23 to February 25, it is open daily 11am to 4pm. You are invited to the Reception, this coming Saturday, January 26, 4:00-8:00pm.  I hope to see you there!

Paris, Eiffel Tower V

Paris, Eiffel Tower V, oil on canvas, 12x9, available.
If you would like to see the originals of my work, here is where you can at this moment:
--La Jolla Art Association, La Jolla, California.
--San Diego Watercolor Society, San Diego, California.
--Gallery 21, Spanish Village, San Diego, California.
--San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California.
--Petrini's Restaurant, San Diego, California.
--Agence Bordenave, Cauterets, France.
More shows coming up soon, I'm always updating my website:www.minnievaleroart.com
Thank you so much for your interest and support!