SUNRISE ON THE BEAGLE, watercolor

Sunrise on the Beagle, watercolor, 4x6 in.
South America Cruise series # 33 (continued after a few days break)

I am back from another wonderful trip, so I will be continuing now publishing this series of paintings done during February and March this year, along the 5 week cruise we took to South America. The Beagle Channel at the very end of the South American continent, has been named after the ship that carried Charles Darwin in the mid-1800s: "The Beagle". It was impressive. At sunrise on the channel the light changed every few seconds, painting directly was impossible, so I took many photographs during this sunrise cruising and painted afterwards. It was the end of February, so that is the end of summer in the southern hemisphere. It was very cold, we saw some glaciers on the mountains in the continent side, and also on the mountains in the islands side. Cruising along, in the Beagle Channel, a couple of months ago...

VALPARAISO, CHILE, watercolor

Valparaiso, Chile, watercolor, 4x6in
South American Cruise series # 22

Valparaiso is the main port of Chile, beautiful and colorful city of hills coming down almost to the water. A series of inclined "elevators", or funiculars, carry people from the lower level to the higher levels, next to never ending stairs. You choose! I would say the hight of these hills might be like walking 6 or 7 floors of stairs, maybe more. Originally there were about 30 of these elevators, the size of a bus or tramway, but now only 14 are still working. The city is vibrant with a strong international market, beautiful beaches, modern shopping malls.

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!