Cauterets, France, watercolor

Cauterets, France. watercolor, 4.5x10" (12x25cm.) Available.
Guillaume is a Colombian-American sculptor who works out with his hands his feelings of love for his family. I recently saw his work at La Quinta Art Festival, near Palm Springs, in California. He struck me as a sensitive artist, who is happy with his work, and his work is beautiful, elegant, romantic, and honest. Check him out, at www.guilloume.com

Camille Claudel

Camille Claudel, pencil portrait on paper, 6x6" (15x15cm.) Available, 120 Euros or $180 US.
I've recently read the biography of Camille Claudel by Anne Delbee, titled: "Une Femme" (in French: A Woman). The author tells us that C.C. run away from home for the first time at 11. Her mother did not like her and did not love her. Her mother always told Camille that she was influenced by the devil, with such  brilliant eyes, that could see what others couldn't. Camille Claudel, the most talented sculptress of the 20th Century, lived the last 30 years of her life in an asylum, forcefully sent in by her mother soon after her father's death. Her father always protected her.
Camille Claudel, retrato a lapiz sobre papel. Disponible. 
Acabo de leer la biografia de Camille Claudel por Anne Delbee, titulada: "Une Femme" (en frances: Una Mujer). La autora nos dice que C.C. se escapo de su casa por la primera vez a los 11 anos. Su madre nunca la quiso y nunca gusto de ella. Su madre siempre le dijo que Camille estaba influenciada por el diable, con esos ojos brillantes que podian ver lo que otros no podian. Camille Claudel, la escultora mas talentosa del siglo XX, vivio los ultimos 30 anos de su vida en un manicomio, encerrada a la fuerza por su madre, a poco de morir su padre, quien siempre la protegio.

My reflection in the train

My Reflection in the Train, watercolor, 21x14 cm., in my travel journal. Last week, on the 20 minute train ride from Chantilly to Paris, I sketched and painted this little watercolor, seeing my reflection on a separating wall in the train. It was challenging to keep the small water container balanced. That day I visited the Musee Rodin.  We all know how wonderful Rodin's sculptures are, but my favorite ones are Camille Claudel's in the room dedicated to her sculptures. I believe she would have been even better than him, if she hadn't been secluded in a sanatorium for 30 years. Her "imprisonment" was signed by her brother Paul and her mother. She achieved such high level as sculptor in the few years she was able to do it freely.
Mi Refleccion en el Tren, acuarela en mi cuaderno de viajes. La semana pasada, en el viaje de 20 minutos en tren de Chantilly a Paris, dibuje y pinte esta pequena acuarela, viendo mi propio reflejo en una pared de separacion en el tren. Fue dificil mantener el balance de mi pequeno contenedor de agua. Ese dia visite el Museo Rodin. Todos sabemos lo hermosas que son sus esculturas, pero mis favoritas son las de Camille Claudel, en la sala dedicada a sus esculturas. Yo creo que ella hubiera llegado mas lejos que Rodin, si no la hubieran encerrado en un sanatorio para dementes por 30 anos. Su encierro fue firmado por su hermano Paul y su madre. Ella llego a gran nivel como escultora en los pocos anos que le fue permitido hacerlo libremente.