Showing posts with label sketch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sketch. Show all posts

Thursday, December 3, 2015

RAINBOW FALLS SKETCH, ink and watercolor

RAINBOW FALL SKETCH, ink and watercolor in my sketchbook.

Painted during Dr. Sharon Faff's conference about Hawaii, the big island, aboard Crown Princess cruiseship. I love to write comments, a summary of something she said, and sketch some of the slides/photographs she was showing during her explanations. One of the best thing of Princess Cruises is the lectures on board, by excellent experts, who are well informed and fun.

Sunday, November 22, 2015

SAMOA BEACH SKETCH, ink and watercolor

SAMOA BEACH SKETCH, 4x10, ink and watercolor on a sketchbook page.
During my recent trip to Hawaii, Samoa, and the South Pacific islands of Tahiti, I sketched daily, sometimes a quick ink sketch with a bit of watercolor like this one, sometimes I did a more detailed watercolor. I will be publishing some of them on the blog in the next few days. Western Samoa and American Samoa are fascinating. The beach is white coral sand.


Saturday, April 11, 2015

SEVILLA, OLD AND NEW, watercolor sketch

SEVILLA, OLD AND NEW, 4x6 in. watercolor sketch, painted on location six or seven years ago. Each time I visit Sevilla, Spain, I walk around town marveling at the beauty of these old buildings. They have the system of public bicycles, many stations around town where you can rent a bike for an hour or more, and return it in a different location. It is a great system, and very convenient for a city relatively flat,  and so beautiful! Behind the guy is one of the typical old walls, I think it was the wall to the Jardines de Murillo.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

ANTHURIUM, ink and watercolor sketch in my journal

ANTHURIUM, ink and watercolor sketch in my journal. The pot was made by my grandson, Matthew. Incredible, how this plant blooms. I received it as a gift three months ago, in early December, with five flowers. One died, one new came on, it still has five blooms!

No direct sunlight, I water it once a week with six ice-cubes! I enjoy it every day!

Sunday, November 9, 2014

PIETRA VIVA, watercolor sketch

PIETRA VIVA,  book by Leonor de Recondo, watercolor sketch in my art-notebook.
The author of this book is a violinist, who studied in Boston, directed orchestras. She has received a literary prize for her book "Forgotten Dreams" (2012). I was impressed with her resume.
The book deals with Michaelangelo Buonarroti, in 1505, when he leaves Rome for Carrara, to get the marbles for the tomb of Julius II, and to spend time alone. The book disappointed me somewhat, I guess I expected more. Interesting story.

Monday, September 29, 2014

SIGNER SAND, watercolor sketch

SIGNER SAND, watercolor sketch in my art-notebook. I made it as part of my summary of the book: SIGNER SAND, by Martine Reid. The book deals mostly with Aurora Dudevant's decision of choosing and signing her name....differently. How different? To begin with, a man's name: George, and the last name: Sand, the last part of her editor's name. But why? why would a young girl in 1832 want to sign her writings with such a name? Why write? The author argues that George Sand (Aurora Dudevant) had a terrible identity complex. She tried to hide her pain...for her father's early death and her mother's distance. What do you think?

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

PUNTARENAS LADY, watercolor sketch

PUNTARENAS LADY, COSTA RICA, watercolor sketch 5x5"

Puntarenas is a famous beach on the Pacific side of Costa Rica. Visiting there this past weekend for Carnaval, I like to sit, observe and sketch people around me. This lady was taking care of the baby in the stroller, attending the small shop, selling something to the passers-by,   and seemed contented with her lot. The husband was sitting farther away, doing nothing, just watching her work.




Sunday, February 2, 2014

Antonio String Quartet, ink and watercolor sketch

Antonio String Quartet, ink and watercolor sketch in my journal. This String Quartet played daily in different parts of the Star Princess ship, where we were cruising from Los Angeles to Hawaii in January. They were awesome!

According to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, when you write a goal you MUST have a deadline. A goal without a deadline is not a goal, he said, but just a wish.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

PONT DES INVALIDES, PARIS, inkwash

Pont des Invalides, Paris, inkwash 7x7"
Quick sketch standing on the side of the Seine near le Pont des Invalides. I love to make quick sketches directly with ink, in this case a very thin pen in sepia color, and afterwards I add a little color to the sketch. 5 minutes to do the sketch, 5 minutes to add a bit of color. It's a great exercise to "keep the hand warm" as Sorolla used to say and do.

Go ahead! Draw, sketch, paint and enjoy!

Monday, July 16, 2012

Folk Art Museum Entrance

Folk Art Museum Entrance, Budapest. Watercolor, 124x18cm. available.
This museum of folk art, in downtown Budapest, is set in an extraordinary building, an old palace rich in marbles, crystals, vitraux, heavy and beautifully carved wood furniture. The setting is as interesting as the folk art exhibited. This quick watercolor sketch doesn't do it justice, but it is the best way for me to remember the  spiritual feeling of women's work, calm and beauty I received in this place.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Sketch: Cabopino, Marbella

Sketch: Cabopino, Marbella, is part of the series of watercolors in my small travel journal. I started this journal a couple of weeks ago, just before leaving Lourdes, France, by train to Toulouse, where I took the plane for Sevilla, Spain. Wherever I go, I do small watercolors in my journal  when something strikes me. And so we go...through life, along roads less travelled, inside dim lit tunnels, on bumpy paths, under shady bridges, or over rooftops and skyscrapers...until we land home, where we belong.
Bosquejo: Cabopino, Marbella, es parte de una serie de acuarelas en mi pequeno cuaderno de pinturas de viaje. Comenze este cuaderno hace un par de semanas, justo antes de partir de Lourdes, Francia, en tren a Toulouse, donde tome el avion a Sevilla, Espana. Adondequiera que voy, dibujo y pinto pequenas acuarelas en mi cuaderno de viajes cuando algo me llama la atencion. Y asi vamos...por la vida, a lo largo de caminos poco conocidos, dentro de tuneles con poca luz, marchando por caminitos rocosos, bajo puentes sombreados, o sobre techos y  rascacielos...hasta que aterrizamos en nuestro hogar, donde pertenecemos.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Early Training

Early Training, watercolor in my sketchbook.
French poet Paul Valery has said: "The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be."
Entrenamiento Temprano, acuarela en mi cuaderno de viajes. 
El poeta frances Paul Valery ha dicho: "El problema con nuestra epoca, es que el futuro no es lo que solia ser."