Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Salamanca III

Salamanca III, watercolor, 7x5" (17x13 cm.)

I've read that digital art is making a strong push into fine art, for many years the domain of oil, watercolor, acrylic paint, pastels, and canvas and paper. Now digitation is here to stay. Here I am, using a blog, but paper and paints will not disappear, they are too much fun!! He leido que el arte digital esta avanzando fuertemente hacia las bellas artes, que fue por muchos anos el dominio exclusivo del oleo, acuarela, acrilico y pastels, telas y papel. Ahora las computadores estan aqui para quedarse. Pues veanme, usando un Blog, pero papel y pinturas no desapareceran, son demasiado divertidos!

Salamanca

Salamanca, watercolor, 7x5" (17x13 cm.)

In the summer of 2009 I spent a week in Salamanca, Spain, volunteering as English teacher to Spanish executives. The company paid my hotel, I had a great time, got to know and paint Salamanca. It is a beautiful city, with a lot of history and art. I strongly recommend visiting Salamanca in your next trip to Spain. You won't regret it! En el verano de 2009 pase una semana en Salamanca, Espana, como profesora de ingles voluntaria a ejecutivos espanoles. La compania pagaba mi hotel, lo pase muy bien, conoci y pinte Salamanca. Es una ciudad preciosa, con mucha historia y arte. Recomiendo fuertemente visitar Salamanca en tu proximo viaje a Espana. No lo lamentaras!

Cuentos de la Alhambra

Cuentos de la Alhambra, watercolor, 10x16" (25x40 cm.). It was selected for the San Diego Watercolor Society exhibit in September 2007.

Somebody once said about watercolor: "When you get past the technique, what's left? Nostalgia?" I don't believe you EVER get past the technique of watercolor. There is always something new to try, a different approach, a different use of the colors, different surface, additives, combinations.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Angels Watching Over Me

Angels Watching Over Me, pastel, 20x16" (50x40 cm.)

"I don't think I'm a painter, but painting is marvelous. Afterwards one doesn't have black teinted fingers, but blue and red." Herman Hesse. "No creo que sea pintor, pero pintar es maravilloso. Despues uno no tiene los dedos negros, sino azules y rojos." Herman Hesse.

Le Village Enchante

Le Village Enchante, oil, 55x46 cm. Painted in Cauterets, France, in 2009. Currently at the Lion d'Or hotel, property of Ms. Lasserre. Pintado en Cauterets, Francia, en 2009. Actualmente en el Hotel Lion d'Or, propiedad de Ms. Lasserre.

Composition is the greatest challenge, because we need to make choices with wisdom and knowledge. Yet creativity is not logic but intuitive. Aristotle said: Art is not representing exterior appearance, but its interior significance. La composicion es el mayor desafio, porque debemos tomar decisiones con sabiduria y conocimiento. Sin embargo la creatividad no es logica, sino intuitiva. Aristoteles ha dicho: Arte no es la representacion de la apariencia exterior, sino la de su significado interior.

Good Book

Good Book, watercolor, 6x4" (15x10 cm.) A little painting from my watercolor journal, painted in Marbella, Spain, which got selected for exhibition at the San Diego Watercolor Society in January 2007. Esta pequena acuarela de mi diario de pinturas fue pintada en Marbella, Espana, y fue seleccionada para exhibicion en la San Diego Watercolor Society en enero del 2007.

We must have an open spirit to discover new things. A good artist has the need to innovate, to go a bit farther, not just repeating what has already been done. Try something new, say something different, push the limits! Debemos tener el espirito abierto para descubrir cosas nuevas. Una buena artista tiene necesidad de innovar, de ir un poco mas alla, no de repetir lo que ya ha sido hecho. Trata algo nuevo, di algo diferente, empuja los limites!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Fragment of Time

Fragment of Time, watercolor, 8x10" (20x25 cm.) This watercolor has a lot of emotion. I painted it a couple of years ago from a small and very old photograph of my parents when I was a little girl. Esta acuarela tiene mucha emocion. La pinte hace un par de anos, basandome en una viejisima y pequena fotografia de mis padres cuando yo era nina.


Time is all we have. Let's use it well and enjoy every moment of our lives. Use your time any way you want, but it makes no sense to "kill time", it will kill us. El tiempo es lo unico que tenemos. Usemoslo bien y disfrutemos de cada momento de nuestras vidas. Usa tu tiempo como quieras, pero no tiene sentido "matar el tiempo", el nos matara a nosotros.