Foolish Desires

Foolish Desires, watercolor and hungarian hand-made lace, view of a house with garden in Cauterets, France. The mood is joyful, playful, and full of hope.

Cauterets is a small town in the French Pyrénées, near the border with Spain. The town is enclosed by mountains, and perched on a mountain, making it a wonderful place to go hiking in the Spring, Summer and Fall, and to ski in Winter. There are hot water springs all year long, a huge hotelerie industry, and good restaurants. You can arrive by train to Lourdes, then bus, taxi or drive up 30 km. to Cauterets. You can also arrive by plane to the Lourdes airport, or to the bigger airports in Pau or Toulouse, then on to Lourdes and Cauterets.

Smooth Sounds

Smooth Sounds, (Sonidos Suaves) acrylic on canvas, 36x24 inches, (92x61cm.) currently at the Law Library in San Diego, California.

Esta pintura es en honor a Heraldo Serrano, cuñado y amigo, quien falleció hoy en La Madrid, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Que suaves sonidos te acompañen en este último viaje, querido Heraldo!

This paintings is in honor of Heraldo Serrano, brother in law and friend, who passed away today in LaMadrid, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Soir d'Eté à Cauterets

Soir d'Eté à Cauterets, watercolor painted plein-air, 12x17 cm., available. This watercolor was used by the Office de Tourisme in Cauterets, France, for the poster advertising the Painting Contest that took place last Sunday, October 7. I was member of the jury. I have also been teaching five workshops, watercolor, pastel, and acrilic, in France, and traveling in the Pyrénées and Atlantic regions. All this while moving from one apartment to another, and painting for my own pleasure, entertainment, and sanity! Painting makes me happy! Painting keeps me sane! Painting gives me life, energy, and sustenance!

Balcony III

Balcony III, watercolor, 23x31 cm. available. On exhibition at the Bibliotheque Municipal de Cauterets, France, till the end of the month. PORTES, FENETRES, BALCONS: ouverts, fermes.

Voltaire again: "to think of virginity as a virtue--and not a barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge-- is an infantile superstition."

Balcony II, Cauterets, France

Balcony II, Cauterets, France. Watercolor, 23x31 cm, available. This painting is part of the solo show: Portes, Fenetres, Balcons, running till the end of the month at the Bibliothéque Municipal de Cauterets, France.

" The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost their power of reasoning." Voltaire.

Balcon 1, Cauterets, France

Balcony I, Cauterets, France. Watercolor, 23x31 cm. available. This painting is part of the Solo Exhibition at the Bibliothéque Municipal de Cauterets, which started August 15, and runs till the end of this month: Portes, Fenetres, Balcons, ouverts, fermées. . ( Doors, Windows, Balconies, open, and closed)

I just found a perfect quote by Voltaire: "nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense."

Porte de l'Eternité

Porte de l'Eternite, watercolor and lace.
If you think that watercolor and lace doesn't make sense, look at the picture more carefully. I spent a month in Budapest, painting watercolors on a studio next to a Swedish artist who worked with wood, old chairs, wax, ancient books, a lace umbrella, wire, etc. One day, inspired by her mixed media, I decided to try this: I painted a series of watercolors of balconies, gates, and I used lace and other media to depict part of the picture. These are the gates of the cemetery in Gavarnie, France, painted with Winsor and Newton watercolors over a Hungarian hand- made paper. Hand made lace has been glued to parts of the gate.