Fuente de las Conchas in Madrid
Quarter sheet painting at Fuente de las Conchas Another landscape I preselected to see and experience during my trip to Madrid this June was the Campo del Moro, a park from the base of the Royal Palace to the west. I imagined how the alleys were walked by the Spanish Royalty many times in the […]
Teater Calderon in Madrid
Teater Calderon in Madrid The emblematic Teatro Calderon in Madrid is located within walking distance of the hotel where we stayed during our recent Spanish vacation. We walked into the Plaza de Jacinto Benavente from the north-eastern side, enjoying a beautiful view of the building from a perspective where a number of Ederberry trees were […]
A Spanish holiday
Visiting Madrid in June As a gift for my recent retirement, we booked a one-week trip to Madrid, Spain. I left behind more than 30 years of a professional career in software development and design, with some regrets, mostly regarding the loss of attributes that defined me, but hopeful of finding new ones by shifting […]
Painting Cascais on a quarter sheet
Painting Cascais on a quarter sheet Related to: Sketch and Color Study After the preliminary work in my earlier stages of this project, I started by tracing in pencil the outlines of the buildings on a quarter sheet of Arches cold press cotton paper 140 lb, and mounted it on a board with masking tape […]
A color study for painting Cascais
A color study for painting Cascais Relate to: Sketch and tonal study, and Painting Based on my previous experiences with painting directly from a sketch and by looking at the inspirational photo, I took my time to play with mixing watercolour on a small-sized color study (8×6 in) to select the pigment for the larger […]