I finally feel like an urban sketcher. To my mind, rightly or wrongly, I feel that Barcelona is birth place of this little global movement (or at least one of them). If it is not, then it is certainly one of its centers. So to finally sit at a restaurant on top of Arenas de Barcelona and sketch the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya was a pretty cool experience.
Watercolor and pen & ink on paper 5.5x8.25
I had this ambitious idea of doing one small picture a day (3.5x5.5) but alas, I only had the time and energy to do two. Below is the view from my hotel room. On the left, barely visible, is Sagrada Familia.
Watercolor and pen & ink on paper 3.5x5.5
And here is where the magic happens. The mobile recording studio set up in our hotel.
Once again, your descriptions transport the viewer to the cafe overlooking the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, or looking out the window at the cityscape at one of my favorite cities. Really like both of these pictures, the detail and gravity of the first, and the color wash and more abstract view of the city. Felicitations!
Once again, your descriptions transport the viewer to the cafe overlooking the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, or looking out the window at the cityscape at one of my favorite cities. Really like both of these pictures, the detail and gravity of the first, and the color wash and more abstract view of the city. Felicitations!
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