Saturday, June 30, 2012

Montserrat - 15

9 May 2012 - Montserrat
8" x 10", acrylic on paper
available at my Etsy shop

Friday, June 29, 2012

Montserrat - 14

8 May 2012 - Montserrat
10" x 8", acrylic on paper

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Montserrat - 13

7 May 2012 - Montserrat
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Montserrat - 12

6 May 2012 - Montserrat
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Montserrat - 11

4 May 2012 - Montserrat
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Monday, June 25, 2012

Montserrat - 10

3 May 2012 - Montserrat
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Montserrat - 9

2 May 2012 - Montserrat
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Friday, June 22, 2012

Montserrat - 8

1 May 2012 - Montserrat
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Montserrat - 7

29 April 2012 - Montserrat
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Montserrat - 6

28 April 2012 - Montserrat
10" x 8", acrylic on paper

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Montserrat - 5

27 April 2012 - Montserrat
10" x 8", acrylic on paper

Monday, June 18, 2012

California Impressionism exhibit at PAM


This weekend I visited the California Impressionism exhibit at the Portland Art Museum.  The exhibit is courtesy of the Irvine Museum.  Probably needless-to-say, the exhibit was well worth checking out (and more than once; I'll have to go back).  While there I also got to see the three Monet paintings on loan from a private collection, to add to PAM's own.  My heartfelt thanks to whomever it is who's lucky enough to own them to share them...

Montserrat - 4

26 April 2012 - Montserrat
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Friday, June 15, 2012

Montserrat - 3

25 April 2012 - Montserrat
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Montserrat - 2

24 April 2012 - Montserrat
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Montserrat -1

23 April 2012 - Montserrat
8" x 10", acrylic on paper 
On one day during our visit to Barcelona the husband and I took the train out to Montserrat.  We rode the cable-car up to the Monestir de Montserrat, and from there we hiked up winding paths leading to the mountain peaks.  It was way cool.  I've been mostly painting views of the hike up rather than the spectacular views the paths eventually led to.  Part of that is because I'm apparently rather obsessed with paths, and also because I don't think my attempt at painting the panoramic views would do justice to them (I did try one, which I'll post later).  Here are photographs of some of the views, taken both by myself and my husband:
view from the cable-car

looking back at Monestir de Montserrat toward the beginning our hike

the view even higher up

another view

stairs leading down from the peak of Sant Jeroni, 1,236 meters (4,055 feet) above sea-level

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

in front of Hotel Miramar Barcelona - 3

22 April 2012 - Barcelona, Spain
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Monday, June 11, 2012

in front of Hotel Miramar Barcelona - 2

19 April 2012 - Barcelona, Spain
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Friday, June 8, 2012

park area in front of Hotel Miramar Barcelona - 1

18 April 2012 - Barcelona, Spain
8" x 10", acrylic on paper
We discovered this lovely park area (yet another one...) as we ended our wander about Montjüic, heading back down to the city toward our hotel.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Montjüic - 34

17 April 2012 - Barcelona, Spain
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Montjüic - 33

16 April 2012 - Barcelona, Spain
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Montjüic - 32

15 April 2012 - Barcelona, Spain
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Monday, June 4, 2012

Montjüic - 31

14 April 2012 - Barcelona, Spain
8" x 10", acrylic on paper

Friday, June 1, 2012

Montjüic - 30

13 April 2012
8" x 10", acrylic on paper
available at my Etsy shop