People in a Plaza

Plaza del Obradoiro, Santiago de Compostela.  12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas. I wanted to see how this would turn out: a painting of a crowd of people in a plaza in front of a big church, so I painted it.

Like a Postcard

Plaza del Obradoiro, Santiago de Compostela.  6x8 inches, watercolor and pen & ink.  Like a postcard, a remembrance of a place once visited not so long ago.

Stony Plaza and Smart Phones

Plaza del Obradoiro, Santiago de Compostela.  6x8 inches, watercolor, gouache and pencil on mixed media paper.  The hikers don't seem to mind stretching out on the stony surface to use their smart phones.

Santiago de Compostela

Plaza del Obradoiro, Santiago de Compostela.  8x10 inches, watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper.  First of a series of sketches of the plaza, usually filled with arriving hikers and visitors.  I think of them as postcards to recapture the experience of being there.

Malaga Street

 Seating on the street in Malaga, Spain. 16x20 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Early Morning Carmona

A more accurate photo of a small street in Carmona, Spain, early in the morning.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

This Time in Oil

The larger version of the previous post of a narrow street in Antequera, Spain, this time in oil. 20x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  

A Narrow Street

Here's a better photo of a gouache painting of a narrow street in Antequera, Spain.  I've started a larger version in oil.  8x6 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

A Crowded Plaza

A better photo of a previously posted painting of a crowded plaza in Madrid.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper. 

Where a Stream

Back to my Spain project with a better photo of this gouache painting done at the beach in Marbella.  The green is where a stream runs into the sea. 6x8inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Narrow and Downhill Gaucin

 A view of a narrow, downhill street in Gaucin, Spain. 16x20 inches, oil on linen canvas.

A Street in Gaucin

The village of Gaucin, Spain is visible from far away, but it isn't until you are inside that you see how ancient and irregular and beautiful the white walls of the buildings are. It's also easy to get lost in the narrow streets. 16x20 inches, oil on linen canvas.

An Abstract Painting

Here's one I haven't posted yet: an abstract painting done on the balcony in Marbella, Spain.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Narow Street in Barcelona

Here's a better photo with a slight revision of a view of a narrow street in Barcelona not far from the waterfront.  8x6 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.  

Jumping Jumble

A better photo of a painting of a pedestrian only section of a side street in Malaga, Spain. The jumble of chairs and tables jumped out at me.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Hot, Dry and Majestic

Here's a view from a winery, Bodega Garcia Hidalgo, near Ronda, Spain.  It was hot, dry and majestic. 16x20 inches, oil on linen canvas.  

The Sea Is Visible

A better photo of a balcony view in Marbella, Spain.  The sea is visible at left.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

At The Beach in Marbella

This one I painted at the beach in Marbella, Spain.  There's a stream of water flowing into the sea at this point that is responsible for the grass.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Carmona, Spain

A group of houses in Carmona, Spain. 6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

High Up in the Mountains

A street view in Gaucin, Spain.  The beautiful town of Gaucin is high up in the mountains, its buildings are all white, and it has an artist's colony. 6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.