Croquis Cafe



Croquis Cafe is an ode to Edward Hopper’s Sunlight In a Cafeteria. Strong lines are offset by soft figures. Unlike the loneliness of a Hopper scene, here we have activity and movement in an art cafe. “Croquis” is the French for sketch.

Croquis Cafe
Croquis Cafe 57 x 76 cm, 22.5 x 30” acrylics on Canson high quality watercolor paper mounted on canvas

Tubas at the Palau, acrylics

Tubas at the Palau, acrylics, 57 x 76 cm, 22.5″ x 30″ Arches paper

This is another in a series of paintings based on pen and ink drawings done at the Palau de la Musica.   There are normally tuba and contrabass sections of these symphonic bands.   

tubas sm
The original drawing. Contact me for availability

Singer, Drummer, Sax, Clarinets, Singers

Singer, Drummer, Sax, Clarinets Singers

From my music series, Singer Sax Drummer is based on a drawing done at  the Palau de la Musica in Valencia.   I have included the drawing below.  It is done in acrylics.  There are two distinct planes.  You see two instrument playing muses, one kicking her leg up.   This painting is a fusion of automatic drawing and an abstract background with bright and strong colors.

 

Singer, Drummer, Sax, Clarinets Singers
Singer, Drummer, Sax, Clarinets Singers 54 x 72cm x 18 cm, 21 x 26.5 x.75″ acrylics on canvas SOLD

 

 

Singer Sax Drummer detail 1
Singer Sax Drummer detail 1

 

Singer Sax Drummer detail 2
Singer Sax Drummer detail 2

Singer Sax Drummer detail 3
Singer Sax Drummer detail 3

Pareja: Enamorado con Amor (Couple: In Love With Love) II

I continue the exploration of couples expressing affection.  Here the image is the same as the first, but the treatment varies, and it is on paper versus wood, so the interaction between paint, medium a base offers additional variations.

 

Pareja: Enamorado con Amor (Couple: In Love With Love) 35 cm x 29.7, 13" x 11.7
Pareja: Enamorado con Amor (Couple: In Love With Love) II 35 cm x 29.7, 13″ x 11.7

“My favorite is Enamorado con Amor II  Couple in Love with Love. You can feel  the intensity. Just beautiful.”  Arlene

Love takes many forms and we can always use more and can never have too much.  We should not oppress it but encourage its flowering and deepen the bonds that hold us together.