Author: Gary Kirkpatrick

  • Horns and Contrabass at Palau de la Musica

    Horns and Contrabass at Palau de la Musica

    The original sketch was done in the Palau de la Musica, Valencia, Spain.

    Horns and Contrabass at Palau de la Musica,acrylics, 56 x 76 cm 23 x 30" on paper
    Horns and Contrabass at Palau de la Musica,acrylics, 56 x 76 cm 23 x 30″ on paper Sold
    Horns and Contrabass at Palau de la Musica, detail
    Horns and Contrabass at Palau de la Musica, detail

     

     

  • Bolero de Carlet, traditional Valencian dance

    Bolero de Carlet, traditional Valencian dance.  Just happened across it while we were walking through the medieval section.  You will find it interesting!

  • First place Fallas 2016- Casal Calle Cuba- Litorat Alzorin

    Casal Calle Cuba- Liiorat Alzorin won many prizes in 2016, including best sound and light show and 1st place in the Special category (largest) for it’s many slendored fallas.  Here is a short slide show (below the photos):

     

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  • Dracula and other Fallas’ of 2016

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  • Fireworks at the unveiling of the statue at City Hall

    Fireworks at the unveiling of the statue at City Hall

    One of the largest and most fabulous of the Fallas’ is the one at city hall (Ayuntamiento).  Photos and video.

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  • Sound and Light Shows in Rusafa neighborhood of Valencia March 2016

    Sound and Light Shows in Rusafa neighborhood of Valencia March 2016

     

     

     

     

     

  • Four Horns at Palau de la Musica

    Four Horns at Palau de la Musica

     

    Four Horns at Palau de la Musica
    Four Horns at Palau de la Musica, acrylic on paper, A4, 11.7 x 8.25

     

     

    Four Horns at Palau de la Musica detail
    Four Horns at Palau de la Musica detail

     

    Four Horns at Palau de la Musica pen and ink, the original drawing
    Four Horns at Palau de la Musica pen and ink, the original drawing

     

     

    Four Horns, view in room
    Four Horns, view in room

  • Visit to the fallas workshops (with photos)

    March 3, 2016 we visited the workshop area where the sculpture for Fallas are produced.   These are made from foam over a wood frame.  Each neighborhood Fallas contracts with a workshop to produce these creative and delightful sculptures each year.  Except for a very few ‘small’ ones (small is human sized) all are burned around midnight on March 19 each year.  The largest are around 25 meters/80′ in height.  This industry employs hundreds of artists, carpenters and other skilled labor and brings in 800,000 people to Valencia each year.  The streets are lively, filled with lights and stands selling churros and other fried goodies, mojitos (a mixed alcoholic drink) and of course beer and wine.  The neighborhood fallas organizations have tents, lots of parties, and make paella on wood fires on the street.  Some of them sell portions as fund raisers.

    Fallas is the annual carnival in Valencia, Spain.  For background information see https://garyjkirkpatrick.com/the-fallas/ ‎

     

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  • Fabulous fireworks during Fallas, Valencia (video)

    Fabulous fireworks during Fallas, Valencia March 5, 2016 from next to city hall.  Enjoy!

     

  • Picasso Visit: Two Women Embrace

    Continuing with the Picassoesque themes, here two women embrace before a blue sky, under a pale moon.

    Picasso Vist: Two Women Embrace , acrylics, A4, 8.25 x 11.7"
    Picasso Visit: Two Women Embrace , acrylics, A4, 8.25 x 11.7″

     

    Picasso Vist: Two Women Embrace (detail)
    Picasso Visit: Two Women Embrace (detail)