Toul is a small town on the Moselle in the Grand Est region of France. This bridge is just outside the Port de Toul
Toul Canal Bridge
Art
Sapin Bleu, St Gervais-sous-Meymont, France (watercolor)
Scilla: Views of the Sea (acrylic paintings)ScillaCilia: Views of the Sea (acrylic paintings)Scilla: Views of the Sea (acrylic paintings)Scilla: Views of the Sea (acrylic paintings)
Scilla is a small fishing village in Calbria. It’s narrow streets stretch across the harbor. We visited in April 2025. We’d never been to Calabria before. For more https://garyjkirkpatrick.com/reggio-de-calabria-then-and-now/
Chateau de la Flie (Liverdun, France)
We came upon this beautiful chateau as we proceeded upstream on the Moselle. It’s across the river from Liverdun. In Liverdun’s harbor, which sits well below the cliff upon which the town sits, we stayed a pitch black night, maneuvering carefully to avoid grounding in the shallow waters.
Pianist, Singer, Dancers, Parallel Universe
This is another in the Pianist series. The dancers whirling dervishness calls forth a parallel universe. https://garyjkirkpatrick.com/pianist-singer-ballerina/ evoked that universe, causing the abstract incursion displayed on the rear wall. The additional energy produced by the dancers in this painting brought forth the more intense intrusion of a parallel universe.
Art meets string theory.
Or you can forget all that and just enjoy the contrast between the representative and the abstract, the muted values and the blaring values, the forms and motion, the unusual view from behind the performers.
Château de Montaigu (ink)
The Château de Montaigu is located on the outskirts of Nancy, France. It was built starting in1757 by the General Receiver of the Farms of Lorraine. The residence was upgraded and expanded starting in 1850. Edouard Salin, a mining engineer and his wife Suzanne bought the residence in 1918. Afire caused significant damage in 1921. Salin and staff dragged the furniture out of the burning structure. The work they undertook respected the style but used new construction methods and materials such as the steel used in the roof.
The rooms contain furnishings in the style of Louis XV (16th century). There are painted wall coverings as well as painting directly on the plaster. You can visit only the ground floor.
See the Chateau’s website https://www.chateaudemontaigu.eu/accueil
Pacentro, Italy 4: ink drawing
Pacentro, Italy: drawings of a historic town and its castle
Pacento, Italy 3 pen and ink drawing 21 x 30 cm/8.3 x 11.73
Ballerina: Vencerem (We shall overcome)
Ballerina: Vencerem (We shall overcome) was produced for the 13th annual Art al Career (Street Art) fair in Picanya, Spain. It is organized by the Dones de Picanya (Women of Picanya in Valencian) . Picanya suffered significant losses in the floods in October 2025. There is still much work needed there: houses, bridges, businesses and much more. The metro is still not working.
This painting is about the overcoming the obstacles on the path to recovery, symbolized by her dancing on the fender of a wrecked car. The lettering in the painting is actually straight. Getting a perfect photo was not possible in my studio.
Futbol (soccer) players in ink, male figure drawing and portrait
I saw this image in a Spanish newspaper and took a photo. I used a permanent marker
These are done with a non-permanent pilot V Ball pen and a brush with an integrated water reservoir. Pen in right hand and brush in left so I do not switch hands. I may have then used Tinta China (Chinese ink) to enhance the dark areas.
