No Solo Mia — Not Just Mia.
Mia is our friends’ Chihuahua , on our model’s lap, pen ink, A3, 8.25 x 11.7″
Category: Art
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No Solo Mia
No Solo Mia. Mia is our friends’ Chihuahua , on our model’s lap, pen ink, A3, 8.25 x 11.7″ -
More drawings from my little notebook
I always carry a small notebook with me. If I am sitting around and see something or someone interesting, I give it a go. Here are some recent ones.
Young Woman, ink, 13.8 c 8.5 cm, 4.5 inches by 5.5, inches, ink, 13.8 c 8.5 cm, 4.5 inches by 5.5, inches, ink 
Man Gazing, 13.8 c 8.5 cm, 4.5 inches by 5.5, inches, ink, 13.8 c 8.5 cm, 4.5 inches by 5.5, inches, ink 
Young Woman Smiling, 13.8 c 8.5 cm, 4.5 inches by 5.5, inches, ink These miniatures are just $50 each. Prints too.
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Zambia: Watercolors from the bush
We visited the village where our nephew Travis worked as a Peace Corps volunteer. It was a fabulous visit despite the primitive conditions- the people were just so loving and friendly. These are the only ones I still have and I am offering them for the next week at special prices. See blog on Zambia for further accounts of this special journey.
Zambian Women -6- Around-Fire, A3, 11.5 x 16.5″ watercolor on fine art paper $450 
Women Dance in Zambian Village, our Peace Corps visit, A3, 11.5 x 16.5″ $450 
Tanzanian Plains, watercolor, A3, 11.5 x 16.5″, acrylics on paper (sold) 
Young Women Carry Cassava, watercolor, 11.5 x 16.5″ $350 
Young Zambian Woman $350 
Woman Carries Chickens $350 
Woman Carries 5 gallons of water $350 
Heart of Lightness- we arrive at Trav’s village to an amazing, loving reception complete with chorus! $350 
Heart of Lightness- we arrive at Trav’s village to an amazing, loving reception complete with chorus! $350 
Heart of Lightness- we arrive at Trav’s village to an amazing, loving reception complete with chorus! $350 
Woman Collect Sand $250 
Travis’ Hut in Zambia (sold) -
Women, with Towel
Women, with Towel, cataracts (acrylics), A3/8.3 x 11.5″ Women, with Towel shows another in the mirror. A third appears in outline, derived from the Portrait of a Young Woman, recently attributed to Leonardo. Her outline is done with a water color pencil, otherwise the work is acrylics. The background is applied with a knife. Original and prints.
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Paintings and drawings from Aranjuez, location of the Summer Palace
I did these small paintings at Aranjuez, Spain. The Summer Palace of Spain is located there. I wrote a bit about Aranjuez at https://garyjkirkpatrick.com/aranjuez-the-summer-palace-of-the-spanish-royalty/
A fall scene at Aranjuez:
Aranjuez Gazebos, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, watercolor 
Palacio de Aranjuez pen and ink, (5 x7″, 12.7 x 17.8 cm) 
At Aranjuez, cataracts (acrylics), A3/29. cm x 42 cm, 11.5″ x 16.5″, on high quality paper At Aranjuez is the same scene as Carmen at Aranjuez. But there is no railing separating her from the harsh reality below –it’s nearly winter, the icy gray of the cold Rio Tajo running on the backside of the Palacio. Nonetheless there is beauty of sky and the shimmering reflections to enchant, but, yet, stay back. It reminds of those mythologies we invent to account for both the cruelty and charm of existence; no wonder our deities are so self-contradicting.
At Aranjuez, detail 
At Aranjuez, detail 
At Aranjuez, detail 
Carmen at Aranjuez, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, watercolor I was thinking of how I would miss my new friends, the warmth of her standing there contrasting with the coldness of the water, the building, affection as a guard against life’s sometimes harsh realities.
This building sits just across from the Palace. It was built in the mid 1800’s and completely renovated.
Palcio de Sivela, Aranjuez, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, watercolor (sold) -
Prints of pen and ink music related drawings
I did these pen and ink drawings in the audience at Palau de la Musica in Valencia, Spain. The originals are done on very small paper in pen and ink. I use both hands, one for the ink pen and the other a brush with a water reservoir. I call it automatic drawing since I can not see what I am doing, between looking at the subject and the darkness of the hall. I can not work from photographs as photos are not permitted. Pricing information at the bottom.
Comments from my Facebook timeline:
“Bold”
“Powerful”
“Stunning”
“Beautiful”
Bass Fiddler 
Contrabass at Palau de la Musica, pen and ink, prints only 
Palau de la Musica Group 
Cory At The Piano 
Dancing in the Concert Hall 
Palau de la Musica members of the band 
Conductor and Stage at Palau de la Musica 
Contrabass Standing at Palau de la Musica To Order
Contact me with the name of drawing using email info@garyjkirkpatrick.com, by phone (US) +1 570 832 4480 or Spain +34 658 744 302. $35/35 Euros for 8.5″ x 11″ (approx) / 21 x 30 cm $25 for 11.5″ x 17″ (approx) / 30 x 42 cm. Giclee prints ($60/60 euros for 12″ x 16″ / 30 x 40cm).
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Prints of Valencian urban landscapes
Some of my favorite pen and ink drawings now available as prints.
Bar at Plaza Sant Jaume (James), Valencia 
El Carmen, the old town of Valencia, Spain 
View from Our Place in Plaza Cisneros pen ink 
Xativa, a small town outside of Valencia 
Igelsia de San Juan Hospital, Valencia (courtyard). There are paintings of the symbols of the Crusades inside the arch at the end of the courtyard. 
Plaza Sant Jaume (James), el Carmen, Valencia 
Parque Cultural I, Valencia Roman era columns and capitals 
Parque Cultural II, Valencia Roman era columns and capitals 
Parque Turia Near Palau de la Musica, Valencia 
La Lonja Staircase– La Lonja is one of very few non-religious gothic buildings 
Bellas Artes, the fine art museum in Valencia, Spain featuring the works of the impressionist and native son Joaquin Sorolla -
Two Men Dance
Another in the series of the “Pareja Enamorado con Amor/Couple in Love with Love” series explores the world of same sex love and romance.
Two Men Dance, A3/29. cm x 42 cm, 11.5″ x 16.5″ Love takes many forms. We should not oppress it but encourage its flowering and deepen the bonds that hold us together.
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Michalet From Plaza Santa Catarina
Iglesia de Santa Catarina Tower From Plaza Santa Catarina
Sitting in Plaza Santa Catarina (study for the watercolor). This was the first time I joined a group of local water color artists who meet on Wednesdays. Valencia has several watercolor groups who do urban or rural landscapes.
Iglesia de Santa Catarina Tower From Plaza Santa Catarina watercolor and acrylics, A 4, 8 x 11, 21 x30 cm -
Panamanian Woman as Goth
Panamanian Woman as Goth
This is another version of my Panamanian friend. She was one of our Spanish teachers – they called them facilitators as they did not do formal teaching as much as immersion. Always friendly and in a great mood. It was only in the past year I learned she had trained as a model and was so good in front of a camera.
Panamanian Woman as Goth, acrylics, A3, 29/7 cm x 42 m, 11.7 x 16.5″ [
Panamanian Woman as Goth, detail
