Tag: Palau de la Musica

  • Contrabass Player (drawing)

    contrabass pen and ink 57 x 77 mall
    57 x 76 cm, 22.5″ x 30″ Arches paper 

    From a drawing made at the Palau de la Musica

  • Prints of pen and ink music related drawings

    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. 

     

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    Bass Fiddler print
    Bass Fiddler

    Contrabass at Palau de la Musica, pen and ink, prints only
    Contrabass at Palau de la Musica, pen and ink, prints only

     

    Palau de la Musica Group
    Palau de la Musica Group

     

    Cory At The Piano
    Cory At The Piano

    Dancing in the Concert Hall
    Dancing in the Concert Hall

     

    Palau de la Musica members of the band
    Palau de la Musica members of the band

     

     

    Conductor and Stage at Palau de la Musica
    Conductor and Stage at Palau de la Musica

     

    Contrabass Standing at Palau de la Musica
    Contrabass Standing at Palau de la Musica

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    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).     

  • Five Players

    Five Players, acrylics on paper, A3, 11.5 x 16.5"
    Five Players, acrylics on paper, A3, 11.5 x 16.5″

    The music series continues.  Five semi-realistic female figures will pale to blue-white skin perform.  Four instruments are visible.  One stairs straight ahead, eyes misaligned,another has eyes that are mere slits, two are in profile, three straight on, one wears what appears to be a glove, legs mingle, some disappear, arms there and not there.

  • Xylophone Player at the Palau

    Xylophone Player at the Palau

    Xylophone player at the Palau de la Musica, Valencia, Spain.  Fun house floor suggests a departure from every day reality, meeting with the muse, traveling to the realm of creativity.

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    Comments from my Facebook timeline July 24, 2016

    Marti: Loved it Gary!

    Sandra: This is fabulous Gary!

    Carol: I love the energy.

    Patricia: The combination treatments of floor patterns are interesting

  • June 2016 pen and ink drawings from the Palau de la Musica

    June, 2016

    These are my latest pen and ink drawings done at the Palau de la Musica in Valencia, Spain.

    Bass Violin, Palau de la Musica, 2' x 4" pen and ink
    Bass Violin, Palau de la Musica, 2′ x 4″ pen and ink

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  • Palau de la Musica Small Stage

    Another in the series of paintings based on drawings done at the Palau de la Musica in Valencia, Spain.  The audience waits expectantly as the musicians arrive.  Valencia has a long and powerful tradition of symphonic bands and offer many free concerts each year.  This is a smaller hall and here you can listen to more traditional music.

     

     

    Palau de la Musica Small Stage 18 x 24
    Palau de la Musica Small Stage 21″ x 26″, 52 cm x 66cm

    Palau de la Musica Small Stage, detail

     

    Palau de la Musica Small Stage, from a drawing made at the Palau in Valencia, Spain
    Palau de la Musica Small Stage, detail

    Palau de la Musica Small Stage detail
    Palau de la Musica Small Stage, detail

  • Two Fiddles at the Palau

    Two Fiddles at the Palau

    Two Fiddles at the Palau

     

    Two Fiddles at the Palau
    Two Fiddles at the Palau, acrylics, 30 x 40 cm, 12 x 16″

     

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    Contrabass at Palau de la Musica
    Contrabass at Palau de la Musica-  available as prints

     

  • Two Brown Bass Fiddles at the Palau

    Two Brown Bass Fiddles at the Palau

    Two Brown Bass Fiddles at the Palau

    This started life as a drawing at Palau de la Musica.  I enlarged the original, a tiny 2 x 4″ and put it on the canvas board, then painted in with acrylics.  See also Two Fiddles at the Palau, a version of this based on the very same drawing.

     

    Two Brown Fiddles
    Two Brown Fiddles at the Palau, acrylics on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, 16 x 20″

     

    Contrabass at Palau de la Musica
    Contrabass at Palau de la Musica, the pen and ink done on site

     

     

  • Fantasy Quartet

    Fantasy Quartet

    This is the second fantasy based on the “automatic” drawing you can see below.   Where do our thoughts go as we become absorbed in the music?  The swathes of color symbolize the vast space into which the musicians and audience project their dreamy thoughts.   (more…)

  • 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