Gary J. Kirkpatrick

Tag: Valencia Spain

  • Fallas 2022- videos of the highlights

    The first video is by Jenyne, our niece. The rest are professional jobs on Youtube. Wow!!!

    On the last night there was this parade through downtown Valencia. Here’s a short bit.
    Some of the fabulous sculptures
    The last night- tons of fireworks, then they all burn, thousands of them

  • Band at El Carmen

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    Band at El Carmen, acrylics, 8.25 x 16.6, 30 x 40 cm

    Band at El Carmen, 12th century monastery in Valencia. They performed during an event I attended. These monasteries were once brightly painted, but not like this!  I have the freedom to decorate the Gothic arches as I please, and I like them bouncing off the page.

  • Prints of Valencian urban landscapes

    Prints of Valencian urban landscapes

    Some of my favorite pen and ink drawings now available as prints.  

    Barat Plaza Sant Jaume (James), Valencia
    Bar at Plaza Sant Jaume (James), Valencia

     

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    El Carmen, the old town of Valencia, Spain

    View from Our Place in Plaza Cisneros pen ink
    View from Our Place in Plaza Cisneros pen ink

    xativa street scene
    Xativa, a small town outside of Valencia

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    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

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    Parque Cultural I, Valencia Roman era columns and capitals

    Parque Cultural II, Valencia Roman era columns and capitals
    Parque Cultural II, Valencia Roman era columns and capitals

     

    near palau de la musica
    Parque Turia Near Palau de la Musica, Valencia

    La Lonja Staircase-- La Lonja is one of very few non-religious gothic buildings
    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
    Bellas Artes, the fine art museum in Valencia, Spain featuring the works of the impressionist and native son Joaquin Sorolla

  • Michalet From Plaza Santa Catarina

    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 painting
    Iglesia de Santa Catarina Tower From Plaza Santa Catarina watercolor and acrylics, A 4, 8 x 11, 21 x30 cm