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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
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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 pen and ink, the original drawing 
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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!
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Picasso Visit: Two Women Embrace
Continuing with the Picassoesque themes, here two women embrace before a blue sky, under a pale moon.
Picasso Visit: Two Women Embrace , acrylics, A4, 8.25 x 11.7″ 
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Fallas 2016!- first photos
These are the first photos from Fallas 2016. Fallas is the annual carnival in Valencia, Spain. It is truly one of the wonders of the world. They erect hundreds of sculptures made of foam and wood (these days), some of which are 25 meters (75′) in height. There are daily booming fireworks more for feel than light, daily at 2 pm. At night there are more traditional fireworks in the parks. Valencia doubles in population for the event, which starts March 1 and ends March 19 every year.
In Rusafa, a section of Valencia, there are not only fallas’ (the statues) but also sound and light shows. Here they are installing the lighting.
Much more to come!
For background information see https://garyjkirkpatrick.com/the-fallas/
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Couple Relaxing: Visit to Picasso
Continuing with the “Visit to Picasso” theme, this expands on the couple in the background in the original.
Relaxing: Visit to Picasso, acrylic on paper, A4, 8.24 x 11.5 -
Visit to Picasso
Currently there’s an excellent exhibit of Picasso drawings at Banc Caja in Valencia. I did this painting afterwards.
Picasso Visit, acrylic on Canson paper A3 , 8.25 x 11 
Picasso Visit, detail 
Visit to Picasso ink – this is the drawing for the acrylic