Painting Exhibition Archives - Pastel Portraits

A return and a visit to Hilma af Klint at the Guggenheim, Bilbao

I realize it’s been a while since I last wrote here.
I’ve been focused on the dynamics of the days, quite busy with my things, painting a lot…
I’m not a digital person at all and for me publishing is a huge effort 😅but lately I miss sharing my work and thoughts in the this space.So, let’s take this post as a quiet return…Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Hilma af Klint’s exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, and it was simply mesmerizing! Seeing her large-scale, abstract compositions in person—works filled with color, mystical symbolism, and a deep sense of purpose—was a powerful reminder of how timeless art can be.

Participating in the first Yiqing Lian 2021 Soft pastel exhibition, in China!

I recently received a very special letter from China! I was contacted to participate in the First Yiqing Lian 2021 Soft pastel Exhibition, in China, something that made me very excited! The event was organized by the Federation of Literary and Art Circles of Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City, and the “Association of Artists and Pastel […]

ARABIAN FANTASY, Orientalist Painting in Spain, 1860-1900

I love to visit exhibitions! And I thought that it would be a great idea to start the year with a special one that I have visited recently, and that reflects the Orientalist Painting in Spain from 1860 to 1900… Among the paintings, a lot of good authors of its time, masterpieces made in watercolors […]

Pastel painting exhibition; “Touching the color, The renewal of Pastel” (3)

Impressionism, a Rebirth Among artists renowned for their use of pastel, impressionists are frequently included. This handy material –that allows artists to work swiftly and in the open air- is truly compatible with their aesthetic. Nevertheless, the Impressionists who were most passionate about pastel have a true predilection for the representation of the human figure. […]

Pastel painting exhibition; “Touching the color, The renewal of Pastel” (2)

The 18thCentury as a Mirror Although pastel is a technique saw a formidable rise in popularity during the 18thcentury, to the pointed situating itself as an equal in comparison to other techniques, it never managed to fully conquer its legitimacy versus oil painting. Its intrinsic fragility and the fact that it is used as a […]

Pastel painting exhibition; “Touching the color, The renewal of Pastel” (1)

I have been waiting for an exhibition like this since.…always! It was a great opportunity to be able to see all these amazing pastel paintings beautifully arranged, all together in one single place. The “Casa Garriga Nogues”, in Barcelona. A selection of dozens of different works; Original pieces from artists of the last 2 centuries, […]

Painting Exhibition; Velázquez y el Siglo de Oro español

A very interesting exhibition of Master painter Diego de Velázquez in Barcelona, and several other contemporary artists of his time, the so-called “Siglo de Oro”, like Tiziano, Zurbarán, Murillo. Van Dyck and others… Most of these paintings are usually in Madrid, in the Museo del Prado, so it was an occasion that I should not […]

Ramon Casas Exhibition, a 19th century catalan painter

It is not easy to watch several original pieces of Ramon Casas, Catalan painter from XIX century, together… However, it is rarer to assist to a gallery where all the works, almost 35, of this great painter are for sale! There is an exhibition of this great painter in the Gothsland Gallery, in Barcelona, until […]

Visiting the Museum of Málaga, discovering Spanish painting from the nineteenth century

A visit to the Museum of Málaga In a classic, beautiful and completely renovated building, the old Neoclassical Customs Palace, we found the new Museum of Málaga. The largest state-owned museum in Andalusia, which reform cost around 40 million euros and 10 years of work! It is worth mentioning that this museum is the result of […]

Visiting Málaga art museums! The “Revello de Toro Museum”

Visiting Malaga museums! Visiting museums is one of my favorite hobbies. Especially painting museums where I can explore, learn and open up to new concepts or old recipes… The world of art is inexhaustible at 100% and one can learn from any experience, from any artist of each era, any time. Always looking for our […]

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