This is my insider's guide to the best museums, churches and parks in Barcelona! Read about my personal experiences, tips and share in valuable local knowledge given to me by my dear Catalan friends. My list contains tourists attractions that I've either been to or I would like to visit. I have included entrance fees [...]
As professional artists we have to be in it for the long game because to sell art is a speculative business. We need to build our audience, get to know gallerists, join artists' clubs, attend art events and learn the many skills required for successful marketing strategies. Our public We build up an art loving [...]
I've been growing chilli plants regularly in zone 10 since 2006. In this blog post I share tips on how to cultivate your own chilli plants. I don't know which variety of Capsicum Frutescens I'm growing, they could be Siling Labuyo – see how the pods grow upwards! How to choose your chilli [...]
Portrait sketching art class One of these quick charcoal sketches is by me and the other one is by my eight year old friend. I love the one she did of me. I love the way my eyes are looking at different things. I love seeing how kids draw me! So the idea is a [...]
Last century I yearned to have my own video camera. Now I have several – on my phone, my laptop, my SLR camera, my snap shot camera, my video camera and my underwater camera. Video has become everyday, accessible and cheap to play with. With this in my mind, I have penned this blog, where [...]
When: 31st May—18 June 2021 Inauguration: 3rd June, 6–8.30pm Where: Civic Centre Can Castello, C. Castello 1–7, Sant Gervasi, Barcelona Opening times: 10–20.30h Monday to Friday (Free Entrance) The title of this art exhibition describes my autobiographical method of working. My perception of everyday experiences get formed into memories and (the ones that get replayed [...]
Helios Gomez and Frans Masereel at the Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona The exhibition curator states a clear link that Helios Gomez (1905–1956) was influenced by Frans Masereel (1898—1972). When Frans and Helios met, Helios quickly adopted the woodcut technique that Frans was using and they both worked on projects of wordless storytelling, in the [...]
The National Art Museum of Catalunya, Montjuic, Barcelona. These original Romanesque frescos survived from the 11th and 12th centuries. The quality of the line and colour is so clear considering they have endured fires and dereliction. Entering the first room is awe inspiring, with the atmospheric low lighting and the scale of [...]
The collection at the Ethnological Museum, Montjuic, Barcelona On entering the basement of the museum, it’s like a store room with glass covered shelves upon high shelves of every sort of artefact collected from around the world, including some extremely finely carved bone, wood, rose quartz and tons of ceramics. These little painted wooden panels [...]
I was thinking about you, while painting in my new art studio, in Barcelona - so I switched the camera on for you. Now you can listen to some painting tips and hear my thoughts, as I let you accompany me during my creative process. I work fast with small brushes, gradually mixing and applying [...]
Exploring Barcelona (part 2) Part 1 is about the monuments, art and culture. This is a three month review of our experiences living in Barcelona, taking phone snaps as we observe everything with fresh eyes. I'm a towny at heart I’m from London. I had to train myself into feeling comfortable in the [...]
Exploring Barcelona (part 1) Honza (my husband) and I have been casually taking photos on our phones, as we go out and about exploring Barcelona during the various COVID preventative measures. Part 2, is about my everyday observations. Monuments, art and street art Barcelona - a city for the locals The streets that [...]
