My Things, Prima Ballerinas

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15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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As you can see, I like colourful shoes. These I found in Barcelona at a store that sells only ballerina shoes, in all colours and styles - nearly impossible to make a decision! After a long time I finely settled with pink suede and ribbons, and have hardly worn any other shoes since then. Coincidentally I found a picture of the shop on this blog

In a Bar in Barcelona

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
30 cm x 24 cm / 11,6" x 9,4"
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This is one of my favourite bars in Barcelona. It has a great atmosphere and the people working there are always very friendly. Unfortunately I forgot what it's called. You might notice the cigarettes the men are holding - well, that is history now. As one of the last countries in Europe to do so, from this year on Spain has now also prohibited smoking inside public places.

Faded Elegance

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
30 cm x 24 cm / 11,6" x 9,4"
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The faded elegance of an old patrician house in Barcelona. Walking up these stairs, I felt as if time had turned back a hundred years. The patina everywhere in the city is a feast for the painter's eye.

Por Las Calles de Barcelona

oil on canvas - Öl auf Leinwand - huile sur toile
34 cm x 27 cm / 13,4" x 10,6"
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A typical side street in the old part of Barcelona, the "Barro Gotico".

Sunset Barcelona

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15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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As far as I can remember, I have never dared to paint a sunset sky before. Most painted sunsets are simply too kitschy for me and I was afraid that would happen to mine, too - well, it has.
BUT - I like it nevertheless. Maybe just because it was so much fun painting it, enjoying all those fantastic colours and trying to capture the delicate sky behind the strong clouds.

Barcelona Morning Lights

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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Looking in the opposite direction from my window than the views I painted the last days, I saw this beautiful serene scene on the sea front of Barcelona.

Early Morning Barcelona

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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I liked the combination of the greys at the bottom of the painting with the oranges and yellows.
And - I've found the solution for taking a photo of the finished painting. It's tricky but it works - see below:

Sun on "La Sagrada Familia"

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15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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Another picture of Barcelona in the morning sunlight, this time with Gaudi's famous "Sagrada Familia" in the background.
The photo issue is still not solved completely, but apart from a slight reflection at the bottom of the painting, it turned out fairly well today. I'm getting there!

Sunrise Barcelona

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15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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Still haven't found the ideal place for taking the photograph but it's already a bit better than before. The problem is, that the sunlight beaming through the windows is so strong that, no matter where I set up the painting, it reflects very much. So I tried out closing the curtains, but then it was too dark. Puh! The best place so far has been the hallway, which means setting up the painting and the camera on quite a slim drawer, at an angle, with the camera right on the edge, hoping it won't fall down. Well, I'll go on searching....

On our way here, we stopped over in Barcelona for a few days, where I enjoyed the view over the city, gleaming in fantastic sunrises every morning. Might paint more of those.

Breakfast in Barcelona

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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Ah, the good life....

Here They Come

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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The weather here in the Dordogne hasn't been great lately and today it has even been raining all day. This summer has definitely been too short! Maybe that's why I feel like painting scenes with bright sunshine, that remind me of the heat and easy going atmosphere of Barcelona.

Summer in the City

oil on canvas panel - Öl auf Malplatte - huile sur carton entoilé
15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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From the small town of Verteillac in France now to sunny Barcelona, where we went to for a few days at the end of June.

Barcelona Mosaic Floor

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15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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Barcelona Heat

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15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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Backyard in Barcelona

When in Barcelona we had the pleasure of staying with a friend in his lovely apartment - a breathtaking place with walls and doors probably three and a half meters high, with a beautiful mosaic floor throughout the entire apartment - even the toilet! - and an old marble sink in the kitchen. I loved the glassed veranda from which you could vaguely see the backyard with other little terrasses, washing hanging on the line, basketball baskests, flowerpots and many other features all in pastel colours, due to the fact that the windows hadn't been washed for ages -
like most windows in that city, by the way! And then that piano in front! So romantic!



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Contre Jour

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15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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Street in Barcelona

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14 cm x 18 cm / 5,51" x 7,09"
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Barcelona Facades

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14 cm x 18 cm / 5,51" x 7,09"
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Barcelona Guys

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15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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At the Harbour

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15 cm x 15 cm / 5,9" x 5,9"
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