This fort has been used since Roman times.
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Roman Ruins, Merida
Aqueduct, Segovia
Painted on location in cold and rain. Wearing shorts and a short sleeved shirt, because I did not plan ahead! I love Roman stuff.
Mezquita- Catedral, Cordoba
Painted on location in 104 degree heat. The interior of the Mezquita is one of the wonders of the world. Originally a Roman temple, the site later became the site of a mosque and eventually a Christian cathedral. Painting here was truly special.
Moat at Montjuic
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If I remember correctly, this was formerly the moat at Montjuic Castle in Barcelona. Now it’s a formal garden.
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Photo Op, Pla de la Seu
The square outside the cathedral in Barcelona. For sale
Montjuïc Castle
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A tower at Montjuïc Castle in Barcelona. Mediterranean Sea in the background, and the port at the foot of the mountain where this castle is perched.
Plaça del Rei, Barcelona Painting
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Home of the City Museum of Barcelona. Underneath the Plaça del Rei there are Roman ruins… I spent too much time drawing down there and couldn’t finish the history tour upstairs before the museum closed. But I successfully argued they should let me in a second day- “I thought the ticket was good for a year,” I kept repeating until they gave up and let me in.
Ciutadella, Barcelona
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Not sure what this place is, an attractive neoclassical court with trees planted in a pattern.
Since it’s at the edge of the Ciutadella park- formally a citadel- this might be an antique building, but is quite likely a 20th century structure in a historicizing style.
L’Eixample, Barcelona Painting
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Near the Diagonal, Barcelona.
Construction Site, Barcelona
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I like scruffy places like this. 15 years ago when I lived in Spain, the old city was much grittier, and I kind of missed that. So on this trip I went looking for the areas that were more lived in and not fixed up for the tourists.
Last Light, Barcelona
Painted on location in Barcelona. This is the view from my apartment on the 5th floor of a building from 1770. That’s right, five floors of tiny winding stairs. With my easel and tripod, and on the way back up with barras de pan, I barely fit in that staircase. Fortunately, I have arch support insoles.
Montjuïc Castle, Barcelona Painting
An oil version of a watercolor from Barcelona. The entrance into Montjuïc Castle. for sale
Santa Maria del Mar 2
A beautiful old church in Barcelona, painted from the bar in the plaza outside. I painted Santa Maria del Mar several times, studying the changing light on the stone.
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Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona
Vantage point: the cafe-bar in the plaza outside the church. for sale