Sketching the Royal Palace in Madrid at an outdoor cafe with the required implements for creativity – sketchbook, pen, tapas and of course – red wine!
The Royal Palace in Madrid – I toured it and was not really impressed. The grounds are nice, though. Save your money.
An often overlooked park near the Prado, the Royal Botanic gardens are a lovely quiet respite in a big city. This little nook was the Peace Garden and had a poem that said: “Fomenta la paz en el mundo, usando el idioma universal del jardin.” – which sort of means The formation of peace in the world utilizes the universal language of gardening.
The hillside town of La Cazorla in the southern province of Andalucia.
Bullfighting may be controversial, but it’s still a part of many Spanish town’s traditions including Andalucia and central Spain.
Half an hour south of Barcelona on the Mediterranean sea lies the cute town of Sitges, one of my favorite getaways. The train ride itself is totally magical.
At the top northeastern corner of Spain, within sight of France lies the Cap de Creus lighthouse. It’s a remote spit of land, tortured by the fierce Tramontana winds. I did this watercolor of the lighthouse there for my sweet Catalan buddy Beth who loves lighthouses and took me there to see it once.
The Rose of the Winds – showing the directions and names of each corresponding wind in the European region. Yikes, the winds are so strong they even have names!
I love these sketches, you seem to be having a lovely time in Spain.