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Never Meaning To Send
Song lyrics stick in my head. This one, by Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, has been stuck there since I was a teenager: Letters I’ve writtenNever meaning to send When I was younger, I found it confusing. Why would you write a letter if you didn’t mean to send it? Now I know. It’s Read more
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Sketches of Spain #6
For the final installment of my sketches of Spain, I have put together a few from the end of our trip in Barcelona. By the time these were done, we had visited a few museums and the sketches are getting sketchier – more colorful and minimalist. And we end where we began, with a drawing Read more
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Sketches of Spain #5
I am switching gears, and locations, for my next sketch of Spain. This time I am in Barcelona, with dear friends who have rented an apartment there. As they are also of an artistic bent, we spent some time one evening engaged in the sketchiest of behaviors: creating art. One of the unexpected pleasures of Read more
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Sketches of Spain #4
My next sketch of Spain is my final one from the magical city of Granada. It was there, in 1492, that the last of the Moorish dynasty surrendered to the Catholic King Ferdinand ending eight centuries of Arab dominance. It was in that same year and town that Christopher Columbus received royal endorsement for his Read more
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Sketches of Spain #3
My third sketch of Spain is also the last at the window of our room in Granada. Instead of looking out, this one is looking in, at my reflection for a self portrait. Again, Miles Davis handles the soundtrack. Read more
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Sketches of Spain #2
My second sketch of Spain returns to the church of Santa Ana in Grenada. Construction of the church started in 1537 and it sits in the corner of the Plaza Nueva. It was built on the site of the mosque Almanzora and incorporates its minaret into its bell tower. The music is again from Sketches Read more
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