16Jun 2019 by kike_K No Comments
The Musketeers

The Musketeers

Painting
We attended some painting lessons in a school of art, we met there and quite soon we get along. This is a hazard of hearts as we never choose our classmates (it usually depends on the timetable). I am quite sure the foundations of our friendship are our very different painting styles. We choose our teachers all along our way, the masters in the museums who lead us with their influence, these ones we consider our mates but who aren’t able to help us when we face the truth and who leave us alone. The real marks, the most important knowledges and the funniest ones are those from our friends. I enjoyed sitting in front of an easel, close to them and, from time to time, to make a break…
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15Jun 2019 by kike_K No Comments
Who is Linda Loible?

Who is Linda Loible?

cards, Illustration
As I am so really fond of butterflies I have treasured a bunch of items related to these: books, stamps, craft; in any case, I am not really a collector. I also own a range of old cards (more particularly two small albums published in Great Britain by Crosse & Blackwell and Brooke Bond Tea). In the last one, the illustrations achieved by Richard Ward are wonderful top quality items. I also own some samples of punched cards printed into iridescent paper (these were gifts of a Spanish pastries company). Let’s focus on the album: we can read in the first page the name of the very first owner “Linda Loible” along with her address. I was tempted, I had thought so many times about sending her a letter and…
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17Feb 2019 by kike_K No Comments
Murals

Murals

Guillermo Coll
Murals Walking around the neighbourhood, more precisely in San Dimas Street in Madrid, I have found two big murals made by Boa Mistura. Boa Mistura is an Art and Design Atelier whose office is nearby. These are really beautiful murals but precisely the words at the top of them have drawn my full attention. These words become nearly invisible as one gets closer. It is a positive message with a subtle irony. The titles are “strength” and “breath”. We need to call them murals as they are not graffiti neither in the background nor in the shape. These efforts are pleasingly surprising as these embellish and dignify every part of the city. Suddenly, a humble building seems so interesting, these drawings appearing in such places do not disturb us while…
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