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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Discovering the Mediterranean Sea, again…

Discovering the Mediterranean Sea, again…

Painting
The Sea is a source of inspiration and more particularly the Mediterranean Sea one which has resulted in a very rich culture. Fundación Mapfre (Mapfre Founding), not for the first time, has devoted a monographic exhibition to marine landscapes, sailboats and swimmers. Eighteen years ago, in the old showrooms located in Avenida General Peron (General Perón Avenue),  a complete exhibition named A la playa (to the Beach November 2000 - January 2001) was entirely devoted to Spanish paintings between 1870 and 1936. This year though we have been able to rediscover some outstanding Spanish masters such as Sorolla or Picasso along with great names in the European Art, mainly French ones living from the end of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. The new exhibition…
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House of Mexico – Madrid (Spain)

House of Mexico – Madrid (Spain)

Painting
The House of Mexico has started its own activity The new siege of the House of Mexico in a freshly renewed mansion in Calle Alberto Aguilera, 20 (20, Alberto Aguilera street in Madrid). The House of Mexico has started its own activity with the exhibition “Tres siglos de pintura en México” (Three centuries of Mexico’s painting). I have always been very fond of both Mexican history and culture, I have even made further researches but I must confess I had very little knowledge of painters and artists; I merely had some references of Rufino Tamayo and of Francisco Toledo. We need to point out the Spanish influence during the period of the viceroyship and the interest of so many European and North American artists in the 19th century: for all…
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