Saturday, October 15, 2011

An Affinity for All Thing Spanish



















One of my childhood memories was of the art at the Las Novedades and the Columbia. El Greco and Goya's work adorned the walls of the Novedades. I loved El Greco's dramatic use of lighting and elongated limbs of his human figures. The Columbia brought in painted tiles to decorate the foyers and seven dinning rooms of the world's largest Spanish restaurant. The Valencia also had wonderful landscape paintings by early Spanish artists. More recently the Dali Museum was founded in St. Petersburg, Florida across the bay. What a wonderful resource to add to the richness of Spanish influence and culture in this area! Visiting Dali's museum in Figures and his home in Cadaques in the Catalan region was a lifetime event. What wonderful artist Spain has produced! Gracias Espana!

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