Category: Travel
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Photographic art inspiration
I took these photos of a fishpond at the Majorelle Gardens in Marrakesh because I saw in the colour, pattern and light, the inspiration for an abstract painting when I arrive home and begin work again.
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Marrakesh street poster
I came across this while doing a quick tour of the art galleries in Gueliz, Marrakesh.
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Unexpected Photographic Effect
I took this photo today of an evocative and well composed photo taken by French photographer Marcelin Flandrin c1920 at the Maison de la Photographic de Marrakech. An unexpected addition is the coloured reflection of the stained glass window that seems to mirror the shapes in the black and white photo. For history or photography…
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Bicycle Artwork
Look at the detail in this wooden bicycle created by a young artisan in the Morrocan town of Sefrou
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Well Heeled Graffiti
Stepping out from the Morrocan House Hotel in Rue Mohamad SMIHA in the city centre of Casablanca, I came across this graffiti on an empty building.
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Velazquez here I come
Next stop Madrid. Can hardly wait to immerse myself in art there. This painting of Santa Rufina painted by Diego Velazquez in 1629 -1632 hangs in the small gallery established by the Fundacion Focus-Abengoe, Seville. It’s worth a trip to the Hospital de los Venerables, a 17th century Baroque mansion and a quiet retreat providing…
ART by Jude Tulloch 