The Dias y Flores Community Garden is named after a song by Silvio Rodriquez (also the name of the album, his first, in 1975.) A bold choice of name for a garden, when you take into account the times and the context.
Thanks for the link. I thought the music was beautiful. I didn't understand your comments about how calling the Garden Dias y Flores was controversial at the time.
Since I couldn't understand the words I was struck instead by the flags waving and thousands of people singing with Silvio Rodriguez. Then I hit google and researched the song, the album and the man himself and came away with a fuller understanding of the context. It added a whole political and social dimension to a really nice day sketching.
Richard, I see a change in your work as well. Could this be the influence from the Symposium? Your linework looks the same , but the watercolor without linework is something I don't think I've seen you do before. You guys did some really nice work yesterday!
The music was lovely. I could not find the lyrics in English however. Richard I heard great things about your Barcelona workshop from the Portland USK attendees! They said it was the best one they went to. I hope to participate In the future. Great sketches of the garden!
The music is great and the lyrics talk about rage against the worlds evils. I'm glad that the folks from Portland had a good time. It was a great experience.
Your line sketch like always is great, and I like the direct in watercolor sketch too!!! Looks like a fun time...I'm enjoying the music while I comment.
Thanks for the link. I thought the music was beautiful. I didn't understand your comments about how calling the Garden Dias y Flores was controversial at the time.
ReplyDeleteSince I couldn't understand the words I was struck instead by the flags waving and thousands of people singing with Silvio Rodriguez. Then I hit google and researched the song, the album and the man himself and came away with a fuller understanding of the context. It added a whole political and social dimension to a really nice day sketching.
Silvio is quite an artist and was, for many years, a principle spokesman (through his music) for communist Cuba.
DeleteRichard, I see a change in your work as well. Could this be the influence from the Symposium? Your linework looks the same , but the watercolor without linework is something I don't think I've seen you do before. You guys did some really nice work yesterday!
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan. Putting to practice some of the BCN workshops.
DeleteThe music was lovely. I could not find the lyrics in English however.
ReplyDeleteRichard I heard great things about your Barcelona workshop from the Portland
USK attendees! They said it was the best one they went to. I hope to participate
In the future.
Great sketches of the garden!
The music is great and the lyrics talk about rage against the worlds evils.
DeleteI'm glad that the folks from Portland had a good time. It was a great experience.
Your line sketch like always is great, and I like the direct in watercolor sketch too!!! Looks like a fun time...I'm enjoying the music while I comment.
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