Blog

It is interesting to note how we spend a lunchtime differs from culture to culture.  In the workshops I do in the U.S. and Japan, for instance, we take a fairly quick lunch.  And it is not unusual to see some students painting, while nibbling a sandwich, throughout a lunch break, which lasts one hour or less.

I went to Seville in southern Spain earlier this year to teach 2 workshops for local watercolor artists.  Over there a lunchtime seemed to be taken a bit more seriously.

In the morning, we worked from 10am to 1pm.  Then, we had lunch.  For one hour?  No.  For two hours?  No.  Our afternoon session began at 4pm and finished at 7pm, so it was a 3-hour lunch break.  Of course we were not eating the whole time (so stuffed, we'd have fallen asleep in the afternoon!).  It was a combination of lunch, coffee, conversation, some chores, if any, and maybe a little snooze if they wanted.  Anyway, thanks to siesta, everyone was full of energy in my afternoon class.

Doing a demo inside restaurant MariscCo Reial, Barcelona, Spain

before a lunch crowd arrived.

Seville Bar, Spain III

Click for an enlarged view.

Media: Original watercolor on paper

Image Size: 14.25 x 21.5 inches (36 x 54.5 cm)

Frame/Mat: No

Purchase: Please send me an email for details.

- Join me on Facebook and follow my blog on NetworkedBlogs.

- Follow me on Google+.
- Visit my gallery at Daily Paintworks.
- Follow me on Twitter
- FASO Artist Websites - Easy, Professional Art Websites for Artists who Sell