Keiko Tanabe

La Jolla Art Association Plein Air Juried Show

5/28/2013 8:12:35 AM

The current show that hangs at the La Jolla Art Association is "Capture the Light: Plein-Air Juried Exhibition." I am pleased to have included two of my paintings I did on location in the southwest of France last year, Clermont-Dessous I and Bordeaux Cafe III. The show closes on June 2. Read a review of the show by Will Bowen of La Jolla Light. Clermont-Dessous, France I Click for an enlarged view. Media: Original watercolor on paper Image Size: 13 x 19 inches (33 x 48 cm) Frame/Mat: No Purchase: Please send me an email for details. - Join me on Facebook and follow my blog on NetworkedBlogs. - Follow me [...]

Street Musicians, Seville, Spanish Landscape Painting

5/5/2013 8:02:50 AM

Seville - I don't know what it is that makes this city in southern Spain so magical. It may be the shining sun, lively city streets, flamenco, maginificent architecture, friendly people, a legacy of historical events in the past. Perhaps all of the above plus more. I must also add very high temperature in the summertime as I know it first-hand and remember it as almost unreal. While I was walking on a narrow alley in a quaint old Jewish quarter of white-washed houses, a trio of musicians appeared from nowhere. Playing the guitar and singing, they walked past me quickly and [...]

Published: My Interview in InSevilla

5/2/2013 5:14:19 AM

"En Andalucía me siento como en casa"- so I was quoted in the recent interview by a journalist from InSevilla, a digital newspaper of cultural events in Seville, Spain (April 29, 2013). The article of my interview was just published in time for my watercolor workshop there. Clearly the interviewer was someone knowledgeable of watercolor painting and there were very good questions. The interview was made possible by my dear friend María José Barrera Garrido, an artist and a teacher who is well respected widely in Seville and its surrounding region. She is having a watercolor painting exhibition in May at Plaza [...]