Location: Plaça Catalunya
This is a large plaza ringed by stores and businesses in a central location. People gather here like an "outdoor living room".
This sketch was drawn on location, colored on the plane ride home (not a good idea since the lighting was bad), and attempted to correct the color at home (with mixed results). I had to stop drawing the crowds and draw the man with lavender shirt and teal shorts before he walked off the page on this sketch, because American men on the street back home will never, ever wear those colors together - even here in California.
Location: Universitat de Barcelona
This university is housed in a historic building with graceful archways, which came in handy when our group was hit with an unexpected downpour (with thunder!).
Location: Barcelona Pavilion
This is a Modernist masterpiece built in 1929 by Mies Van der Rohe. It is indeed a beautiful building. And so hard to sketch.
This building looks simpler to draw compared to ornate buildings scattered all over Barcelona, but this structure is much longer than it looks, so I had to keep checking my drawing.
Location: In and around Plaça Reial in Barri Gòtic
Walking around the narrow passageways of Barri Gòtic is like being in a medieval canyon, looking up and ahead for light openings and the sky. I could've sketched there for hours.
Location: Església de Santa Anna
This church in Barri Gòtic has a small courtyard and the light strikes this building very clearly during midday.
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