Wounded Angel in a Broken World
Los Viveros - Pencil on paper - 8 x 11 inches
How do you paint an angel if you don't believe angels exist?
This story of an angel begins in Valencia, in Spain, in a public garden called Los Viveros, on the banks of what used to be the river Turia. My friend Antonio Gomis and I like to draw there because it's green and cool and quiet.
Los Viveros - Pencil on paper - 8 x 11 inches
Among the current attractions in the park (originally designed by the Muslims during their nearly eight hundred years in Spain) are fountains, pavilions, sculptures, a Museum of Natural Science and this faux-Greek colonnade.
Los Viveros 2 - Pencil on paper - 8 x 11 inches
We chose this spot in the park to draw because it offered a place to sit, some shade from the relentless Mediterranean sun, and because the Doric columns and Ionic capitals of an ancient temple seemed out of place in the garden.
Wounded Angel 1 - Watercolor, Pencil and Ink on paper = 8 x 11 inches
Even more out of place was the angel. According to tradition, they are beings that are supposed to descend from the celestial worlds into our own, to be intermediaries between us below and the gods above. This angel was different; it rose up out of the dirt, like a deformed tree, nothing heavenly except for the wings. Gradually, Los Viveos darkened and the angel began to form itself, but it seemed to be wounded, scarcely able to fly.
Wounded Angel - Acrylic, watercolor and ink on paper - 8 x 11 inches
This is a time of afflictions. People we love and people we don't even know are dying by the thousands. The city of Valencia, like the rest of Spain, and like much of the rest of the world, is enduring weeks of confinement in which people have locked themselves in their homes, as they wait for the shadows of death to pass. I would like to paint an angel, one from the world above, who visits us to help heal our wounds and comfort our damaged earth. If only such a being existed.
I really enjoyed this one Michael!
Michael, If you join an art group like WORLD OF XPILAR and you post in the group and then use tags like art-venture and booming and art and so on.... you might get more visibility. Check out my Publications and look at the tags and you will see. Also if you look in my Blog you will see I share this magazine that supports artists and I´m sure you would be great for them.
One question: I see how to post in a group like WORLD OF XPILAR, but would I post just to that group, or can I somehow post both on my Blog and simultaneously also to the group? How do you do it? Thanks much. Just trying to learn how to work this.
If you post in the group and then share it (resteem) on your blog if you want it to be seen there also. I don´t do it because I give the group exclusivity. it might make no difference but I´m not sure. I´ll explain what I know on messenger if you like, not tonight because im off to sleep now! :-)
just had a thought... I have some cool pics of when I visited you in your studio back in 2018, I could make a publication, I think that might give you a little more visibility, do you think that is ok?
Thank you so much for the kind words and tips, Romanie. I'm glad you enjoyed this one, and will definitely follow up with figuring out how to post in groups like the one you mentioned, and the rest. By all means, please feel free to publish something using your pictures from that day. That was a lovely visit, and I would love to see you post about it. Again, much appreciated.
Ok, great! I´ll do that! I think WOX would be very happy to have your good quality posts and I´m sure you would get support. I´ll try to do the post soon. Love looking back at the photos from that trip! :-). Bona nit!
Thanks again. I am out of town at the moment but will be back early next week. I will get in touch with any questions, if that's okay. Bona nit to you as well.
Hi John, I saw the last post of Romanie and that brought me to your blog, I actually did not know that you are one of the Artists on Steem and I was glad to discover you. Me @stef1 and my hubby @myskye we are hosts of Visual Art curation account @art-venture and we are a part of "World of Xpilar"Community.
First of all, I would like to invite you to join our community, you need to clink on this link and you are on our community page:
https://steemit.com/created/hive-185836
On right side, you should click on join and you will see your login in right top corner. There is a box: "post" if you click on it you can create post like you usually do and our community page will be your first tag.
You can use tags: at-venture, steem, art and blog
You post will be automatically visible on your blog under "Posts" when you resteem your post then it will also be visible under blog.
Please try and if there are some more questions do not hesitate and ask.
This is our Magazine and we usually display many different Visual art creators:
https://steemit.com/hive-185836/@art-venture/art-venture-magazine-no-454-power-up-and-use-club5050
See you around :)
Thank you so much, @stef1. I just came back from a trip out of the country today, and was overjoyed to see your comment and all the visits that came through the post @romanie made. I am very happy you have been enjoying what you see. I will follow your instructions and post in your community (using those tags) moving forward... Please just bear with me as I am still learning. I will be sure to reach out with any questions. Again thank you kindly for your attention, and you will hear from me soon.
great! I´m sure you will be well appreciated!
One question, @stef1: in this reply you recommend I use certain tags, and you say one of them is "at-venture". Is that a misspelling? Because the name of your curation account is "ART-venture", with an R... So is the correct tag actually "art-venture"? Just wondering for my future posts. Thanks very much, again, for your attention to my work, kind suggestions and support.