LIVING A WINTER IN VIENNA AS A PAINTING RETREAT. 2014-15.

Dear Steemians,
I have taken longer than I would like to in continuing with this Chronological process of painting in Vienna.

If you haven´t read the previous posts you can get the context of this one by visiting these:
https://steemit.com/hive-185836/@romanie/group-exhibition-in-austria-july-2014-hirschwanghof-niederoesterreich

https://steemit.com/hive-185836/@romanie/painting-seminar-in-austria-2014-old-masters-techniques

https://steemit.com/hive-185836/@romanie/de-es-schwertberger-s-studio-visit-june-2014

I was able to rent an flat in Vienna and had a little money saved so that I could spend 3 months in an intense process of painting with this new technique I had learnt the previous summer in the Seminar. I painted almost every day for anything in between 5 and 15 hours a day.
I put up my studio in the living room.

This was the creative space.
Once a week I got a visit from De Es (https://dees.at/) who came to have some tea and pastries and we would talk for a few hours and he would critique my work and suggest and propose ideas on what I was doing.
Sometimes we also went to the museums to see exhibitions.

Here is a blurry image I got of when we visited Arik Brauer´s (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arik_Brauer) exhibition at the Leopold.
Some of Arik Brauers work...

This is a photo De Es did of me that I like.

Then sometimes we would meet at friends exhibitions...

@ibizaki, Otto Rapp,me, De Es and Regina Kafeder.

Michael Fuchs having his wife take the picure of us both. (https://www.artistmichaelfuchs.com/)
Went to many exhibitions of artists with whom I became friends over time and still till today keep in contact.

Pre Christmas pic at De Es´s with Regina, Bob and myself hiding int the Christmas tree.

Then I also explored other art scenes of Vienna but I can´t include all of that in this one post as it would be too erratic. Here are some random images...

and tried some ice skating with some friends.

I explored art, the city and the people who live here, then always returned home to spend long long hours painting, listening to music.

I produced a series of paintings made of Oil and egg tempera...
Each piece has a great amount of the sensations I was experiencing woven into them. As I look back at all these photos and the images of the paintings I get many memories.
A lot of writing went on in my booklets.

I hope you enjoyed this part of this adventure that took place from November 2014 till the end of March 2015. I came back to Ibiza a month later because I sold a big painting that gave me more time to paint, so that is why I returned later.
During this period I must say that is when I took up a good habit I still practice: running. I started doing that to compensate the long hours sitting and I loved it in the cold. When I got back to Spain and Summer was approaching I had to go at dawn before it got hot. I still do it and love it.
I also eat lots of cakes and coffee! The desserts in Vienna are wonderful! mmmm!

Best wishes to you all and specially I can´t stop thinking about the hell the Ukranians are going though. I can´t believe this is happening once again here. I really don´t understand the need for war, it´s crazy.

Saludos! y paz!
Romanie
http://romanie.net/
http://sunlightart.blogspot.com/