http://www.julianvilarrubi.com High quality paintings from one of brightons' most respected artists. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:42:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After a very long wait my very long time friend Guy Tweedy finally received his painting of one of his favourite views, the ice rink in Central Park, Manhattan. With relief, it was judged very positively by all who saw it at the ad hoc mini- private viewing with Mr. ... http://www.julianvilarrubi.com/?p=343 For a few years now I have been teaching a life class on a Wednesday night for Evolution Arts. This has to be one of my favourite teaching assignments. Four groups a year, ten sessions per group and up to 13 in each group. You certainly meet a few folk ... http://www.julianvilarrubi.com/?p=323 That gong tormented Sea: Contemporary painters pursue the idea and reality of Byzantium In this mixed show I have seven new paintings ranging from views of Simonopetra Monastery to monks walking across flagstones towards the church at Vatopedi, Mount Athos, Greece. The show runs to January 28th. 2010. Francis Kyle Gallery 9 Maddox Street Mayfair London W1S ... http://www.julianvilarrubi.com/?p=283   [caption id="attachment_270" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Outside the church at the Great and Holy Monastery of Vatopaidi, Mount Athos"][/caption] I have just returned from Mount Athos in Greece where I have been working towards a show entitled 'Byzantium.' Check these posts soon as I shall update. http://www.julianvilarrubi.com/?p=269 In July 2006 I went to the region around the River Somme to research Siegfried Sassoon and his war experiences for an exhibition at the Francis Kyle Gallery entitled 'Everyone Sang.' This map from my sketchbook shows the region and the places I went to. Most of my research centred ... http://www.julianvilarrubi.com/?p=262                                                                                             Montserrat 2008 oil on canvas ... http://www.julianvilarrubi.com/?p=244 [caption id="attachment_215" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Selva moonlight"]    Things you do when there's no-one around. Port de la Selva way down in the background   Right now I’m sitting in an apartment in El Port de la Selva. (Yes, it’s Friday night (06.02.09), about 10pm. I’m feeling the solitude. There is beer though! I’ll be ... http://www.julianvilarrubi.com/?p=214   Since setting out on my mission to visually explore my Catalan roots through the landscape I have simultaneously been trying to discover what characterises the Catalans themselves. I’m wondering if this would be useful to me? After time will I look at the landscape in a new, 'Catalany' kind of ... http://www.julianvilarrubi.com/?p=206 My first post for a while. I’ve been moving around quite a bit. Sunday (30 January) I was back in Barcelona and saw the sign for Parc Guell. I’ve been here lots before but it’s worth going again and again. Designed by Gaudi and helped by his assistant Josep Maria Jujol ... http://www.julianvilarrubi.com/?p=183 I am in Calella de Palafrugell. It's about 100km , north up the coast, from Barcelona. It's almost deserted as it's out of season. The coast line here is stunning. It's the Costa Brava- the rugged coast- and I've been here many times. There are a quite a few possibilities ... http://www.julianvilarrubi.com/?p=178