Day 5 in La Manzanilla

Day 5 - and most of the cleaning and organizing has been done - and I've had a few enquiries about art classes, so it's time to get out all the art supplies, and make some plans. The patio in the back of the house is big enough for 4 people, and I have volunteer help to set up the canopies in the back yard, so better get some planning done!

The weather is perfect; I am sitting in Yolanda's new restaurant on the beach, laughing at the grandmother opposite me who is chatting with her grandson on Skype; I should be doing the same! Technology has hit La Manz, for sure

I'm Here

Back in La Manzanilla - aaaaaaah, the sun, the sea, the sand, the birds chirping and waking me up; forgot to take pics today, and even if I had, how do I download/upload them to my new laptop (never really used one before,- but thanks to Dee, Ervin, Connor, and Jason, I am launched on this brand new learning curve...and it's all good, I know I can do this - Now will post this

Open Studio

It’s November, and I will be leaving for Mexico in about 2 weeks.

I have an abundance of new paintings to show you before I go away for the winter. They are on display in my home/studio for the next week – until Tues., Nov. 20. Please call or email and make an appointment to see the best selection of my latest work. After that, consultants (including a new contact - the “Vancouver Art Gallery Rental and Sales”) will be choosing from my inventory… and some pieces will be going with me to Mexico.

For a preview, check the website www.flickr.com/photos/carol-lopez-artist/ it’s like a catalogue of almost all the work I have available. On this site you can see the work in “sets” of subject matter or location of the artworks (in a gallery or in my studio).

So, do call or email me with a time you would like to come by. Allow time to browse – and bring your art loving friends. I look forward to showing you my work.

Carol Lopez
www.carollopez.com

604.430.4734
3540 Cordiale Dr., Vancouver (in Champlain Heights)

Color Boot Camp

I made an impulsive decision to go to California 3 weeks ago for a painting workshop...the teacher called it Color Boot Camp... and I agree. Never have I looked so hard to see, and then exaggerate the colors in wooden blocks - yes, blocks! After 2 days of block studies, we went out and did some plein air painting in beautiful Sonoma County. After a week in California sunshine, getting to know the town of Petaluma, I returned to the rather different weather in Vancouver, with a "new" color theory to incorporate into my painting and teaching. Now I look forward to returning to Mexico to see even more color in the little fishing village, La Manzanilla.

Working in my back yard studio

On the eve of the summer solstice, we have summer here! We've had almost two days of warm sunny weather - and it's time to start working in my back yard again - I can hang the paintings on the fence to get back and look at them - how great to have an outdoor studio again.

Back in Communication

Oops - I've been forgetting to blog - and now Daniel, in La Manzanilla, has published a list of all the blogs, websites etc., of people in la Manz - so I better get up to date! I've updated my website by uploading all my available paintings, and some new ones, onto Flick'r, at http://www.flickr.com/photos/carol-lopez-artist/... so maybe, eventually, I'll be all up to date, and can start to paint again!