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Mountain Village, La Alpujarra,... by Bob Maddox

Mountain Village, La Alpujarra, Andalucia.

Pastel on paper.
This is Castaras, a remote mountain village in La Alpujarra, Andalucia where I am lucky enough to live.
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fantastic pastel Bob,well done
over 1 year ago
Thanks again Sinisa!
over 1 year
Bob your technique is wonderful! I would have put the tower against the sky and not a mountain (for balance), but other than that I LOVE it!
over 1 year
Thanks for the kind comments Kerry! About that tower...that's where the villagers built it. No regard for balance these Andalucians :) The village is called Castaras and sits on the lower slopes of the Sierra Nevada nountains about 20 kilometres from my home village of Yegen.
over 1 year
Beautiful work Bob!colours are wonderful!
over 1 year
Well thanks Shirley...but for me it has nothing on your 'Into The Deep'.
over 1 year
Love this, great feel for the Adalucian countryside. Maybe I would have put the mountain on the left, but doesn't detract that much, if at all. 5***** Bob.
over 1 year
Thanks Gerry! Regarding the mountain...it seems that the Alpine Orogeny put it where it is and the villagers built the church in front of it :) Seriously...there is only one viable viewpoint over the village itself and that's the way things pan out.
Regards, Bob.
over 1 year
Beautiful pastel work,,,,very nice to view,, Bob,,5***** Sincerely, Doris
over 1 year
Thank you Doris.
over 1 year
brilliant love it very vibrant im about to paint a view of my village in Crete you have inspired me thankyou
over 1 year
My thanks for the encouragment grajaukas! I will look forward to viewing your village.
over 1 year
Very, very nice! I really like your style. Your use of color and shadow in this one leaves a perfect impression, which is, of course the point.
over 1 year
wow the light on your buildings make me feel like I'm there.
over 1 year
Thanks Marta! I shall be back there myself shortly.
over 1 year
Beautiful use of colours, excellent composition. Chris
over 1 year
Thanks Chris!
over 1 year
so much chracter they say how beautiful andalucia is i can see from your lovely painting 5+***** regards james
over 1 year
My thanks James...it is imposible paint what is really out here. Nature wins every time.
over 1 year
lovely painting Bob,any vacancies?.
over 1 year
Greetings Roger! Always a place for a good eye and heart out here.
over 1 year
Wonderful work!The light,the colours everything is great!
over 1 year
Thanks Anad!
over 1 year
Interesting work of art. Like the texture and style. Charlette
over 1 year
Thank you Charlette
over 1 year
Exceptional work
over 1 year
Very fresh colors and the houses perfectly done.Light and shades fantastically done. 5*
over 1 year
Many thanks Praful!
over 1 year
nice work again bob..1 very impressive..!
over 1 year
Thanks Biswaal. Your portrait of Reenaa is a joy.
over 1 year
Wonderful painting, perfect light effects and color. Excellent work. Carmela
over 1 year
Thanks again Carmela.
over 1 year
So lovely sunny landscape, I really like this your piece! Regards.
over 1 year
nicely work on all around .good work
over 1 year
A fantastic picture of a unique corner of my land. Beautiful
over 1 year
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Bob MaddoxHello out there!
I started painting five years ago after moving from England to Spain with Belinda. After wasting vast quantities of watercolours, acrylics and oils, I eventually discovered soft pastels. Deep Joy!
Most of my work is taken from the landscape, villages and people of the Alpujarra - a remote and stunningly beautiful region of Andalucia, Spain. We have a home in Yegen, a small mountain village set on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada.
My friend here is Chico...a Supermule!
Keep painting and bring a little more beauty into this frantic world. Godbless all.
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