20% Discount for a limited time only in my Etsy Shop!

After a year of recuperating from my operation and work commitment's I had neglected my Etsy shop. 

In the last couple of days I have been adding new images of many sizes with your own personalised option to choose size and quantity of images. I've also updated my about page for more information. 

***For a limited time only there is 20% Discount in my Gallery606 shop*** Discount Code :12

Large Posters

Floral Images

Kitchen Decor

Seaside Decor

New York Prints

Botanical Prints

New York Images

Large Wall Decor

Print Sets

Custom sizes

Inspiration in Full Flow !

Image of Frida Kahlo

Today the sun is shinning through my window and inspiration is in full flow as six paintings are in production in my studio!! It feels good! I hope your day is a good one too :-)

London's Frieze Art Fair This Weekend

If you are in London this weekend you might like to know Frieze Art Fair is in town! A wonderful showcase of over 170 galleries from around the world featuring leading contemporary artists. The exhibition takes place in London's Regent Park every October. 

Arboreal (Detail)
Rohini Devasher

For those that live in the US you'll be able to attend Frieze Art Fair in New York's Randall's Island, Manhattan  and will take place on 4-7 May 2012. It will be the first time the exhibition crosses over the pond.

Noriko
Jon Kessler

I highly recommend a visit for those that love modern art and haven't had the chance to visit the fair before.

For visitor information and ticket prices click here. October 13-16.

A Dangling Conversation:...
Uwe Henneken

New Website Coming Soon !

Hopefully by the end of the week I'll be able to launch my new website...So watch this space :-)

My Sunday Movie

Remember sometime ago I used to write about my Sunday afternoon movie ? Well after some of you emailed me asking me about it I thought I'd bring the post again.
Now that Autumn has finally decided to make an appearance it is time to chill at home with a DVD, cup of tea and nice homemade cake or make a trip to the pictures- my Sunday afternoon tradition since I was a kid in Barcelona.
Yesterday I saw the French film ' Little White Lies'.  Written and directed by award winning director of the film ' Tell No One' Guillaume Canet  and boyfriend of the amazing and Oscar winner actress Marion Cotillard.
Every Summer Max ( Francois Cluzet ) hires out a beautiful beach house for his family and friends. But this year the vacation is not so much fun as each guest raises the veil that for years has covered their true feelings. Their relationships and friendships are tested when they are in a difficult situation having to own up to the little white lies they have been telling each other.
I personally really liked it, so if  you don't mind watching a movie with subtitles I recommend you watching the movie.

Searching for inspiration..

Is raining outside, I have  a soya cinnamon coffee late, music, paint, a blank canvas and searching for inspiration. I have numerous exhibitions coming up next year so new collections to be produced !!
What is your day like today?

Steve Jobs..Thank You

Steve Jobs..

"You were an incredible visionary and because of you the world is a more creative place..”

Enjoying Twitter

Well my friends..a few months ago I had mentioned I had joined Twitter. Finally I'm getting into it and understanding how it works ! Yes..I know it is easy for some but it takes me a while to get into new things! :-)
You can join me here and say hi if you wish. Have a lovely wknd !! XO

I'm back !

Some of you might know the reason to my absence in the last couple of months in my Blog...
Thank you to all my lovely friends and family for being there for me after my operation. The visits, lovely flowers, homemade baking , cards, emails and phone calls have made me feel totally overwhelmed and so much loved.
When life brings tough times into ones life you realize how important friendship and family are and not to take for granted... I've made a promise to myself to take make more time for special moments with loved ones and not work 24/7  and I'm really gonna try and stick to it !!
Although I'm still on a slow road of  recovery I'm going to aim to get back into Blogging as I have missed it! I also have so much to tell and share with you, so watch this space :-)

Bill Cunningham

 

  Image by The Sartorialist

Last weekend when I was in London and catching up with my friend Jo over a delicious coffee and warm croissants when she told me all about her new online project with her business partner Marcio, Fashion Aperitiv. I'll tell you more about it when the project has launched.We were discussing fashion photographers and how fashion photography has changed over the years through the social media we have at our finger tips. The Sartorialist and Garance Dore came to mind as well as Bill Cunnigham who I recently discovered through the Blogsphere . As I was telling Jo all about my recent discovery and the upcoming movie on his work, I realized how little some of us knew about this amazing photographer who is finally getting the attention he deserves, the real Sartorialist. 

Bill Cunningham in the streets of New York

For those that are not sure what I'm talking about, The Sartorialist and Garance Dore have become worldwide known Bloggers and fashion Photographers for documenting street style in their travels, mainly in fashionable cities such as Paris, Milan etc... so much so that the Sartorialist ( Scott Schuman) has had a  book published on his work. But  unknown to me and many others Bill Cunningham, an 80 yr old photographer for the New York times is the real pioneer of this voyeuristic style of fashion/street style photography.  Bill Cunningham's work and lifestyle has been documented into a movie which you'll also be able to get hold of on DVD if you are not be able to watch it on your movie screens in your country- I can't wait !

Bill Cunningham in the Streets of Manhattan

Sundays' Car Boot Sale

Yesterday, whilst chatting with my friend Lara at a lovely garden party we were at for our friends send off before they move to China, she told me that a couple of weeks ago had she had experienced her first car boot sale in order to get rid of unwanted items before they move to their new home. So today I became inspired and went to check my local car boot sale.  

Refreshments and mobile cafes

For those that don't know what I'm talking about because you might be reading in another part of the world to where I'm writing this, a car boot sale is an event that usually takes place at weekends all around the UK. The idea is that you take your car, set up a table with your unwanted belongings i.e; shoes, clothes, books, toys, furniture etc.. and sell them for little to nothing. It is a good way to get rid of your items and make a bit of extra money. As they they say here 'one person's rubbish is another treasure '. When I first came to this country I thought it was a little bit strange but actually it does make sense in a recyclable way.

For the Garden

Fashion items displayed in alternative ways.

Lost love letters and someone else's personal old family photos 

 A vast range of books 

Although I have not gone as a seller yet, I might consider it one day as I'm not yet ready to depart with any of my belongings just yet much to Matt's disappointment... But I did bring home an old mirror and a little cabinet that I'm going to paint and refurbish. 

Shoppers on the way home with their new found bargains

 For more information on local car boot sales in UK and Europe you can check here.

Relaxing in The Garden

I hope you all had a great weekend enjoying the sunshine if you were lucky to have some in your part of the world.. After a very long week packed with a lot of work, socializing, eating and drinking till all ours of the night, it was lovely to finally sit in the garden with a cold drink and a great book, Sunday papers and some magazines! Now Monday morning I'm totally re energized to face another very busy week ahead...I hope you have a good one too :-)

London's Portabello Market

Protabello Rd

Quintessential English china

Anything goes...

When I was living in London my Saturdays' consisted of a  ten minute walk down to Notting Hill for a good catch up with  friends on the weeks events over brunch. After a very lazy breakfast; many lattes and people watching we would  casually stroll down to Portabello's market which, by then was buzzing with  people everywhere. Locals pretty much doing the same as us and many tourists checking out the local landmarks; the market with its exotic fruit, antiques and fun items of clothing. You can't miss the great global mix of aromas  food stalls have to offer ranging  Caribbean, French, Mexican and Turkish whilst funky music is blurring out from various cds stalls.I love Notting Hill for the eclectic mix of people, food and  independent shops with a great buzz of creativity everywhere :-)

   

        To the market  and Open for 24 Hrs 

 Specialist shops          Market Day

        Iconic images on an opticians      'Notting Hill'  Movie's Famous door

 

  An Englishman's Home is its Castle....

This post is dedicated to my lovely friends from the 'hood' for the happy memories :-)

Rainy British Summer

Ok, so we are in the middle of July which represents summer season here in Europe. Looking out of my studio window as I'm sipping my mate tea and typing away, rain keeps on falling and falling and it hasn't stopped for months !
Initially I would say it is good for the plants and all the wonderful nature we are surrounded with, but now it has come to a point that it's just too much !!

 Here in the UK everybody is talking about the rain; in the papers, TV broadcasts, constant radio discussions on why and how long? Will it effect the Olympics? Is it to do with global warming? Songs with rain mentioned in the lyrics are being played on the airwaves... quite extraordinary! 

Even Kato and Woody seem fed up with not being able to go for adventure and explore :-(

People Watching In London

A couple of days ago I was in London to visit Pulse.  After the show it was such a lovely day that I took a walk back to my old neighbourhood.  I had a couple of hours to spare whilst waiting to hook up with my friend Jo for a drink, so with my camera in hand I took tons of photos which I'll write a post on soon. I love London so much for the relaxed attitude to be as you like and the best thing is that no one really cares!

Home Photo Shoot Part 2

Time has flown by so much ! It has been a very long time since I posted here but the last few months have been manic! 

Last week I was  asked to take images of my home for a possible project that I'll tell you about when I can, which has inspired me to rearrange and decorate my house again! So this morning I managed to convince Matt to help me out to paint and rearrange the furniture. The images here are of our two living rooms. The  first image is where the tv room is facing the front of the house. It is a small cosy room decorated with an eclectic mix of furniture. The two tables I painted and distressed and the shelving is from Ikea, which works fantastically as an alternative way of displaying my photographs. The gorgeous lampshade is from  Graham & Green, one of my favorite shops along with Anthropology- Of course !

In last three images you can see the "chill out" room as we call it..It faces the garden so this is where we spend a lot spend time reading and listening to music... The cushions/pillows are from my collection in my shop, the sofa bed is great when we have guests which is from Ikea, the two lovely paintings above are a wedding gift from my Aunt Rosa Mirambell, a very talented artist from Barcelona, Spain. The blue painting bellow is  one of mine and the book shelf I painted and refurbished. The brown coffee table  is going to have " white " makeover today.  

The  last two months we've had amazing sunshine, which I was finding it frustrating working in my studio as it  doesn't have such a great view.  I  moved a little table near the garden door so I can have the laptop as a means to catch up on emails whilst enjoying the garden view and animal noises coming through from the forest. So as you can see the two rooms have a purpose :-)