NOLA girl with umbrella - Art journal page

Banksy, el famoso artista de graffiti, es conocido por sus stencils en los muros de las ciudades. Esta imagen es de 2008 y está en una pared de Nueva Orleans, en Lousiana.
En una entrevista, Banksy dijo que se supone que simboliza la gente que cree qué es lo mejor para ellos, cuando en realidad, eso mismo es lo que les hace daño.
En esta obra, la niña se supone que se resguarda de la lluvia bajo el paraguas, cuando en realidad, la lluvia cae desde dentro del paraguas. (Texto de https://theartofgraffiti.wordpress.com)

Famous graffiti artist, Banksy, is wildly known for his stencil art. This piece of work done in 2008 showed up on a wall in New Orleans, Lousiana. 
In an interview, Banksy said that it was supposed to symbolize how people may think the best thing for them is helping them, but in reality, it is actually hurting them. 
In this piece, the girl is supposed to be shielded by an umbrella from the rain, instead, the rain is coming from inside the umbrella, betraying its duty. (text from https://theartofgraffiti.wordpress.com)

Fondo de Inktense bars, oil pastels, tintas en spray, stencils y transferencias.

Background made with inktense bars, oil pastels, spray inks, stencils and transfers

Framed canvavs

Decoupage on canvas. 

Colored with pastels and wax

ART JOURNAL 2017

Un cambio de formato en el artjournal. Moleskine Aquarelle. Apaisado

A change in the format of my artjournal. Moleskine Aquarelle. Landscape

AJED 2012 #4 - Castillos en el aire

Hoy ha sido uno de esos días en el curro en que me he desconectado de todo, he eliminado la frecuencia en hertzios de la voz de mi jefe, del teléfono y de mis compañeros y me he puesto a "construir castillos en el aire", como la canción del genial Alberto Cortez. 

Os dejo la letra por si alguna no la conoce (pero vamos, deberíais llevarla grabada a fuego en el corazón) y os dejo también la página que me ha inspirado en mi art journal.


An awesome song by the brilliant Alberto Cortez, that inspired my last art journal page.


I translated the lyrics literally. Please read.  I hope you understand the beautiful meaning.






He wanted to fly like the seagulls.
Free in the aire, by the air free
and the others said: "poor fool"
he doesn't know that flying is impossible


But he spread his wings to the sky
and gradually, he was gaining altitude,
and the others were on the ground
keeping their sanity


And he built castles in the air
in full sunshine, with clouds made of cotton
in a place where no one
could reach using the reason


And he built fabulous windows
full of light, magic and color
and called "the gobling of things" 
that have much to do with love.


Seeing him so happy,
caused widespread alarm in the others, 
rules were established, just in case this is contagious,
try to be happy that way


The concusion is clear and forceful
he was sentenced for his crazy ideas
back to live with people,
and "dress with sanity"


For building castles in the air
in full sunshine with clouds made of cotton
in a place where no one
could reach using the reason


And for opening fabulous windows
full of light, magic and color
and calling the "globling of things"
that have much to do with love.


Finish here the story of the fool
that in the air, like the air, free
wanted to fly like seagulls...
but that is impossible... or not??

Y tú, ¿construyes castillos en el aire?

and you... do you built castles in the air?

AJED 2012 #2 Cuenta hasta 10

No sé si me gusta mucho el careto de la amiga, pero tiene mucho que ver conmigo.

I don't know if I like the girl too much, but she has lots of meanings to me.

AJED 2012 #1 Felices Reyes

Primera semana del año y primera (bueno, segunda en realidad) página en mi artjournal. 

Sigo en el proyecto de Julie Balzer "Art Journal Everyday"

Como no podía ser menos, estrenando mi regalito de Reyes, una mini printer PoGo más monaaaaaa.

¿Habéis sido buenas este año? ¿Qué os han traido los Reyes?

Acuarela y pasteles para el fondo y rotus Kuretake writer metallic colours para los números y dibujos.

Y con esto y un bizcocho (más bien roscón) se acabaron las Fiestas. 

Ahora toca dieta, vuelta a la rutina y a ponerse las pilas. Ánimo.

First week of the year and first (well, second in fact) artjournal page.

I'm still in Julie Balzer's "Art Journal Everyday" this year.

The page features my new PoGo printer with the photo of part of my "3 wise men's presents"

Watercolours and pastels for the background.

Numbers and doodles Kuretake Writer metallic colours

Feliz año / Happy new year

Mi última página de artjournal del año.

My last art journal page this year

AJED #61 - Absolut me

A vueltas con los pasteles

Playing with oil pastels

AJED #41 Veranito / Summer colours

De esto:

From this:

a esto:

to this:

¡Feliz verano!

Happy summer!

AJED #29 Why

¿He cambiado yo o han cambiado otros? ¿por qué?
Estrenando mi alfabeto nuevo de foam

Have I changed or so the others have? Why?

Testing my new foam abc stamp

AJED #13 Yo no te pido...

Yo no te pido
que me bajes una estrella azul
solo te pido
que mi espacio llenes con tu luz

Yo no te pido
que me firmes diez papeles grises para amar
solo te pido
que tu quieras las palomas que suelo mirar

De lo pasado no lo voy a negar
y el futuro algun día llegara
y del presente que le importa a la gente
si es que siempre van hablar

Sigue llenando este minuto
de razones para respirar
no me complazcas, no te niegues
no hables por hablar

Yo no te pido
que me bajes una estrella azul
solo te pido
que mi espacio llenes con tu luz

Mario Benedetti

Video en versión de Pablo Milanés

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AJED #9 Have I told you lately that I love you?

Have I Told You Lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.

For the morning sun in all it's glory,
Meets the day with hope and comfort too,
You fill my life with laughter,
somehow you make it better,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.

There's a love less defined,
And it's yours and it's mine,
Like the sun.
And at the end of the day,
We should give thanks and pray,
To The One, to The One.

Have I Told You Lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness,
take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.

There's a love less defined,
And its yours and its mine,
Like the sun.
And at the end of the day,
We should give thanks and pray,
To The One, to The One.

Have I Told You Lately That I Love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness,
take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
Take away all my sadness,
fill my life with gladness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.
Take away all my sadness,
fill my life with gladness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.

AJED # 8 - Luz / Light

Me gusta la luz, pero la noche... tiene su "aquel" :)

I love the daylight, but the night... is so special :)

AJED #5 - Here comes the sun

Hoy ha sido uno de esos días de invierno con un sol espléndido, que me ha hecho recordar por qué me gusta tanto vivir aquí.
En muchas ocasiones, hemos hablado de cuál sería nuestro lugar ideal y, a pesar de que hay muchos países que nos gustan, nada como vivir en España, por su sol, su clima, su comida y su buena gente.
Y es que España, ¡es diferente! :)

Today was a beautiful sunny and warm winter day, that made me remind why I love living here so much.
We have talked several times about which would be our ideal place to live and, despite there're so many countries we like a lot, we love to live in Spain, because of its sun, weather, food and kind people.
You know, Spain is different!

AJED #4

"Alégrate de la vida, porque ella te da la oportunidad de amar, de trabajar, de jugar y de mirar las estrellas." Henry van Dyke

El fondo está hecho con cera, glimmer mist, y pasteles acuarelables.
La muñeca la ha dibujado mi hija Marta y me encanta.
Le está pillando el tranquillo al shoujo

Además de la cita, mi texto está escrito en blanco, en la página de la muñeca, de modo que sólo se lee cuando le da la luz de lado. Me gusta.

“Be glad of life because it gives you a chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at stars.” Henry van Dyke

I made the background with wax, glimmer mist and water soluble oil pastels.
My daughter Marta drew the girl and I painted with pastels. I love it
She is in "shoujo mode" right now.

My journaling is in the page of the girl written with white gel pen and it is only readable when the light comes from one side. I like it.

SBP 2011 - Freedom

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious than to be able to decide.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Pag. 2-3

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
(compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.)

Prólogo / Welcome

El tema que elegí para mi Sketchbook fue "En 5 minutos".
Los temas están totalmente abiertos a nuestra interpretación.
Mi planteamiento es incluir en cada una de las páginas una cita que nos haga pensar, aunque sólo sean 5 minutos.
Esta primera página es la presentación del cuaderno.
Espero que os guste. Gracias por la visita.

I chose "In 5 minutes" as my theme for the Sketchbook.
All themes are open to interpretation.
I want to include in each page, a quote that make the readers to think about, just for only 5 minutes.
This is my first page, the welcome page.
I hope you like it. Thanks for your visit.

Art Journa-ween

Listo para rellenar con las historias de la fiesta de esta noche.
¡Feliz halloween!

Ready to be filled with tonight's halloween stories.
Happy Halloween!

Deja que tu corazón vuele / Let your heart flies