Flor del Ceibo, Erythrina crista-galli

Flor del Ceibo, ink and watercolor, 8x5in.

The "Ceibo", Erythrina crista-galli is the national tree of Argentina and the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay. It´s easy to identify them when they bloom by the deep red-violet flowers.

Viejo Almacén, General Store

Viejo Almacén, dip pen and ink and watercolor, 16x5in

This is an old general store in the middle of nowhere. It`s the only group of buildings at the crossroads of two unpaved roads. It must have been a busy intersection around 1900. I saw it one day late in the afternoon and I returned in the morning to draw it. The ladies that live there were very kind and told me what they know about the buildings.

Corpus Christi, Misiones, Argentina

Dip pen and ink and watercolor, 9x12in.

The town of Corpus Christi  is the site of a Jesuit Mission founded in 1622. The main square is quite lovely and the buildings sorrounding it look like from another era. The large polish population of the area is very proud of the canonisation of John Paul II and they placed big posters with his image outside many churches. Pope John Paul II was an outspoken opponent of the death penalty. 

Dip pen and ink and watercolor, 16x5in.

Catedral de San Isidro, Buenos Aires

Catedral de San Isidro, dip pen and ink and watercolor, 9x12in.

This is a neogothic cathedral in the historic area of San Isidro, a suburb of Buenos Aires. Built on the site of a 1706 chapel opened by the city's founder, Captain Domingo de Acassuso, the cathedral was designed by French architects Dunant and Paquin, and inaugurated on July 14, 1898.

Teatro Colón de la ciudad de Buenos Aires

The Teatro Colon in the city of Buenos Aires is considered among the best in the world for its acoustics and beautiful architecture. It was inaugurated in 1908 and since then many famous musicians performed for the local audiences well known for their warmth and enthusiasm. Among some of the famous are Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, Paul Hindemith, Camille Saint-Saëns, Manuel de Falla, Aaron Copland, Arturo Toscanini, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Mstislav Rostropovich,  Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Kurt Masur, Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Enrico Caruso, Beniamino Gigli, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, Lily Pons, Maria Callas, Victoria de los Ángeles, Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballé,  Kiri Te Kanawa, Frederica von Stade, Cecilia Bartoli.