Pen and Ink

Pen and Ink replication of an already existing drawing of a Paris bridge. http://www.tastudio.com/gallery_images/paris_bridge_architecture

Caltrava's Bridge... Possible or Impossible

Caltrava's Bridge- Barcelona

I have been researching locations to run for tomorrows run, my goal is to make it to the Clatrava Bridge. The address of this bridge is:

Bac de Roda Bridge
C/ Felip II and c/ Bac de Roda
La Sagrera
Barcelona
Spain

After taking the addresses into Google Earth the run is an estimated 8 miles. This seems to be a rather ambitious run although it should be possible. It is .87 miles further then the Torre Agbar. It seems to be all flat, although the run is through the dense tourist part of the town so it should be another frustrating run. This bridge seems to be a very interesting space to walk through. The bridge does not run over water, it is simply an overpass. It seems to be both a pedrestrian bridge and for cars. This bridge seems to be focused on being an inviting space for pedrestrians.





Caltravas Bridge- Seville


While in Seville we came across another Caltrava bridge, which was very simliar, a connection used for both pedestrians and cars. His bridges seem to be very welcoming for the travelers on foot. One night Christi, Lauren, and I ran to this bridge along the river edge, it was a very warm night and was a great run.

Barcelona Pavilion

This morning I ran, 6.4 miles (calculated on Google Earth). I sucessfully ran up Montjuic, and ended at the fortress on the top of the mountain. This was one of the most frustrating runs since I have been in Barcelona. This mountain was covered with tourist, I counted a total of 8 different languages while on my run to the top. I had to stop every ten feet to avoid visitors of this popular site. It was very frustrating, although once on top the view of the olympic stadium, the Telecommunication tower, and the Port were worth it. While on top I met another runner, an older man also a fellow American named Rich, from Deleware he was a mid 40 yr old man, and has been living in Barcelona. I ran with him down the mountain and had a great end of the run. I finished the day by the Barcelona Pavilion. After seeing this site I ran home showered and returned to sketch the area.


A reflection from the exterior of the Pavilion looking out onto the reflection pool.

Water Color

For the Morrocco trip we plan on exploring water color. These are my first attempts at the medium, this may become a very long trip!!! We had to explore for the top one simply using tonal variation of black, grey, and white. The bottom is an attempt at color. This were supposed to both be oranges although the colorful fruit looks more like a mango/pinapple.

Cafe Melon

The other morning I woke up and got ready for a run although unlike many others, I had no final destination. My goal was to run around my local neighborhood just to see if I could find any interesting buildings. Most buildings within my immediate neighborhood are very older, plain, five to six stories apartment buildings. During the run I found nothing which interested me or anything I considered worthy of sketching. This was until I began running home and within two blocks of my apartment. I came across this modern building, which I felt was really interesting. The building used extreme contrast in its facade, a steady blend from solid grey to all white. It used varying rectangles and changed the colors to create a slow bleed into lighter tones. I liked the building although I dont feel it was sucessful in continuing any axial lines on the facades of the existing buildings.

Inspiration

For the latest sketching assingment/ homework, we were to select an image and create a pen and ink replication of the color image we found. I chose a landscape image of a mountain, this corolates to my blog topic, studying the places which I run. After creating this drawing, I was inspired to conquer Montjuic, the larger mountain which my apartment sits close to the base of the mountain. On this mountain you can find Caltrava's Telecommunication Tower, The Barcelona Pavillion, and the Olympic Stadium from the Barcelona Olympic Games.

The Fish by Frank Gehry

For years, Frank Gehry has been concerned with fish imagery. Here, his fish fixation is manifested by a 35 metre x 54 metre fish made of steel lattice. The fish marks the start of the Olympic Port area and is placed at the base of two landmark towers. As an artwork its grabs the eye for its scale and as its copper colour shines in the bright sunlight. This is the normal turning point of our run it is approximately two miles from our house. It allows us to create a final point while letting us run alow the beach. The mediteranean is a pretty picturesque backdrop for a run.

information and picture provided by
(http://spain.archiseek.com/catalunya/barcelona/fish.html)

Topic of Study

For the next two months I will be documenting different locations and sights that I come across through my daily runs. I will be running with my roomate Mateusz D. with no particular destination, and end at a point of interest or significant landmark which holds some significant vaule to the city of Barcelona, or Morrocco while on our final field trip. This topic s hould promote a healtheir sketch book, while creating a healthier lifestyle for myself. Gotta see what happens!