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Doncaster, United Kingdom
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Title
La Alhambra Granada Spain
Artist
Richard Harpum
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
My wife and I are regular visitors to Andalucia southern Spain and we often visit Grenada. In 2011 we visited the Albacin medieval Moorish district of the city that rises on a steep hill on the east side of the city above the Assabica valley.
While we were there, we spent a pleasant couple of hours at a lovely outdoor restaurant that offered spectactular views of the Alhambra Palace, which is perched on a small plateau south of the valley of the Rio Darro. In the distance, we could see the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the peaks of which are permenantly covered in snow. As the sun started to go down, it bathed the landscape in a luminous orange light, which I was able to capture in a series of photographs that formed the basis of this painting.
Dating back to before the 11th century, the Alhambra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Granada's most famous monument. It consists of a fortress, the Alcazaba (to the right in this painting), with a variety of other buildings, including the moorish Nasrid Palaces. To the left of the complex are the beautiful palace, gardens and orchards of El Generalife.
Both the Alhambra itself and El Generalife are well worth visiting but these days vistors need to make advanced bookings on the Internet.
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May 12th, 2012
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Islamabad, Ca - Pakistan
Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail." -- Congratulations on your recent sale of this amazing Work!
Cundinamarca, - Colombia
Superb work. Amazing Maybe you painted in "Mirador de San Nicolás" Square? Nice place Congratulations
Payson, UT - United States
Excellent work Richard! Congratulations!
Richard Harpum replied:
Thanks, Gloria, Much appreciated. I enjoyed looking at your galleries, especially Bryce Canyon.
Mesa, AZ - United States
Congratulations on your sale
Richard Harpum replied:
Thanks, Marcia. I enjoyed looking through your gallery. You are obviously a cactus expert and your paintings reminded my of the many happy times I have spent in the Phoenix area while we were staying with my sister-in-law (in Peoria).
Maui, Ha - United States
. . your acrylic paintings are extraordinarily beautiful Richard . . you are featured in :: Dimensions :: http://fineartamerica.com/groups/dimensions.html
Richard Harpum replied:
Sharon, Thanks again for your kind comments and also for featuring my two latest works in Dimensions.
Clearwater, FL - United States
Beautiful as always, Richard. Amazing detail, great description.
Richard Harpum replied:
Hi Penny, Thanks for your kind comments. Much appreciated. I enjoyed looking through your gallery again. Keep up the good work!
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