November 18th 2011 I had an exhibition in Mexico, an opening with my paintings at La Pazion de La Pazta … The restaurant is located in the sunny city of La Paz on the Pacific coast of Mexico …
Dieter and I have now been in La Paz quite a few times, and we are both in love with the city.
When you stay in the old center of La Paz, you feel like you are in a medium sized village. In fact, there are approx. a quarter million inhabitants, but this you will not feel at all. However, one senses an ever-blazing sun, a clear blue sky above you, pelicans flying past looking for the next fish, a relaxed atmosphere and a desire to walk the more than 5 km. long Malecón (seafront).
I’ve spent most of the summer and autumn painting 12 paintings at home in my studio in Aarhus, Denmark.
It was these same paintings I now exhibit in La Paz.
When you sit at home in little Denmark surrounded by your privet hedges, it can be hard to imagine whether the size the colors and motif is the right to La Pazion de La Pazta.
But I was quite pleased with it all. The paintings had the right size, the colors glowed beautifull, and the African motifs were a good contrast to the Mexican environment.
The opening was held on a Friday evening and you can not say that it was overcrowded.
The missing people could be explained by this Friday fell into a long weekend, and many might have left town. Any how… The missing people didn’t really bother me much. Unfortunately I was sick with a temperature of 38.2 C so a huge crowd around me was not something I was in the need of.
Regardless, it was a pleasant evening with talk and some sangria.
I sold one painting the same evening and two more later on – I was quite satisfied.
The official end date of the exhibition is December 31th 2011 – but some of the paintings still hang there. So if you get over there, you are more than welcome at La Pazion de La Pazta in La Paz, Mexico
18. november 2011 Jeg havde en udstilling i Mexico, en åbning med mine malerier på La Pazion de La Pazta … Restauranten ligger i den solrige by La Paz på Stillehavskysten i Mexico …
Dieter og jeg har nu været i La Paz ganske få gange, og vi er begge forelskede i byen.
Når du bor i det gamle centrum af La Paz, har du lyst til at være i en mellemstor landsby. Faktisk er der ca. en kvart million indbyggere, men det føles du slet ikke. Men man mærker en altid blændende sol, en klar blå himmel over dig, pelikaner, der flyver forbi på udkig efter den næste fisk, en afslappet atmosfære og et ønske om at gå mere end 5 km. lang Malecón (strandpromenaden).
Jeg har brugt det meste af sommer og efterår maleri 12 malerier hjemme i mit studie i Århus, Danmark.
Det var de samme malerier, jeg nu udstiller i La Paz.
Når du sidder hjemme i lille Danmark omgivet af dine hegnede hegn, kan det være svært at forestille sig, om størrelsen farver og motiv har ret til La Pazion de La Pazta.
Men jeg var helt tilfreds med det hele. Malerierne havde den rigtige størrelse, farverne glødede smukke, og de afrikanske motiver var en god kontrast til det mexicanske miljø.
Åbningen blev afholdt fredag aften, og du kan ikke sige, at det var overfyldt.
De manglende mennesker kunne forklares af denne fredag faldt til en lang weekend, og mange kunne have forladt byen. Enhver hvordan … De manglende mennesker gjorde mig ikke meget forstyrrende. Desværre var jeg syg med en temperatur på 38,2 C, så en stor menneskemængde omkring mig var ikke noget, jeg havde brug for.
Uanset om det var en behagelig aften med snak og nogle sangria.
Jeg solgte et maleri, samme aften og to senere – så jeg var helt tilfreds.
Den officielle slutdato for udstillingen er 31. december 2011 – men nogle af malerierne hænger der stadig. Så hvis du kommer derhen, er du mere end velkommen på La Pazion de La Pazta i La Paz, Mexico …
Kirsten K Kester 