Frost

99!98!97!96....................................!..........!!...!!!..!!!!!!Happy New Year!!

Choice

Spring fashion show

Vagrant

Furniture gallery

Rest

Sketch on my palette

After returning from Spain, i was busy with daily work and yet began to paint . Today when i open the palette which i carried to spain, the residual traces on palette look like some hidden images there.....i add a few lines on it ........

Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very prosperous New Year!

Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia

Still under construction

Finally, my dream to see Gaudi's work come true...- La Sagrada Família appear in the immediate, my heart beat drastically.... Although I have already read most of the facades and architectural details from books and Web over hundreds times, at this moment .... It's a big surprise just like someone taking off the wrapping of the huge gift box .

Construction began in 1882 and still a work in progress. Originally designed by Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), who worked on the project for over 40 years, devoting the last 15 years of his life entirely to the endeavor, the project is scheduled to be completed around 2026, the 100th anniversary of Gaudi's death.

Although computer modelling has been used for the detailed design of the structure and CAD/CAM technology has been used to speed up the construction of the building reducing the overall construction time,but the extremely long construction period still have a lot of uncoordinated and controversial issues......

Although about 2.3 million of visitors may bring about 18 million euros from ticket sales each year, the scene is crowded and a bit ridiculous. Neighborhoods along the street also inevitably hang the protest signs.

Not many people visited the well-preserved old studio on the side, i sat there for a while, but seem hard to fully understand this architectural genius's thought in more than 100 years ago.

Ice creams on La Pedrera Terrace

Casa Milà (La Pedrera ) is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1905–1907. It is one of the UNESCO world heritage.

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao by Frank Gehry

Las Ramblas, Barcelona

A cloud drift

Quick sketch outside the MACBA

MACBA

Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona

Not so easy for a foreigner to get there as it's not located along the main street. We passed by several lanes looking for it.......and finally felt reliefed when the bright building was in front of us !!

The architect of this museum -Richard Meier is also the architect for Paul Getty Museum in LA, USA. and the Museum for the Decorative Arts in Frankfurt.

We enjoyed the contemporary art works inside and found that MACBA is pulsing with energy.people using the space outside the Museum for some urban activities such as skateboarding and gathering...etc.

It's not allowed to take photo inside the exhibition rooms. Above photos were about the building itself and some public areas to share with you.