JaZzArt en València

If someone was to tell me the story of my life,

I would deny it all.

A window is what I want and a soft place to recline to soothe my soul.

C.2022, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 20 JUL 2022, Ilica, Turkey

This print shows the power of the black line over an abstract background of colours. The grace of the dance, the fluidity of movement gained from years of practice, talent developed through hard work. This print is available here, as are many others in the virtual gallery. I have allowed this company, a very reputable company, to handle all the details, including shipping anywhere.

And, as usual, I leave you with a song. This one inspired by my visit to Cuba a few years ago…

Cheers…

Bueno desembarcando en mi isla favorita, disfruto de una cerveza άλφα bien fría.

As soon as I debarked I enjoyed an ice cold άλφα beer!

Un saludo y un abrazo a todos vosotros mis amigos. Os deseo un verano feliz…

Greetings and a big hug to all of you, friends. I wish you all a happy summer…

Y ¿con quien me encuentro? con Don Quijote y Sancho Panza! Mare meua!

And who do I find? Don Quijote and Sancho Panza! Good grief!

Gracias…

Cheers…

This was one of my early paintings. It is in painted in the same way, Jazz Art, surreal, expressionistic, with an abstract component, not only for the background but for the way that many of the main figures of the composition were painted. It is now available as a fine art print, or a print of your style and choosing, here. And while you are there, take a look at the rest of the virtual gallery. They are all available.

This video contains much of my early work, as well as the song «Darkness Sublime», one of my original compositions from way back to 2004, I do believe…

Cheers…

To dance is to remember, with the body, with the feet,.

To dance is to be air and smoke, to be where earth-sky meet.

To dance is to find pleasure, concentrated and relaxed, to be one with eternity at last.

C.2022, Francis Bravo Cabrera, 20 JUL 2022, Ilica, Turkey.

Surreal-Expressionism is my way of defining some of the work that I do on canvas. It is not, necessarily a style. It is a philosophical and psychological preposition that I launch out to the world through my work. Now I have chosen to allow this company, a very good and reputable company, to distribute my images as prints in several formats. They do it all, including shipping, so I think it makes sense. Look for this one here, as well as others in my virtual gallery.

And here is something I hope you will like with many other images of my work throughout these last twenty five years.

Cheers…

Ya he llegado al número 7 de la serie…

I’ve arrived at number seven in the series…

La numero ocho ya está en vías de desarrollo.

Number eight is a work in progress at this time.

Aquí algunas de las anteriores:

Here are some of the previous ones:

Gracias…

Cheers…

En el lado turco del Mar Egeo…

On the Turkish side of the Aegean Sea…

Gracias…

Cheers…

What would you say? Figurative or abstract? After all, if you talk about styles and you take it to the extreme definition, you have to conclude that there are only…basically…two styles: Figurative Art or Abstract Art.

I have talked…written…about this several times before and tried to explain the main and only difference. If a painting, drawing, or sculpture focuses on shapes, colours, geometric patterns and has nothing else that can be thought of as related to the natural world, it is Abstract Art. If it contains forms, figures or items of the composition that relate to life as we see it and know it, it is Figurative Art. But there are hybrids, of course, because many artists have mixed their figurative art with abstract backgrounds or abstract parts within the figurative composition they have created. I am one…

Here is a little more and some examples:

And here is a little more from Art History:

So, after reading these paragraphs and watching these videos…which I hope you did…tell me, «Mandolina» is it figurative, abstract or a hybrid?

Cheers…

«Goodbye Yellow Brick Road» was released in 1973 and I remember it well from those days when I was about to graduate from High School in Miami. For decades I loved that song. I sang it all the time but I didn’t know all the words, so I just made up words according to the sound. Like for instance, I didn’t know he said: «…where the dogs of society howl…» or that it was «Back to the howling old owl in the woods, hunting the horny back toad.» And I was surprised with this line too: «It’ll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again.» Finally I also learned that it concluded by saying this: «Sniffing for tidbits like you, on the ground, ah, ah.»

Now I know the whole song. Imagine that, since 1973 I had been singing it wrong! But it is never too late to learn, and I did.

This is a great song on many levels. First it is one of the ones that Elton John sings the best. His vocals really shine on this one as well as the harmonies. The music is more complex than previous ones and the arrangements are fantastic. Truly a song to my style and taste. And the message is awesome. Tell them all to go to hell, you don’t own me, I’m going back to the farm! Brilliant!

Hope you like it. The words, of course were written by Bernie Taupin and the music by Elton John. It is listed as song 390 of the best 500 songs by Rolling Stone magazine. Wow! I would have placed it a tad higher, but…

Cheers…