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the best in Europe, using the church as a backdrop. Although The real party though is when fiesta (holiday) weekends

painting was Paul’s priority during the summer days the evening occur over a few days of festivities. Anything from live
was absorbing the catalan culture and the people. Evening would beach parties, musical bands playing all night and of

start off at 9pm at the 100 year old Chiringuito (cafe – family course the famous fireworks can inspire just about anyone
owned on the Maritim Paseo), where we first would congregate. to imagine. Life is bigger than everything around you

First one aperitif before going over to eat at the waterfront and watching the movement of people walking down the
Santa Maria restaurant – it was a tradition, and we did that most famous paseo, all ages from babies to grandparents is real

evenings. European life, it is entertaining and never a dull moment.

For a small town, there is so much, from galleries to
museums to historical buildings, to grand fiestas, and

the great thing is the Catalans are there. It has a culture
of its own, and it always remains the same wonderful,

exciting, fascinating town which inspired me to paint many
paintings. Wherever I am, I paint daily, I like to live in the

country, we are not used to visiting for a short time, we
like to experience everything, the culture, the people, the

surroundings, we emerge ourselves completely and enjoy
being part of the local scene.

This has always been important for my work and probably

why my subject matter is so varied; it is the changes
that I like, in countries, in my work. I feel an urge to keep

changing and with our continued travels, having studios
in other parts of the world, it is not only inspiring for my

work but it becomes a buena addiction that I can not live
without.

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