Manuel Baldemor's European Journey of Discovery Exhibit

I attended the artist's reception of Manuel Baldemor's European Journey of Discovery exhibit and it was amazing!

A few months ago, I wrote about my journey towards acquiring art created by Manuel Baldemor. Because I had purchased a couple of his paintings from the gallery that was organizing this exhibit, I was invited by my gallery consultant contact. He said that Mr. Baldemor would be there and it would be a great opportunity to meet and have a photo taken with him. Naturally, I made sure I could attend.

I loved this exhibit for so many reasons. First, I love Europe. I've been to several cities in Europe, some of which were the subjects of the pieces on display such as Vienna, Amsterdam, Bruges, London, and Moscow. Seeing beautiful paintings of cities I had visited made me feel even more connected to them.

I also really do love Mr. Baldemor's style and his use of color. His paintings just feel like they are full life and light and looking at them makes me happy. 

Some of my favorite pieces in this exhibit included Budapest,

Vienna,

and Prague.

What I didn't expect was that I would really love and be drawn to the Romania piece. I don't think it's the most photogenic painting in the exhibit because when I saw the photo of it, I thought it was just okay. But when I saw it in real life, it was spectacular.

I would have wanted to get one of the pieces but they were understandably on the expensive side, being good-sized paintings from an illustrious master artist. Also, the paintings on display from the 1990s and were made using watercolor and ink. Mr. Baldemor doesn't create art with this style or using these media anymore. I thought really hard about whether I would like to get a painting but I learned that they were sold out weeks before the exhibit.

The next best thing for me was to get the book which included photos of all the art from this exhibit. I was very fortunate that I was able to get Mr. Baldemor sign it...

...and have my photo taken with him.

I don't know if Mr. Baldemor still has paintings like this. I will try to start saving money now so if he does come out with more paintings similar to what was on display in the exhibit, maybe I can acquire one in the future.