Who knew Las Palmas had an antique car museum! Thanks to Pedro Villarrubia, local sketcher from Las Palmas, I had the opportunity to sketch a few old cars in Las Palmas.
We had to wait for a while for the little Club de Automoviles Antiquos de Las Palmas to open – a great opportunity to grab a coffee and compare sketchbooks.
Then into the museum for some sketching action. I think this museum is one of Las Palmas most well kept secrets – I tried to search for it online before going there, but couldn´t find it, and we were almost the only visitors during the evening. But oh the cars they have here! I get all soft inside when I see old beauties like these, and I really appreciate that there are dedicated enthusiasts who keep them alive.
And among all the classic Fords and Jaguars in there, suddenly there she was – an old Renault 16, same as my first car that dad gave me some time around 1990. I can still remember the comfortable soft suspension, the column shift and the little mono radio… Ah, the nostalgia. I also learned a few new bad words listening to dad trying to mend it when it broke down little by little the following years… ; )
Pedro´s drawings from the evening are here, if you scroll down a bit:
www.flickr.com/photos/pvillarrubia/with/12755876213
Both drawings: UniPin fineliner and watercolours on Stillman & Birn alpha series sketchbook.
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Hello, Nina
Tomorrow we are going to draw old cars in Las Palmas.
I remembered when I drew with you… 10 years ago now.
And I still haven’t learned English… or Swedish.
However, I self-published a book with my drawings of the Canary Islands. https://acuarelasyapuntes.wordpress.com/2022/01/17/mi-libro-sin-presiones-canarias-dibujada-1-2/
My best wishes to you and your family, today, Saint Lucia’s day.
Hola, Nina
Mañana vamos a dibujar coches antiguos en Las Palmas.
He recordado cuando dibuje contigo… hace 10 años ya.
Y sigo sin aprender inglés… ni sueco. 🙂
Eso sí, auto publiqué un libro con mis dibujos de Canarias. https://acuarelasyapuntes.wordpress.com/2022/01/17/mi-libro-sin-presiones-canarias-dibujada-1-2/
Mis mejores deseos para ti y tu familia, hoy, día de Santa Lucía.
[…] Nina visitó Las Palmas de Gran Canaria en 2014 y contactó conmigo para ver sitios interesantes donde dibujar. Uno de ellos era el Club de Automóviles Antiguos, donde se reunía una gran variedad de ellos y tuvieron la amabilidad de dejarnos dibujar por la tarde/noche. Ver a Nina dibujar, sentada en una silla baja delante de los vehículos y ver cómo trazaba, coloreaba y terminaba sus dibujos mientras yo apenas me apañaba con el rotulador. Ella lo cuenta en su blog, «Drawing old Cars in Las Palmas». […]