I'm not sure where the last 1.5 years went.

It has been quite a while since I posted to this blog. Possibly because it seems that people don't read blogs anymore. Am I right? I always liked maintaining it as a complete archive of my work. My website changes all the time, and older work is often removed. This site is a complete record of my paintings since 2007. I had a bit of a computer crash in mid 2025, so I lost many images from late '24 to mid '25. This post shows some of the paintings I completed last year. To purchase my work, I always recommend going to the UGallery website or my website jonellesummerfield.com. I hope to do a better job of maintaining my blog going forward. I plan to post every day going forward. Hopefully I do a better job of that than I have of studying Spanish on Duo Lingo. 

House in Indiana, PA. SOLD.

Boat Docks in San Sebastian. Available at UGallery.com

San Sebastian Marina II

 

A painting of some of the colorful boats and colorful water of San Sebastian, Spain. Oil on 18" x 24" stretched canvas. 

Available at UGallery.com

Tapas Night in San Sebastian

 

"Should we get more tapas here or try every other place on this street?" is always the question when in San Sebastian. There are endless tapas and they are as artistically presented as they are delicious. It seems that every region in Spain has its own signature tapas and varying ways of ordering/presenting them. In northern Spain, especially in places like San Sebastian or Pamplona, tapas are displayed similarly to jewels in a jewelry store. They are often under glass, and you point to the ones you want. If you know their names, you can tell the waitstaff, but often, they are ordered from a counter along with your wine or beer of choice. Each serving, consisting of 3-4 bites of food, costs around $3. While it can add up fast, I often just want a bite of food when out with friends instead of a whole expensive plate of something. For people who like to graze and try a bit of everything, this is a great way to dine.

In Seville, you often order from a menu. It definitely helps to have an English menu if you aren't a fluent Spanish speaker, or be prepared to do a lot of typing in Google Translate (download it in your language of choice so you don't have to worry about wi-fi or cellular data.) In Granada, the bartender creates individual tapas just for you based on your drink. In many places, you have no say in what you get. It is a fun surprise, and one can make entire meals by going from place to place, buying only drinks, and enjoying these artistic, or some may say scientific, presentations. SOLD.