I've been doing the same route for ten years now, thanks to my dog, who takes me out every day, rain or shine. In the background, the great granite mass of 'La Maliciosa', queen of the mountains of Madrid. Roe deer, foxes, martens have sometimes come across me, but here the protagonist is the cow, painted in this picture with her two 'chotos'... Oil on canvas. Manuel Sosa © 2018
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True art in the hands and heart A beautiful plate. Better in natural. I ordered it as a gift for a bird lover. By mistake they sent me another one and Mr. Sosa was kind enough to give me the wrong one and sent me the one I asked for, so I was able to give a great gift. They are both beautiful. Thank you for your generosity. The person who received them is a follower of your paintings and it made him very happy. Thank you very much.
European Turtle Dove I have this painting, and others, a marvel, I have the house with several paintings of Manuel, thrush, woodcock, quail, if the house would be bigger I would have more, thanks Manuel for making these paintings more accessible.
I was able to personalise the prints Thank you very much for your help, very professional and approachable. All the best!
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| Dimensions | 81 × 48 mm |
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| Dimensions | 81 × 48 mm |
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Alfredo Areces -
Manuel, what tremendous joy it gives me to see that you've uploaded a landscape! It's a spectacular change of pace. Although your wildlife portraits are unbeatable, when you open the wide-angle and take us to the countryside, you demonstrate a mastery with light, atmosphere, and the land that is pure mountain poetry. The Guadarrama in its purest form.
Upon contemplating this painting, the atmosphere transports you directly to a cold but bright late autumn or early winter day in the mountains of Madrid. The afternoon light is a true delight: low, golden, and grazing, strongly hitting the cottony clouds in the background and illuminating the silhouettes of the Avileña cows grazing by the rustic path.
Compositionally, the painting is masterfully balanced. The trees, bared by the cold on both sides, frame the scene and naturally guide the viewer's eye along the path, navigating the subtle puddles on the ground where the sky is reflected. In the background, the imposing bluish silhouette of La Maliciosa, crowned by the first white snowfields, watches over the entire valley. The play of textures in the foreground pasture and the traditional dry stone walls is superb, executed with a loose, confident, and impressionistic brushstroke that breathes pure air. It is a work that smells of rockrose, damp earth, and the mountains.