118 Days Abroad

Page 1

CLAIRE HICKS

118 DAYS ABROAD



FOR MY PARENTS (AND GOOGLE TRANSLATE) IN ENDLESS GRATITUDE



7

GENOA , ITALY

25

SAN FRUTTUOSO + CINQUE TERRE , ITALY

29

ZÜRICH , SWITZERLAND

35

MARSEILLE , FRANCE

43

NICE , FRANCE

47

VERONA , ITALY

53

VICENZA , ITALY

57

VENETO , ITALY

65

VENICE , ITALY

77

PISA , ITALY

81

AMSTERDAM , NETHERLANDS

85

MADRID , SPAIN

91

LISBON , PORTUGAL

97

GRANADA , SPAIN

103

CÓRDOBA , SPAIN

107

BARCELONA , SPAIN

119

MILAN , ITALY

125

DOLOMITI , ITALY

129

FLORENCE , ITALY

143

ROME , ITALY

151

TIVOLI , ITALY

155

POMPEII , ITALY

161

SAN GIMIGNANO , ITALY

165

SIENA , ITALY

171

BERLIN , GERMANY

175

COLOGNE , GERMANY

179

BRUSSELS , BELGIUM

183

PRAGUE , CZECHIA



Home August 20 - December 9 , 2018

01

GENOA, ITALY personable. hilly. picturesque.

7


1

2

8

3


4

5

6

1 Piazza dei Tessitori 2 Villa Dining Room 3 Palazzo Reale

4 Studio 5 Gelato - Don Paolo 6 Corso Firenze

9


7

10


8

9

10

11

7 Piazza San Matteo Section, ink and graphite on paper 8 Palazzo Reale

9 Palazzo Reale Tiles 10 Genova Crevari Beach

11 Chiesa San Giovanni di Prè

11


12

12


13

12 Porta Soprana, graphite on paper 13 Porta Soprana 2, graphite on paper

13


14

15

14

16


17

14 Palazzo Doria-Tursi 15 Museo del Tesoro di San Lorenzo 16 Renzo Piano Building Workshop

17 Piazza delle Erbe, watercolor and graphite collage on vellum

15


18

16


19

18 Chiesa di San Donato, ink on paper 19 Teatro Stabile, graphite on paper

17


20

18


21

23

22

24

20 Vaults of Genova’s Palaces, graphite on paper 21 Porta Soprana

22 Via Caffaro 23 Review Week

24 Palazzo Reale Garden

19


25

27

20

26


28

25 The Villa 26 Villetta Di Negro 27 Castelletto at Sunset

28 Boccadasse, graphite on paper

21


29

22


29 Via Piaggio 14, charcoal and graphite collage on vellum

23



Weekend Travel August 25 - 26 , 2018

02

SAN FRUTTUOSO |

CINQUE TERRE , ITALY lively. bright. vast.

25


1

2

26

3


4

5

6

7

1 Boat from Camogli to San Fruttuoso 2 Lunch on the beach 3 San Fruttuoso Abbey

4 Streets of Vernazza 5 Vernazza 6 Corniglia

7 Cinque Terre Trail

27



Weekend Travel September 1 - 3 , 2018

03

ZĂœRICH , SWITZERLAND rainy. sleepy. charming.

29


1

30


2

3

4

1 Zürich, mixed media 2 Münsterplatz 3 Zürichhorn

4 Bolia Store

31


5

7

32

6

8


9

10

11

5 Hotel Krone

8

7 Lindenhof Hill

10 ZĂźrich West

6 Geroldstrasse

9

Flussbad Oberer Letten Escher Wyss

11 Schipfe

33



First Group Trip September 7 - 9 , 2018

04

MARSEILLE , FRANCE bold. youthful. sunny.

35


1

3

36

2


4

1 Unité d’habitation, Le Corbusier 2 Unité d’habitation apartment 3 Unité d’habitation, concrete balcony

4 Unité d’habitation, graphite and chalk pastel on vellum

37


5

38


6

5 Centre de la Vielle CharitĂŠ, graphite on vellum 6 Notre-Dame de la Garde, ink on paper

39


7

8

40

9


10

11

12

7 Le Panier 8 Métro de Marseille 9 Vieux Port Pavilion, Foster + Partners

10 Unité d’habitation, Le Corbusier 11 MUCEM 12 Notre Dame de la Garde

41



First Group Trip September 10 , 2018

05

NICE , FRANCE light. humid. bustling.

43


1

44


2

4

3

5

1 Fondation Maeght, graphite on paper 2 Notre-Dame de Nice

3 Fondation Maeght 4 Portrait of a Woman, Fondation Maeght 5 Conversation Ă Nice, Place MassĂŠna

45



First Group Trip September 11 , 2018

06

VERONA , ITALY warm. cobbled.. pleasant.

47


1

2

48

3


4

5

6

1 Castelvecchio 2 View from Lamberti Tower 3 Script in Travertine

4 Via Guglielmo Oberdan 5 Arena di Verona 6 Via Santa Maria Antica

49


7

50


8

9

10

11

7 Castelvecchio, charcoal and graphite on paper 8

Wall Detail, Castelvecchio

9

Castelvecchio, Carlo Scarpa

10 Detail of Window, Castelvecchio 11 Fresco, Castelvecchio

51



First Group Trip September 12 - 13 , 2018

07

VICENZA, ITALY quiet. walkable. welcoming.

53


1

3

54

2


4

1 Villa Rotunda, Palladio 2 Teatro Olimpico, Palladio 3 Teatro Olimpico Garden

4 Villa Rotunda, graphite on paper

55



First Group Trip September 13 , 2018

08

VENETO, ITALY rural. slow.

scattered.

57


1

58


2

3

4

1 Gipsoteca, graphite on paper 2 Tomba Brion Scarpa

3 Tomba Brion Chapel 4 Gipsoteca, Scarpa

59


5

60


6

5 Tomba Brion Detail Section, ink on graph paper 6 Tomba Brion Detail 2 Plan, ink on graph paper

61


7

9

62

8

10


11

7 Joint Detail, Tomba Brion 8 Wall Detail, Tomba Brion 9 Villa Emo, Palladio

10 Door Detail, Tomba Brion 11 Villa Emo, graphite on paper

63



First Group Trip September 14 - 16 , 2018

09

VENICE, ITALY crowded. lovely. loud.

65


1

66


2

4

3

5

1 Palazzo Ducale, ink on paper 2 Venice - Dorosduro

3 Plaster Models, Biennale 4 Nordic Pavilion, Biennale 5 Bamboo Pavilion, Biennale

67


6

7

68

8


9

10

11

6 Biennale Model 7 Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Palladio 8 Panorama Drawing, Henry Aston Baker

9 Venezuela Pavilion, Scarpa 10 Polish Pavilion 11 Biennale Plastic Pavilion

69


12

14

70

13

15


16

12 Wooden Arch Model, Biennale 13 Church of San Giorgio Maggiore Tiles 14 Wax Self Portrait, Fundazione Pinault

15 Fundazione Pinault Threshold 16 Biennale Pavilions, graphite on paper

71


17

72


17 Querini Stampalia, graphite on paper

73


18

74


19

20

21

18 Olivetti Store Exploded Joint Detail, graphite on paper 19 Rio Canonica Palazzo

20 Breakfast 21 Bienalle Brick Structure

75



Day Trip September 20 , 2018

10

PISA , ITALY hot. selfie sticks. intriguing.

77


1

78


2

1 Leaning Tower of Pisa, charcoal and graphite on vellum 2 Pisa Baptistry, charcoal on paper

79


1


Weekend Travel September 28 - 30 , 2018

11

AMSTERDAM ,

NETHERLANDS crisp. active. trendy.

81


1

3

82

2


4

5

6

1 Frans Halsstraat 2 Tallest Man on Earth Concert 3 Negen Straatjes

4 Jordaan 5 Cathedral of St. Martin, Utrecht 6 La Crau with Peach Trees in Blossom, Van Gogh

83



Independent Trip October 6 - 8 , 2018

12

MADRID , SPAIN vibrant. regal. lush.

85


1

3

86

2


4

1 Madrid-Barajas Airport 2 Plaza de Oriente 3 Buen Retiro Park

4 Biblioteca Ivรกn de Vargas, graphite on paper

87


5

88


6

8

7

9

5 Puente Cascara, graphite on paper 6 Embajadores Neighborhood 7 Jerรณnimos Neighborhood

8 Churros & Chocolate 9 Plaza Mayor

89



Independent Trip October 9 , 2018

13

LISBON , PORTUGAL sunny. colorful. quirky.

91


1

2

92

3


4

5

6

1 Santa Maria de Belém 2 Rua Marechal Saldanha 3 Santa Maria de Belém beach

4 MAAT Musuem 5 Rua da Rosa 6 LX Factory

93


7

94


8

9

10

7 PadrĂŁo dos Descombrimentos, graphite and chalk pastel on paper 8 LX Factory

9 LX Factory Tunnel 10 Lisbon Tram

95



Independent Trip October 10 , 2018

14

GRANADA , SPAIN peaceful. nestled. sublime.

97


1

3

98

2


4

5

6

1 Albaicin Quarter 2 San Matias Realejo 3 Alhambra from Mirador de San Nicolas

4 Placeta Escritor Francisco Izquierdo 5 Centro JosĂŠ Guerrero 6 Alhambra Generalife Gardens

99


7

100


8

7 Royal Chapel of Granada, ink on paper 8 Alhambra Column Detail, marker and graphite on paper

101



Independent Trip October 11 , 2018

15

CÓRDOBA , SPAIN balmy. floral. preserved.

103


1

3

104

2

4


5

6

7

1 Calle de los Caldereros 2 Bajada del Puente 3 Calleja de las Flores

4 Mosque-Cathedral of Cรณrdoba Portal 5 Ronda de Isasa

6 Calle de Samuel de los Santos Gener

7 Mosque-Cathedral of Cรณrdoba

105



Independent Trip October 12 - 14 , 2018

16

BARCELONA, SPAIN energetic. rich. urban.

107


1

3

108

2


4

1 Mies van der Rohe Beam 2 Barcelona Pavilion, Mies 3 Parc de Montjuic

4 Carrer de Badajoz, ink on paper

109


5

110


6

5 Joan Mirรณ Foundation Stairs, graphite on paper 6 Arc de Triomf, charcoal on paper

111


7

112


8

10

9

11

7 Gothic Quarter, red charcoal on paper 8 El Gòtic

9 Sagrada Familia, Gaudí 10 Fundació Vila Casas 11 Park Güell

113


12

114


13

12 Sagrada Familia Plan, graphite on paper

13 Sagrada Familia Exterior, charcoal on paper

115


14

15

116

16


17

14 Caller de Valldonzella 15 La Salut 16 Jardins de Laribal

17 Barcelona Pavilion, graphite on paper

117



Day Trip September 26 , 2018

17

October 23 , 2018

MILAN , ITALY cosmopolitan. busy. extensive.

119


1

120


2

3

4

1 Chiesa di Santa Maria della Grazie, ink on paper 2 Piazza del Duomo

3 Milan Cathedral 4 Cathedral Scaffolding

121


5

7

122

6


8

5 Milan Cathedral Buttresses 6 Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II 7 Triennale di Milano

8 Milan Cathedral, ink on paper

123



Weekend Travel October 27 - 28 , 2018

18

DOLOMITI , ITALY chilly. pure. majestic.

125


1

2

126

3


4

5

6

1 Auronzo di Cadore 2 Braies Forest 3 Auronzo di Cadore Chapel

4 Seekofel Mountain, Braies 5 Tre Cime di Lavaredo 6 Dobbiaco

127



Second Group Trip November 1 - 3 , 2018

19

FLORENCE , ITALY elegant approachable historic

129


1

130


2

1 Duomo, ink on paper

2 Pazzi Chapel, Brunelleschi, graphite on paper

131


3

132


4

6

5

7

3 Muzio Nazionale de Bargello, graphite on paper 4 Laurentian Library

5 Boboli Gardens 6 Speakeasy 7 LacoĂ–n and His Sons, Uffizi

133


8

134


8 Duomo Skyline, graphite on paper

135


9

10

136

11


12

9 Piazza di Santa Croce 10 Palazzo Vecchio 11 Hymnal, Opera del Duomo Museum

12 Church of San Lorenzo, Brunelleschi, watercolor and graphite on paper

137


13

138


13 Florence Rooflines, ink on paper

139


14

16

140

15

17


18

19

20

14 Church of San Lorenzo, Brunelleschi 15 Boboli Gardens 16 Trumpeteers, Bargello National Museum

17 Basilia of St. Mary of the Flower 18 Baptistry and Duomo

19 Window, Laurentian Library

20 San Niccolò

141



Second Group Trip November 4 - 8 , 2018

20

ROME , ITALY active. ancient. monumental.

143


1

3

144

2

4


5

1 Twisted Arch, Vatican Museum 2 Via Vittorio Veneto 3 Mosaic, St. Peter’s Basilica

4 Trevi Fountain 5 St. Peter’s Basilica, ink on paper

145


6

146


7

6 Piazza del Popolo, ink on paper 7 Basilica di Massenzio, india ink and graphite on paper

147


8

9

148

10


11

12

13

8 Paletino Hill 9 Sant’Agnese in Agone 10 Foliage, Via del Quirinale

11 Tiling, Palazzo Della Sapienza 12 Pantheon 13 Ara Pacis, Richard Meier

149



Second Group Trip November 7 , 2018

21

TIVOLI , ITALY pleasant. simple. gorgeous.

151


1

152


2

4

3

5

1 Villa d’Este, india ink and graphite on paper 2 Via Boselli

3 View from Villa d’Este 4 Hadrian’s Villa 5 Tiling, Villa d’Este

153



Second Group Trip November 9 , 2018

22

POMPEII , ITALY intriguing. unusual. original.

155


1

156


1 Pompeii Foro, red charcol on paper

157


2

3

158

4


5

6

7

2 Via Plinio 3 Pompeii Campania 4 Pompeiian Arch

5 Pompeiian Villa 6 Bath House 7 Pompeiian Ruins

159


1


Second Group Trip November 10 , 2018

23

SAN GIMIGNANO, ITALY medieval. perched. artisinal.

161


1

3

162

2

4


5

1 Via della Rocca 2 Piazza Cisterna 3 Via San Matteo

4 Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta 5 Duomo Arches, watercolor and graphite on paper

163



Second Group Trip November 11 , 2018

24

SIENA , ITALY elevated. scenic. mature.

165


1

166


2

3

4

1 Siena Cathedral Interior, marker and graphite on paper 2 Siena Cathedral Vaults

3 Stained Glass Detail, Siena Cathedral 4 Cathedral Extension

167


5

6

168

7


8

5 Piazza Del Campo 6 Museo Del Duomo 7 Stained Glass, Siena Cathedral

8 Siena Cathedral, charcoal and graphite on vellum

169



Weekend Travel November 17 - 19 , 2018

25

BERLIN , GERMANY layered. quiet. hip.

171


1

3

172

2


4

5

6

1 MĂźhlenstraĂ&#x;e 2 Mitte Telephone Pole 3 Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

4 Spandauer Vorstadt 5 East Side Gallery 6 Currywurst

173



Weekend Travel November 23 - 26 , 2018

26

COLOGNE , GERMANY approachable. endearing. charming.

175


1

2

176

3


4

5

6

7

1 Bruder-Klaus Field Chapel, Peter Zumthor 2 Walk from Bruder-Klaus, Mechernich 3 Kolumba Museum, Peter Zumthor

4 Cologne Cathedral 5 Octopus Mural

6 Hohenzollern Bridge

7 Door Handle, Kolumba Museum

177



Weekend Travel December 1 - 3 , 2018

27

BRUSSELS , BELGIUM chilly. cozy. gritty.

179


1

3

180

2

4


5

7

6

1 Rue Klipveld 37

4 Grand Place at night

3 Hey Fieu

6 Rue Sainte-Catherine

2 La Frutière

5 Broussaille mural

7 Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert

181



Independent Travel December 10 - 13 , 2018

26

PRAGUE , CZECHIA magical. festive. Joe Scherer.

183


1

3

184

2


4

5

6

7

1 The House at the Minute

4 Door handle in Old Town

3 Rooftops + Church of Our Lady before Týn

6 Rieger Gardens

2 Book Tunnel, Prague Library

5 Dancing House, Frank Gehry

7 Foliage, Římská

185



Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.