Two great artists.

When our neighbour Paco said we must come and see his etchings I was a little sceptical. (Joke!) 

However, this evening we went with some of our friends to the opening of his exhibition in Valderrobres Castle and what we saw was absolutely delightful.

That's Paco in the middle.

He uses many different techniques under the heading of lithography to produce some very interesting pieces.

Margaret's favourite was the agave flower stem above with the additional use of colour.

My favourite was the sunflower which incorporated the use of carborundum.

And of course, Paco had to include a print of the venue.

Upstairs in the great hall of the castle there were some original pieces by another artist.

Although these are examples of his early work, you could see how his style was developing.

And the name of this artist? Pablo Picasso.

However, having studied all of the exhibits by both artists we preferred those by our neighbour Paco Celma Granja.