New press page

Hi people,

I just added a new pages in my blog, a contact page and also a page with a recollection of articles and interviews about me. I still have to add some publications, but I have to scan the images first.

Radio interview by CBC.ca | Weekend Arts Magazine

Last Saturday I was interviewed in the Weekends Arts Magazine from CBC Radio. Sounds quite good! Check the following link and please left a comment if you like it.

CBC.ca | Weekend Arts Magazine | Omar Jaramillo - Urban Sketchers

Inside Fred's Records

After doing the outside of this record store (here post in my blog), I wrote that I also wanted to do a sketch of the inside. This is a fascinating place full of music and in certain way represents the spirit of Saint John's, with a very dinamic music scene. Where else in the world would you find such a big music store? In other places where I have been, music stores are already extint. This is a great place where you can spend a lot of time discovering new sounds.
I love the interior! Most of the furniture is in wood with a patina that reminds the old records days and all the signs are handwritten. I got carried away by the atmosphere and keep drawing all the small details that makes this place magic...(click on the image to see it bigger)
They also have their own top 20 chart. The number one this week is Andrew James O'Brien who to my surprise was also the guy that I sketched working behind the counter.

Here is link if you want to hear O'Brien's music.

187 Gower St.

It was a nice day to paint outdours. The sun was shinning and I have to take the jacket off to be able to paint.

Work in Progress

I did that sketch as a reference for a bigger drawing. I like that from this point of the city you can see Signal hill and the see. I will post other images how this painting develops.

Bay Roberts

Around the coast in Bay Roberts you would find many of this small sheds. I did the watercolor on site. I always start with the shadows in case the weather changes or the sun moves.

A room with a view

Well although it is suppose to be spring in St. John's, there are still many chilly days and warm days are the exception.
When I started this watercolor, it was sunny but windy, and the wind here is cold. After an hour sitting there in the cold I decided it was to much and went home. I left the watercolor on the shelf for 2 weeks until I could come back and finish it.
I prefer to paint live rather than from a photo, and I prefer to do it in warm place.
So dear St. John's blog reader if you a have a nice room with a view that you can lend me for an hour or two (or 20 minutes if I just do a fast sketch) I would be very grateful!