The Escola de Pintura Mediterrània de Xàbia has put the finishing touch on its academic year with an exhibition dedicated to trees. The students have shown their talent and creativity through works that capture the essence of the Mediterranean landscape. The exhibition, open to the public, reflects the work carried out over months and the technical evolution of the participants, consolidating the school as a local benchmark in artistic learning.
Natural rendering: the pixel meets the sap 🌿
Although traditional painting was the central focus, the exhibition also explored digital techniques. Some students combined charcoal sketches with touch-ups on graphics tablets, using editing software to adjust lights and shadows. The process involved scanning the canvases and working with color layers in programs like Photoshop, achieving a fusion between analog and digital. This methodology allowed for correcting details without losing the original texture, an increasingly common resource in contemporary art workshops.
The pine tree that didn't know how to pose and other botanical odysseys 🌲
The exhibition had its dose of chaos. One student confused a cypress with a stone pine and painted pine cones on a tree that has never produced them. Another spent three sessions drawing a branch that turned out to be a power cable. Neighbors passing by asked whether it was abstract art or a beginner's mistake. In the end, it all became anecdotes that, like sap, flow between laughter and paintbrushes.