I painted this eclectic door after my daughter traveled to North Africa and returned with hundreds of photographs, many of which came from a historical village situated between the Mediterranean cities of Tangier and Tétouan. Stories ruminate that the reason the city is painted almost entirely in blue is because early inhabitants wanted to emulate the skies and the heavens to remind us all to lead a spiritual life.
Founded in 1471, this mountainside sanctuary, called Chefchaouen, rapidly grew with the arrival of Jewish and Muslim refugees escaping the Spanish Inquisition. Another influx of Jews escaping Hitler expanded the population further in the early 1900's. Half a millennium later, the "Blue Pearl" of Morocco is a favorite retreat for tourists, artists and photographers.
Chefchaouen is pronounced: Shef -- Show [like cow] -- En
Moroccan Blues I
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Original size: 17" (h) x 11" (w) $900
Giclée reproductions and enlargements also available
The Art of Enlargement: An affordable alternative for your unique space
My paintings go through a rigorous process to preserve the integrity of the original work. In digitizing my art, expert photographers stitch together precise photographic micro-tiles, absolute perpendicularity, and meticulous precision to transform original paintings into enlargements of the highest quality.
SEE ALSO MIDDLE EAST-NORTH AFRICA PAINTINGS: Moroccan Blues II Moroccan Blues III Inshallah Dome of the Rock
Copyright Jim MacConkey 2020 / T3-S / Website by Shana Benzinane
I painted this eclectic door after my daughter traveled to North Africa and returned with hundreds of photographs, many of which came from a historical village situated between the Mediterranean cities of Tangier and Tétouan. Stories ruminate that the reason the city is painted almost entirely in blue is because early inhabitants wanted to emulate the skies and the heavens to remind us all to lead a spiritual life.
Founded in 1471, this mountainside sanctuary, called Chefchaouen, rapidly grew with the arrival of Jewish and Muslim refugees escaping the Spanish Inquisition. Another influx of Jews escaping Hitler expanded the population further in the early 1900's. Half a millennium later, the "Blue Pearl" of Morocco is a favorite retreat for tourists, artists and photographers.
Chefchaouen is pronounced: Shef -- Show [like cow] -- En
Moroccan Blues I
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Original size: 17" (h) x 11" (w) $900
Giclée reproductions and enlargements also available
The Art of Enlargement: An affordable alternative for your unique space
My paintings go through a rigorous process to preserve the integrity of the original work. In digitizing my art, expert photographers stitch together precise photographic micro-tiles, absolute perpendicularity, and meticulous precision to transform original paintings into enlargements of the highest quality.
SEE ALSO MIDDLE EAST-NORTH AFRICA PAINTINGS:
Moroccan Blues II
Moroccan Blues III
Inshallah
Dome of the Rock
Copyright Jim MacConkey 2020 / T3-S / Website by Shana Benzinane