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COURSE REVIEW - SOROLLA

 


"Fascinating learning about Sorolla, his wife, his great achievements with snippets of info on Javea that I didn’t know. I took the class because my friend Glenys told me about it and it sounded right up my street! Surprised I didn’t know about it before. The features that I liked about this experience were the relaxed atmosphere, great slides, and Karla is extremely knowledgeable. I would most definitely recommend her classes!" - Sally Marsden. Javea

LECTURE REVIEW - Shocking Social Realism


"Again through paintings, Karla has shown what history was at a certain period of time. In this lecture, we saw how at the end of the 19th-beginning of the 20th century, women were judged. In Spanish society, they were supposed to be well into their role of wife and mother. If something happened like becoming an orphan or widowed, they did not have many choices on how they could return to their society. They could go to a nunnery or become a prostitute. A certain number of painters denounced this situation and tried to open people's minds to this. I learned that painting is not only decorative but informative and can educate.
Karla's art lectures also reflect history." - Jo, Denia

LECTURE REVIEW - Shocking Social Realism



"A revealing series of paintings with academic social realism where I saw shocking scenes of social injustice indeed like women sold as slaves, women used to produce babies for rich families, child pornography, and other forms of social horrors. We talked about nudes and the effect it had and has on men. How certain paintings were refused because their themes were too close to the truth and also how female painters were regarded as less capable of producing art. It was explained how these themes continue into our present-day society. The chosen paintings in this lecture's slideshow became 'alive' because of our discussions. One forgets they are paintings and not photos. Wonderful lecture." -Trudi van Dorp, Benitachell

COURSE REVIEW - PICASSO


How did you hear about SpainLifestyle.com and Karla Darocas? *word of mouth
What was the name of class or book that you wish to review? *Picasso
REVIEW TIPS... what did you learn? was there anything unique that stood out? why did you take the class or read the book? *I learnt a lot about Picasso that I never knew and thought it was fascinating
What features did you like about Karla's teaching or writing style? *I like the informal yet extremely informative teaching approach
Would you recommend Karla Darocas teaching and books to others? *yes
FULL NAME & LOCATION *Rhona Wells. Javea

COURSE REVIEW - PICASSO


How did you hear about SpainLifestyle.com and Karla Darocas? *A friend introduced me many years ago.
What was the name of class or book that you wish to review? *Picasso 
REVIEW TIPS... what did you learn? was there anything unique that stood out? why did you take the class or read the book? *I had always wondered what kind of man Picasso was so when I saw that Karla was doing the lecture I had to signup. We were taken on a very descriptive journey through his childhood to his death. We found out who influenced Picasso and why he changed his styles so many times. Karla showed us how he was a good businessman he gave the people what they wanted. Karla showed us so many images, how she remembers all this knowledge I'll never know. I could hardly wait until the next lecture, I was excited. Now I have more free time I will be attending lots more lectures becoming a regular student.
What features did you like about Karla's teaching or writing style? *Karla made us comfortable and answered our questions.
Would you recommend Karla Darocas teaching and books to others? *Of course, in fact I have done so already.
FULL NAME & LOCATION *GLENYS GRAHAM