Visions of Grandeur
RetreatTonight, taking a break from illustrating, I got back to editing the photos of my trip to Europe this past June. I’m still only sorting through the first few days of Barcelona and Lisbon.
The photos from Barcelona include those taken on a daytrip out to Montserrat in the Catalonian mountains. I’d read years ago about the Benedictine Abbey cocooned in the crags of the mountain, although I’d never imagined I would actually go there. The monastery is the home of the Black Virgin, the world’s oldest publishing house (the first book was published in 1499), and the Montserrat Boy’s Choir, one of the oldest in Europe.
I rode the Funicular de Saint Joan (a vertical railway) to the top of the mountain and was met by the most spectacular views all around. Montserrat literally means ‘jagged mountain’ in Catalan, and the landscape inspired me with visions of Edward Weston-inspired black and white images. Scroll down for a few more.
Montserrat
Backbone
Teeth
The Rocky Path