Havana Forever

El Morro copyright 2011 Maria Soto Robbins

I remember very little of Havana, quite frankly, and unfortunately that includes seeing El Morro. We lived about 15 miles away from the city in "La Playa de Santa Fe" (Santa Fe Beach).  I was only a child when I left and I've never been back.  I've just picked up a beautiful hardcover book though, Havana Forever, by Kenneth Treister, Felipe J. Prestamo, and Raul B. Garcia which profiles the beautiful architecture and gives a historical background on the founding of the Cuban capital. I'm enjoying it's beautiful photographs and learning  

Havana Forever

quite a lot about the history of Havana and its Spanish roots.  The last 50 years of Castro's dictatorship have left most of the buildings in this city neglected, decayed and in desperate need of repair.  However, at the same time, there is something positive about this de-facto preservation.  In the course of the years, new modern buildings haven't been built en masse around these older structures (including new McDonalds or  Starbucks) to destroy the old colonial charm that does exist.  

Check this book out here, if you're interested in Cuban history or hope to visit the city in the future. It would be an invaluable guide.

    

El Morro Original Oil Painting

Copyright 2010 Maria Soto Robbins

If you visit Havana, Cuba you will have to see El Morro.  It is an impressive fort that can be viewed from miles around as it dominates the port entrance of Havana.This impressive "fortaleza" is perched on a cliff on the other side of the harbor from Old Havana. You can also see it from the Malecon, where everyone congregates to chat and watch the waves go over the seawall and splash the passing cars. It's been so many years that I hardly remember, but I will never forget.


This impressionistic painting was done in oils with palette knife and brushes and it shows this fort which is one of the most famous and recognizable monuments of Havana, Cuba. My painting focuses on the lighthouse and promontory area and on one of the cannons that’s perched on the adjacent rampart . 


Dimension: 11x14x.75 gallery wrapped canvas with staples on the back
Media: Oils 


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El Morro, Cuba

Copyright 2009 Maria Soto Robbins

This impressionistic painting was done in oils with palette knife and brushes and it shows El Morro , one of the most famous and recognizable monuments of Havana, Cuba. Not to be confused with other forts that have similar names, El Morro de Santiago de Cuba and Fort San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

My painting focuses on the lighthouse and promontory area and on one of the cannons that’s perched on the adjacent rampart . El Morro is an impressive fort that can be viewed from miles around as it dominates the port entrance of Havana.

Lightly damar varnished to protect it from dust and ensure longevity.

Dimension:
11x14x.75 gallery wrapped canvas with staples on the back

Media:
Oils

Please click here to purchase El Morro, Cuba

Maria Soto Robbins
Miami, Florida

Msr107@gmail.com

El Morro Fort, Havana, Cuba

El Morro,

This impressionistic painting was done in oils with palette knife and brushes and it shows El Morro , one of the most famous and recognizable monuments of Havana, Cuba. Not to be confused with other forts that have similar names, El Morro de Santiago de Cuba and Fort San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

My painting focuses on the lighthouse and promontory area and on one of the cannons that’s perched on the adjacent rampart . El Morro is an impressive fort that can be viewed from miles around as it dominates the port entrance of Havana.

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