Art > Walking with Grace: Paintings from the Camino de Santiago

Stone way marker, cairn. Gouache paintings from the Camino de Santiago, Spain.
Gouache on paper
12"x16"
2017
Gouache paintings from the Camino de Santiago, Spain.  Woman pilgrim walking, her shadow, landscape, hilltop town.
Gouache on paper
12"x16"
2018
Gouache paintings from Camino de Santiago, Spain. Landscape, dirt road, rolling hills, patchwork fields, sky with clouds.
Gouache on paper
17"x24"
2017
Gouache paintings of Camino de Santiago, Spain. Pilgrim breakfast, orange juice, coffee, baguette sandwich, roadside cafe, hiking poles.
Gouache on paper
12"x16"
2017
Gouache paintings of the Camino de Santiago, Spain. Boots, window, rainy day.
Gouache on paper
19"x22"
2018
Gouache Camino de Santiago, Spain, paintings. Statue of Mary draped with rosaries.
Gouache on paper
13"x17"
2018
Gouache paintings from the Camino de Santiago, Spain. Pilgrim's hiking boots, scallop shell, road, grasses and foxglove.
Gouache on paper
12"x16"
2017

I walked the Camino de Santiago in 2015 with my husband. We spent most of our time outdoors for five weeks — walking, eating, and resting. Walking across the countryside of northern Spain on this ancient pilgrimage route was a profound experience for me. I walked roughly twelve miles a day, mostly in silence. I prayed, beheld breathtaking landscapes, and replayed hundreds of moments from my life. It was humbling, at times excruciating, but it lifted a burden from me. In 2017 and 2018 I painted these 7 images from a desire to express what I experienced on my pilgrimage. The title of this series is Walking with Grace.

If you would like to see what I have written about each painting in Walking with Grace, click on a painting. You can then scroll to each painting in the series with my comments.