by Joy Houston
The exquisite watercolors of the Antigua
Calendar have graced thousands of
homes and offices around the world since
2002. Now the collection of 52 originals is
on sale, all framed and of calendar size.
The Antigua Calendar was created
by Cathy Pearse, a long-time Guatemala
resident, “… because I wanted to make
something beautiful for Antigua visitors
to take away with them as a reminder of
the wonderful city in which we live.” She
chose scenes of monuments, churches, public
buildings, streets, parks and fountains
to package the ambience of the colonial city
and chose watercolors, her favorite media.
Pearse then commissioned the artists and
bought the paintings. Guatemalan Griselda
Hernández did the paintings for the first
two years and Francisco Texmál, an Antigüeño
from Santa Inés, did those for the
second two years. Cathy is planning something
special for 2006, the 5th anniversary
year of the calendar.
In addition to the scenes, Cathy researches colonial life
and includes tidbits in the calendars according to dates. She says, “That
has really been fun. Some things haven’t changed much in almost 500 years!”
The Antigua Calendar Collection show opens on Wednesday, June
8, at 5 p.m. at the Galería Panza Verde, 5th Avenida Sur #19, La Antigua
Guatemala and runs through the month.
Left: Cover (2005) watercolour. Middle: March (2004) watercolour. Right: May (2004) watercolour.
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