Two Spanish painters.
Two Atlantics.

Juan Mieres paints Charleston from across the ocean. My dad paints the coast where I grew up. The paintings are here in Charleston, signed by the artists.

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I'm Luis Javier. I live in Charleston. I grew up in Gijón. Juan Mieres has never set foot in Charleston, but he's been painting it for years from photographs and films. My dad is the opposite. He only paints places he's actually been to, this one included. Thirty years at it. First time showing his work outside Spain.

Luis Javier

Two painters, same town.

Paints here

Juan Mieres

Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Watercolor painter in Gijón. Has never set foot in Charleston, but has painted it for years from photographs and films. Runs the YouTube channel Pintando con Juan Mieres. Over a thousand pieces sold in Spain.

“I've been painting Charleston for years. I've never been.”

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Paints many places

Rafael Lozoya

Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Watercolor and oil painter based in Gijón, originally from Segovia. Works with a brush. Only paints places he's actually been to. Over thirty years that's been the Asturian coast near home, plus American cities like Charleston and New York. Reservoirs in León too. First time showing his work outside Spain.

“If I haven't been there, I don't paint it.”