Bridget Gleeson writer + illustrator

Maps & Postcards

 

Watercolors, sketches, maps: a running catalogue of travel adventures.

(I also make more detailed illustrations.)

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Gaztelugatxe means “castle rock” en Basque. Tradition is to climb to the top of the island, ring the church bell three times, and make a wish.

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Weekend in wine country 🍷

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My block in Buenos Aires 📍

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acquarello (watercolor) 🇮🇹

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…and it was all yellow ✨

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competing for the title of cutest tire shop in Argentina, and maybe the world. Closed on Sundays, of course 🔧🎨

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Things I like in Argentine towns: family-run corner shops that close every day for siesta 💤

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Spain

Mapping out an assignment: Basque Country.

 

 

Map: Rio de Janeiro

Planning a trip: Rio de Janeiro.

Grand Canyon

Mapping out a road trip: Grand Canyon National Park.

 

Tunnel of trees II

Tunnel of trees II, Buenos Aires.

 

Morocco map

Planning a trip: Morocco.

 

Map- Yucatan

Planning a trip: Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico.

 

Trancoso postcard

Postcard from Igreja de São João Batista, Trancoso, Brazil

Bosques de Palermo

Painting in the park: Bosques de Palermo, Buenos Aires

 

Morocco maps & watercolors

Painting Marrakech, Fés & Tangier: collaboration with Elizabeth.

Miraflores

Retro summer rental: painting in the suburbs of Buenos Aires.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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luna de miel (honeymoon) ❤️

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I made a watercolor logo for our wedding in Philadelphia. Just waiting for the leaves to come in. Happy Earth Day! 🌿

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Fallingwater in winter: Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece ❄️

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Buenos Aires in bloom 🌱

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My apartment in Havana has a spectacular view of an Art Deco landmark: Edificio López Serrano (1932) #artdeco

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I brought my watercolors 🎨

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Greetings from Concordia, Argentina (the place where my fiancé, Eduardo, grew up) 💌

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Tunnel of trees

Tunnel of trees, Buenos Aires.

 

Vitoria

Tunnel of trees, Vitoria, Spain.

 

Watercolor: Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro

Watercolor from the hotel window: Rio de Janeiro.

 

Prague postcard

Walking to Malá Strana, Charles Bridge, Prague.


Tangier map

Mapping a place: Le Salon Bleu, Tangier, Morocco.

 

Argentina & Uruguay day tripsPlanning day trips around Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

La casa de un amigo

Painting a friend's house, Buenos Aires.


Buenos Aires backyard

Painting in the backyard: Buenos Aires.

 

Punta del Este

Quick watercolor landscape: Punta del Este, Uruguay.
 Casa azulPainting the house around the corner, Buenos Aires.