Bernat

Here is a selection of some of my best illustrations, always made with inks and watercolors on paper.

The historic center of Oliva in the region of La Safor is one of the largest in the area and is made up of a series of traditional Valencian style houses from different periods, from the most humble to the stately. All this in a relief somewhat «steep» at some points but most of the time accessible to everyone.

^{1,024 inhabitants - 1km² - Palmeri, palmerina}
The term has a completely flat relief with a slight slope towards the sea, as it sits on the alluvial plain that occupies almost the entire orchard of the Safor.

With the expulsion of the Moors it had to remain totally depopulated. During the nineteenth century, after overcoming the silk crisis and transforming agriculture towards the cultivation of orange trees, the population doubled to 458 inhabitants in 1900. Its local history lacks relevant facts and is immersed in the historical evolution of the Duchy of Gandía, to which it belonged until the disassociation laws of the Cortes de Cádiz in 1814.

^{2,256 inhabitants - 17km - Xereser, xeresera}
Xeresa is located in the northern part of the Safor. The surface of the term is mostly mountainous, with a predominance of limestone rocks. The village is built on flat land, surrounded by mountains that form an arc. To the west of the municipality is the Mondúver massif.

This year I have been trying a new way to present my work. It is a system in which a sheet of paper is attached to a wooden board and the edges are framed with strips. Then everything is varnished and voila, the result is spectacular.

^{25,101 inhabitants - 59.93 km2}
Oliva is the second most populated city in the region of Oliva. Safor and the population with the largest historical center. The toponym comes from Arabic (Awrabatu), of possible pre-Roman origin. Later it was called Awriba or Awruba, and in Valencian the terms Oriva and Oliva alternated until the 16th century when the latter prevailed.