Art lovers flock to see master Antonio Lopez paint on Madrid square

MADRID: It's not often you get the chance to see a master at work, but Madrid residents have recently been able to watch one of Spain's greatest living artists set up his studio under the blazing sun on the famous Puerta del Sol square.

Every day from 6.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. since the start of July, painter and sculptor Antonio Lopez, 85, has positioned his large easel and canvas and begun mixing his paints, as a crowd of shoppers, dog walkers and art lovers assembles around him. Seeing such a famous face installed among the tourist shops and lottery stalls of Puerta del Sol has excited many locals.