The Village of Monsaraz

This was an exercise in rapid painting (about 35 minutes). Results are mixed - main buildings too distorted, conflicting shadows, and maybe too many hard edges. Valuable experience in loose painting though.

Village of Monsaraz, watercolor 30x45cm, Fabriano paper cp.

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Isto foi um exercício em pintura rápida (35 minutos). O resultado foi duvidoso – muita distorção nos edificios principais, sombras inconsistentes, e tavez muitas margens secas. No entanto ganhei alguma experiência no caminho da pintura solta.

Torres do Mondego

Watercolor 18x22cm, Arches paper, rough

Downtown Easton, Pennsylvania

Watercolor 23x31cm, Arches paper, rough

Torre da Lapela

Watercolor 18x25cm, Arches paper, rough

Currelos, Carregal do Sal

Watercolor 30x45cm, Fabriano paper cp

Ouguela Castle, Alto Alentejo Portugal

After a number of painting assignments over the last several weeks, I had my first chance to go loose today.

Depois de vários trabalhos de comissão nas últimas semanas, hoje tive oportunidade de pintar mais ao acaso.

Watercolor 23x31cm Saunders paper, rough

Home Sweet Home (house portrait commission)

This took me twice as long as I first thought. I will have to remember that next time.

Watercolor 25x35cm, Winsor & Newton paper cp

Rest stop at the zinnia patch

Detail of The Zinnia Patch

The Zinnia Patch

The Zinnia Patch (commission)

Watercolor, 12x16” (30x40cm) on Winsor & Newton paper, cold-pressed

Study of a Cactus Zinnia

This is a preliminary study for an upcoming watercolor commission of zinnia flowers. Hoping for the best.

Watercolor 9x12” (23x31cm) Arches paper, rough

Currelos - Beira Alta, Portugal

Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm)  Arches paper, rough

Capela de Santo Amaro

Póvoa de Santo Amaro, Beira Alta

Watercolor, 9x12” (23x31cm), W&N paper (old), rough

Capela de Santo António

Lately focusing on a specific parish near my birthplace in Portugal, and there are good reasons for that.

Ultimamente explorando a freguesia de Parada na Beira Alta e há boas razões para isso.

Capela de Santo António, Póvoa das Forcadas

Watercolor 9x12” (23x31ccm), W&N paper (old), rough

Senhora Da Ribeira - Beira Alta, Portugal

Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm), Winsor & Newton paper (old), rough

Parada, Beira Alta

Watercolor 10x14", Blick paper cp

My First Still Life

My first still life ever. I put a lot of planning on this, and everything has a meaning. Although I am seriously biased, I am happy with the result.

A minha primeira “natureza morta”. Houve muito planeamento neste trabalho, tudo tem um significado. Ainda que a minha opinião seja suspeita e tendenciosa, eu fiquei contente com o resultado.

 Watercolor, 22x28” (56x71cm), Arches 300g paper, rough

Igreja Matriz, Oliveira Do Conde

Watercolor, 7x10" (18x25cm), Arches paper, rough

The Lighthouse at Sleepy Hollow, New York

 Watercolor, 10x14" (25x35"), Blick paper, cp

The Muscari Patch

 Watercolor 11x14", Fabriano paper CP

Early Spring, Martins Creek

Watercolor 10x14" (25x35cm), Blick paper, cp