Transatlanta Watercolors: Moleskine Sketchbook

Dec 23, 2013

Moleskine Sketchbook

1. Chãs, Beira Alta

2. Óbidos

3. Palheira do Mateus, Póvoa da Pégada, Beira Alta

4. Paranhos da Beira, Beira Alta

A few recent sketches on the Moleskine Sketchbook that my Brother gave me. I am filling it up slowly but surely.

4 comments:

Luís Bonito12/25/13, 3:20 AM
Excelentes desenhos a tinta da china, gosto muito da técnica :-) Parabéns e um Feliz Natal e Bom Ano Novo!
Um abraço
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Julio Rodrigues12/26/13, 9:42 AM
Muito obrigado amigo Luis. Boas Festas!
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Rene Fijten12/28/13, 2:40 PM
Nice work lately, love these quick sketches.
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Julio Rodrigues12/28/13, 4:46 PM
Thanks Rene. I have been doing more sketchbook work I am enjoying it!
Have a great New Year.
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Watercolor = Aguarela

From a young age, I have been fascinated by watercolor paintings. The transparent paint allows the light to go through it and to be reflected back to the viewer by the white surface of the paper. This results in a luminosity difficult to achieve through other methods. My favorite subjects are buildings and townscapes of historical interest. I admire many watercolor masters, especially Winslow Homer, John Pike, James Fletcher-Watson and Edward Wesson. And, from my native Portugal, Roque Gameiro, Alvaro da Fonseca, Alves de Sa' e Julio Amaro.

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Desde pequeno, sempre tive um interesse especial pela aguarela. A tinta transparente permite que a luz seja reflectida pela superfície branca do papel, o que resulta numa luminosidade difícil de conseguir por outros processos. Os meus temas favoritos são de natureza arquitectónica, especialmente estruturas de interesse histórico. Admiro muitos mestres de aguarela, mas destaque vai para Winslow Homer, James Fletcher-Watson, Edward Wesson, and John Pike; e em Portugal, Roque Gameiro, Julio Amaro, Alves de Sa' e Álvaro da Fonseca.

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