Transatlanta Watercolors: Venice

Dec 12, 2013

Venice - Veneza

Watercolor, 10x15 cm

3 comments:

William F. Renzulli12/13/13, 8:31 AM
Great job of working the light. Hope the trip is as much fun as I imagine it to be.
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Julio Rodrigues12/13/13, 8:32 PM
Thank you Bill. It was indeed the trip of a lifetime for Maria and me. I learned basic Italian phrases and navigated our way by train to Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan. What a beautiful country. Hope to get back some day.
Merry Christmas!
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Luís Bonito12/16/13, 3:43 AM
Veneza encanta-nos sempre :-)
E esta aguarela faz-lhe justiça.
Gosto muito desta abordagem, caro Villager, um abraço!
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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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