Transatlanta Watercolors: Old church tower

Jan 18, 2014

Old church tower - Torre de velha igreja

From a drive-by photo by Maria Rodrigues as we were crossing the city of Binghamton, NY.

Desde uma foto-relâmpago by Maria Rodrigues durante a nossa travessia da cidade de Binghantom no estado de New York.

Color Pencil on Moleskine Sketchbook

2 comments:

The Southern Jewel1/23/14, 1:02 PM
Love the dome on the church! It has many details of workmanship. This painting I'm sure took many hours of work but well worth the effort!
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Julio Rodrigues1/23/14, 6:09 PM
Thanks Jewel. I am starting to experiment more with color pencil and I am enjoying it!
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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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