Transatlanta Watercolors: January 2020

Jan 27, 2020

Hilltop, Bangor Pennsylvania

Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm)
Saunders Waterford paper, rough

Jan 25, 2020

Clear Spring Farm

Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Watercolor 12x18" (30x45cm), Fabriano paper cp

Jan 22, 2020

Nazareth, Pennsylvania

Church of St. John's
Watercolor 10x14" (25x35cm) W&N paper, rough

Jan 18, 2020

Abandon

Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Watercolor 25x35cm, W&N paper rough

Country Church

Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Watercolor 18x25cm Stonehenge Aqua paper cp

Jan 11, 2020

Pena Palace

Chinese Ink on Sketchbook

Watercolor on printed copy

Jan 10, 2020

Ourém

Casa do Castelo

Watercolor 7x10" (15x25cm) Stonehenge paper cp

Jan 4, 2020

It's hard to stop painting farms

South of Hellertown/Bethlehem, PA
Watercolor 7x10" (18x25cm) Stonehenge paper cp

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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