Transatlanta Watercolors: January 2023

Jan 28, 2023

Tower of Belém

Stabilo pen 88/22 on Crazy Ideas sketchbook, page 56

More Pen & Ink drawings lately because I want to eventually fill all the pages in this sketchbook that Fatima gave me. It's slow going.

Jan 10, 2023

Village Street Portugal

Recanto, Póvoa de Santo António, Beira Alta

Stabilo pen 88/45 on Crazy Ideas Sketchbook, page 55

Jan 2, 2023

The Old Chapel (Nossa Senhora do Amparo), Beira Alta

Stabilo pen point 88/22 on Crazy Ideas Sketchbook page 54

I thank Pedro Abranches Mateus for the photo which inspired this drawing.
Agradeço a  Pedro Abranches Mateus por ter publicado a fotografia que inspirou e serviu de referência a este desenho. Obrigado.

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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