Transatlanta Watercolors: July 2025

Jul 26, 2025

Jul 23, 2025

Jul 22, 2025

Jul 16, 2025

Ouguela Castle, Alto Alentejo Portugal

After a number of painting assignments over the last several weeks, I had my first chance to go loose today.

Depois de vários trabalhos de comissão nas últimas semanas, hoje tive oportunidade de pintar mais ao acaso.

Watercolor 23x31cm Saunders paper, rough

Jul 14, 2025

Home Sweet Home (house portrait commission)

This took me twice as long as I first thought. I will have to remember that next time.

Watercolor 25x35cm, Winsor & Newton paper cp

Jul 2, 2025

Rest stop at the zinnia patch

Detail of The Zinnia Patch

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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