Transatlanta Watercolors: December 2025

Dec 22, 2025

Castro Laboreiro, Roman Bridge

Watercolor 23x31cm, W&N paper, rough

Dec 18, 2025

Church of Santa Ana - Oliveira do Hospital

Watercolor 23x31cm, W&N paper (old), rough

Dec 15, 2025

Dec 12, 2025

Sullivan Trail

Watercolor, 23x31cm - W&N (new) paper cp

Dec 11, 2025

Late Fall at Jacobsburg

Watercolor, 23x31cm, Winsor & Newton (old) paper, rough

Dec 4, 2025

Foggy December

Forks Township, Pennsylvania

Watercolor 20x25cm, Arches paper rough

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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