Transatlanta Watercolors
Sep 10, 2025

Beijós, Beira Alta

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The church where I was baptized as a baby, and later attended Sunday school, a long time ago. A igreja onde eu fui baptizado, e fui à catequ...
Aug 15, 2025

Monsanto

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Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm) Arches paper, rough
Aug 13, 2025

Mogadouro, Portugal

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Watercolor 18x25cm, Arches paper, rough
Aug 10, 2025

The Old Windmills of Alburrica

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Moinhos de Alburrica, Barreiro Watercolor 23x31cm, Arches paper, rough
Aug 5, 2025

Third Street and Centre Square, Easton Pennsylvania

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  Ok, night scenes in watercolor were always a scary thing for me, but I’ve been told we should confront our fears, so here we are. I think ...
Aug 1, 2025

The Village of Monsaraz

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This was an exercise in rapid painting (about 35 minutes). Results are mixed - main buildings too distorted, conflicting shadows, and maybe ...
Jul 29, 2025

Torres do Mondego

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Watercolor 18x22cm, Arches paper, rough
Jul 26, 2025

Downtown Easton, Pennsylvania

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Watercolor 23x31cm, Arches paper, rough
Jul 23, 2025

Torre da Lapela

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Watercolor 18x25cm, Arches paper, rough
Jul 22, 2025

Currelos, Carregal do Sal

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Watercolor 30x45cm, Fabriano paper cp
Jul 16, 2025

Ouguela Castle, Alto Alentejo Portugal

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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...
Jul 14, 2025

Home Sweet Home (house portrait commission)

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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

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Detail of The Zinnia Patch
Jun 30, 2025

The Zinnia Patch

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The Zinnia Patch (commission) Watercolor, 12x16” (30x40cm) on Winsor & Newton paper, cold-pressed
Jun 24, 2025

Study of a Cactus Zinnia

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This is a preliminary study for an upcoming watercolor commission of zinnia flowers. Hoping for the best. Watercolor 9x12” (23x31cm) Arches ...
Jun 16, 2025

Currelos - Beira Alta, Portugal

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Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm)  Arches paper, rough
Jun 9, 2025

Capela de Santo Amaro

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Póvoa de Santo Amaro, Beira Alta Watercolor, 9x12” (23x31cm), W&N paper (old), rough
Jun 8, 2025

Capela de Santo António

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Lately focusing on a specific parish near my birthplace in Portugal, and there are good reasons for that. Ultimamente explorando a freguesia...
Jun 7, 2025

Senhora Da Ribeira - Beira Alta, Portugal

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Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm), Winsor & Newton paper (old), rough
Jun 4, 2025

Parada, Beira Alta

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Watercolor 10x14", Blick paper cp
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Julio Rodrigues
Julio Rodrigues was born in Portugal and emigrated to the United States (New Jersey) in 1978. After a career in the engineering field, watercolor painting is his favorite hobby. He is a self-taught artist who likes to work primarily with transparent watercolor due to the freshness and luminosity of the medium. He also works with pen and ink, and pencil, sometimes combining these media. His favorite subjects are buildings and townscapes of historical interest. In his watercolor paintings, he strives for transparency and strong light and shadow contrasts with as few layers of paint as possible. His greatest challenge is to arrive at just the right amount of detail without overworking the painting. Exhibitions and Awards: 2020 Best Overall Artwork Award, Forks Area Art Society, Easton, Pennsylvania, May 2020; 2017 The Gallery at St. John’s, Easton PA, solo exhibition, Easton: Watercolors And Other Thoughts; 2008 Second place plus Honorable mention, Fur Fin and Feather Festival, Middleton TN; 2007 Burch Library, solo exhibition Collierville TN; 2004 Selected artist, Fedex Forum Permanent Lobby Mural, (Memphis, TN);
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