Monsanto

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

The Village of Monsaraz

This was an exercise in rapid painting (about 35 minutes). Results are mixed - main buildings too distorted, conflicting shadows, and maybe too many hard edges. Valuable experience in loose painting though.

Village of Monsaraz, watercolor 30x45cm, Fabriano paper cp.

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Isto foi um exercício em pintura rápida (35 minutos). O resultado foi duvidoso – muita distorção nos edificios principais, sombras inconsistentes, e tavez muitas margens secas. No entanto ganhei alguma experiência no caminho da pintura solta.

Village of Vide, Portugal

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

A House in Marvão, Portugal

Watercolor 9x12", Saunders paper, rough

Cabanas de Viriato, Rua 5 de Outubro

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

Welcome to Óbidos

Watercolor, 12x16" (30x40cm), W&N paper (old) cp

Grey Day, Sangemil

Based on a photograph expertly taken by my sunshine Maria de Fatima Rodrigues

Watercolor 12x16" (30x40cm) on W&N paper CP

The walled city of Almeida

The first painting from my recent visit to Portugal. Not to be the last.
A primeira aguarela saída da minha recente visita a Portugal. Não será a última.
Watercolor 12x16" (30x40cm), Winsor & Newton paper (old), CP

Tondela

Always trying to loosen up, always with mixed results.

Sempre a tentar simplificar, sempre com resultados mistos.

Watercolor 23x31cm, W&N paper, rough

Old Windmill, Serra do Funchal

Watercolor, 8x10" (20x25cm) Arches paper, rough

Thank you Isabel Cunha for the photo reference

 

Vila de Coja, Portugal

Watercolor 25x35cm, Winsor & Newton paper, rough

 

Monsaraz

Watercolor 25x35cm, Arches paper, cp

 

Uma Casa Portuguesa - A Country House in Portugal

Many thanks to Eulalia Aderneira for kindly allowing me to use her photograph as a reference for this painting.
Watercolor, 23x31cm, Saunders Waterford paper, rough

Ourém

Casa do Castelo

Watercolor 7x10" (15x25cm) Stonehenge paper cp

Ferreiróz, Beira Alta

Watercolor 30x45cm, Fabriano paper, rough

Cabanas de Viriato

Rua do Aido
Watercolor 7x10" (18x25cm)
on Stonehenge Aqua paper cp

Ponte de Lima

Certain places, because they are so picturesque, become clichés as painting subjects. Nevertheless, that by itself is no reason to avoid painting them.
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Certos lugares, por serem tão pitorescos tornam-se em clichés como temas de pintura. No entanto, isso não é razão suficiente para os não pintar.

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Watercolor 25x35cm, Winsor & Newton paper rough

Arco da Cadeia, Óbidos

Maybe one day I will decide that I painted enough scenes of Óbidos and stop. Obviously today is not that day.

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Talvez um dia eu decida parar de pintar cenas de Óbidos. Óbviamente hoje não é ainda esse dia.

Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm), Fabriano paper rough

Shades of Óbidos

Watercolor, 9x12" (23x31cm), Fabriano paper rough

Coimbra Road

Watercolor 23x31cm, Fabriano paper rough