Transatlanta Watercolors
Jan 24, 2024

Rock Church, Easton Pennsylvania

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Pencil Drawing on 8X10" Stonehenge paper, hot-pressed
Jan 20, 2024

Steward Kessler Farm

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Watercolor, 23x31cm, Saunders Waterford paper rough
Jan 19, 2024

Algoso Castle, Portugal

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Stabilo pen 88/45 on Crazy Ideas sketchbook, page 69
Jan 14, 2024

Winter, Forks Township

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Watercolor 11x 15" (28x38cm), Strathmore paper, cp
Jan 12, 2024

Plaza Mayor, Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain)

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Watercolor 23x31cm, Saunders Waterford paper, rough
Jan 10, 2024

Correos (The Post Office) - Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain

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 Stabilo pen on Crazy Ideas Sketchbook, page 68 I think I got a little carried away with excessive cross-hatching on the shadow side.

Koehler Road

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I used my previous pencil drawing as a value study to guide me through the watercolor process. Unclear if it did any good though. ------- Eu...
Jan 9, 2024

Koehler Road

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Trying to practice my “broad-stroke” pencil drawing abilities. It is very slow progress.   I am reasonably happy with the sketch, but the pe...
Jan 5, 2024

Backroads, Ciudad Rodrigo

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Watercolor 23x31cm, Saunders Waterford paper, rough
Dec 29, 2023

Castelo S. Jorge da Mina

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About 99% of my paintings are done using my own photos, with a small number using specifically licensed photos from someone else. In excepti...
Dec 25, 2023

Ilidio Rodrigues

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Stabilo pen 88/22 on smooth Bristol Board, 9x12"
Dec 23, 2023

Cathedral of Santa Maria, Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain

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It stood strong against Napoleonic artillery during the Peninsular war in the 18th century although some visible scars remain. In my opinion...
Dec 17, 2023

Christ United Methodist Church, Easton South Side

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Watercolor, 9x12" (23x31cm) Arches paper, rough
Dec 15, 2023

Sebec Lake, Maine

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This was a commission, and it was based on two separate photos, one of the lake and the other of the kayaker. As with every commission, it t...
Dec 1, 2023

Cabanas de Viriato, Rua 5 de Outubro

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Watercolor 23x31cm, W&N paper (old), rough
Nov 29, 2023

Largo Mouzinho de Albuquerque, Viseu

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Watercolor 23x31cm, W&N paper, rough In my teenage years I walked through here every day heading to my high school classes, always wishi...
Nov 25, 2023

Paço dos Cunhas, Santar

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Watercolor 23x31cm, W&N (old), rough
Nov 22, 2023

The Old Waterfront - A Ribeira, Viseu

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Watercolor 30x40cm, W&N paper (old) cp
Nov 20, 2023

Bell Tower, Castle of Leiria

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Since June my sketchbook has been collecting dust, so it was time to fill page 66. ………………… Desde Junho que o meu caderno de desenhos ficou à...
Nov 18, 2023

Welcome to Óbidos

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