Happy New Year

Happy Holidays

This postcard was sent one century ago to my grandmother by her aunt.

Happy Chrystmas

This one is from my vintage postcard collection

Happy Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Feliz Natal, Joyeux Noël, Frohe Weihnachten, god jul, glædelig jul, buon Natale

Vintage postcard collection, 14000 views

My vintage postcard collection reached 14000 views this month.

I don't know why, but this postcard is the most visited (3500 visits).

You can visit the album in the flickr site, by clicking the picture below.

Pantheon, Roma

To view more photos from Roma, taken by me in September 2008, please click on the picture.

Boat, pastel

I've painted this boat, with pastel, in 2007, based on a flickr photo.

Boat, pastel on canson paper, A4, 2007

I invite you to visit my garden ... on flickr!

Bottles, pastel

Bottles, Pastel on canson, 50 x 32,5cm, 2008.
Painted by me, based on a photo from bebe nurse

This was my first pastel, painted in 2007.

Pastel on Canson paper, A4
2007.
Based on a photo from ddk4runner

Landscape

My last pastel artwork.

Landscape, pastel on canson paper, A4

In the last month of May I've made a working visit to Copenhagen, Denmark, and I decided to take some photographs that I have the pleasure to share with you.

Vintage postcard's collection

Following the link above you can visit my vintage postcard collection.
Most of them are postcards exchanged by my ancestors in 20's.

Go to collection

Noah's Ark

This photo was taken in Sesimbra, a village near Lisbon, Portugal.

Peppers

Here is another sketch, drawn by me, based on a photo from espion




Peppers, Pastel on watercolor paper, 32,5x46 cm, 2008.

Framed painting

I've framed one of my prefered pastel paintings (painted by me).
The painting is a reproduction of a afresco that I had photographed in a Museum in Florence, Italy.



Afresco, pastel on canson paper, 40x50, framed version, 2008

Florence

During my last visit to Italy, in January, I took some pictures from Florence that I posted on flickr

This one is from one of the bridges that cross the Arno river.
In 3 days this photo received 400 visits and 200 comments.



Florence, Italy, 2008

Nuts

This is a Nut that I've painted last year using pastel on black canson paper.



Nuts, pastel on canson paper, A4, 2007

Calla

My last work is a flower reproduction, a calla, painted with pastel.
It took me one hour to finish.



Calla, pastel on canson paper, A4, 2008

Still Life, pastel

My last work is a still life based on a composition from Cosette



Still life, pastel on canson paper, 50x32,5, 2008

Pears

I like very much to paint pears.
They have particular texture and colours.
This pastel work is based on a beautiful photo that I found on flickr.

Fresco #2

Here is a second artwork about a fresco reproduction, painted by me, based on a photo that I took in Florence, Italy.



Fresco #2, pastel on canson paper, 40x50, 2008

Fresco #1

During my visit to Florence I took a number of ideas on subjects to paint.

In the Museo Dell'opera Del Duomo I took some photos on frescos that I use now to reproduce on pastel medium. This is the first work.



Fresco, pastel on canson paper, 40x50, 2008

Orange

This is a artwork that I've made to give as a gift to my son.



Orange, pastel on canson paper, A4, 2007

Florence, Italy

Last week I visited Florence in Italy.

Florence is really a source of inspiration for artists. Beautiful monuments, great art museums, like Ufizzi Gallery, Accademia Gallery or the Palazzo Pitti, a lot of street artists, amazing street scenes.

I took with me a lot of ideias to paint.

You can see some photos that I took in Florence by clicking in the following picture:



Ponte Vecchio (old bridge), Florence, Italy

Still life

This is my recent painting.
This pastel is based on a composition from Cosette that I've seen on flickr.

All stars

This sketch, drawn last October 2007, was one of my first pastel.
I appreciate to draw simple everyday matters like this.

Kiwi

Today I painted a kiwi.
I'm preparing some sketchs with different kind of fruit, as a request from my son to decorate the kitchen of his new house.

This is one of my first watercolors, painted based on a photo of Óbidos.
Óbidos is a village, in the Center of Portugal, inside a castel, with a lot of motifs to paint.

Óbidos, watercolor paper, A4 size, Portugal, 2007

Barn, pastel on canson paper

I painted this pastel based on a photo from WaynePhotoGuy



Please, feel free to comment my artwork.

Barn, pastel on canson paper, A4, 2007.