Termas do Gravatal, paintings; photos of me working

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 Termas do Gravatal: late afternoon   AVAILABLE

 oil on card, 19 x 20.5 cm

 Termas do Gravatal, morning, oil on card, 17 x 19 cm    -unavailable

 Termas do Gravatal, late morning, oil on card, 16.5 x 22 cm  AVAILABLE

Painting in cooler parts of the day in the south of Santa Catarina: above are the three paintings, two much influenced by Cezanne's methods. Below some photos of me working.

 Working on the first picture here

 Here I am working on the third picture

Again, working on the third picture

Thanks to Marlene for these photos.

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Praia de Gravatal, blue

Praia de Gravatal, blue, oil on card, 14 x 15.5 cm -  -unavailable

Painted from the trilha that runs above Praia Mole to Gravatal.

It has really become summer here and is very hot: insects everywhere.

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Perhaps the finest painter using blue is Matisse. His blues are exceptional in the way that they convey warmth rather than cold.