Santo Antônio de Lisboa, Monet

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Santo Antônio de Lisboa, end of the day SOLD

 oil on card, 29.7 x 27.5 cm

 

 

 

 

 Santo Antônio de Lisboa, end of the day -  detail

 

 

 The proceeds from the sale of this painting have gone to UNICEF to help in Ukraine. To help Ukraine, and recieve a painting, please contact me.

 

 What happens when you are painting sunsets is that you work away steadily for ages then suddenly become aware that the scene has changed entirely.

 So you wipe off the painting and start again...and again...

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There's no getting away from Monet with pictures like this, is there? The subject and and plein air approach are utterly dominated by him.

 It would be like playing reggae and trying to deny the influence of Bob Marley. 

 

Well, if one is going to have an influence, at least Monet is a good one to have...

 

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Santo Antônio de Lisboa , sun setting

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 Santo Antônio de Lisboa, sun setting, oil on card, 29.7 x 27.5 c- available

 

Cacupe, sun setting, oil on card - detail

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Sunset, Praia Mole; Chile; Rio

Sunset, Praia Mole, oil on card, 9.6 x 12 cm  SOLD

Very Turnerish picture: does the obvious beauty of such a subject and the fact that it is such a staple of populist art make it a no go area for painters? One might respond: no, it depends on your capacity for interpretation.

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Today I shall try to get a guide book on Chile and make more pochade carriers for Rio, where I'll go at the end of September to paint and court galleries.