Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, December 31, 2023,

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, December 31, 2023, watercolour, A2

The last painting of 2023, which was probably my last full year in Brazil.

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, large tree

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, large tree

 watercolour, A2

Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, large tree - detail

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, December 25, 2023, watercolour

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, December 25, 2023

 watercolour, A2

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, December 22, 2023

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, December 22, 2023,

watercolour, A2

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, December 21, 2023

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, December 21, 2023

watercolour, A2

Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, December 21, 2023 - detail

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, December 13, 2023

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, December 13, 2023

 watercolour, A2

Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, December 13, 2023 - detail

This is on the cheaper, Canson, paper. It gives less precision.

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December 11, 2023, Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho - watercolour

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December 11, 2023, Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho

 watercolour, A2

December 11, 2023, Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho

 -detail 

December 11, 2023, Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho

 -detail 

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, trees seen from a ridge

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, trees seen from a ridge

watercolour on paper, A2

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, trees on a hillside

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho

trees on a hillside. watercolour, A2

Painted with new Japanese brushes- a gift from Keith Epps- many thanks - and using the supposedly superior Winsor and Newton Professional watercolours: I cannot detect a difference with their cheaper Cotman series.

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Santinho, hillside

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Santinho, hillside, watercolour, A2

Santinho, hillside - detail

Santinho, hillside

A day of immense loveliness.

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, August, trees

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, trees, August, watercolour, A2

Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, trees, August - detail

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Praia Brava, grey day

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Praia Brava, grey day, watercolour, A2

Praia Brava, grey day - detail

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Santinho, hill

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Santinho, hill, watercolour, A2

Santinho, hill - detail

I liked painting here so much that I might go back tomorrow, thus breaking my rule about going to the same site two days in a row.

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, forest, August 17, 2023

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, forest, August 17, 2023

 watercolour, A2

Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, forest - detail

Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, forest, August 17 - detail

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Praia Brava, August 11, 2023

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Praia Brava, August 11, 2023, watercolour, A2

Short diagonal strokes as a visual unit, which lend a certain dynamism.

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Praia Brava, August 10, 2023

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It's very nice to be painting after a little interval- but these intervals are necessary for recharging.

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Praia Moçambique, July 23, 2023

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Praia Moçambique, July 23, 2023, watercolour, A2

  

Praia Moçambique, July 23, 2023 - detail

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Santinho, July 2023

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Santinho, July 2023, watercolour, A2

Santinho, July 2023 - detail

Santinho, July 2023 - detail

The dots are uneven in size and weight.

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Sambaqui: water, hills

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Sambaqui, water, hills, watercolour, A2

Sambaqui, water, hills, watercolour - detail

On Canson 300gsm; a very enjoyable session.

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, twisting trees

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, twisting trees, watercolour, A2

Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, twisting trees - detail

Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, twisting trees - detail

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