Corrego Grande, a path; dots and lines; Paul Klee

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Corrego Grande, a path, oil on card, 26 x 28 cm - duscarded

I`m attempting to use dots and simple lines and blocks for fun, to give a cryptic aspect to the picture. I set myself a challenge, a limitation on the sort of marks I can use. There seems something intrinsically humorous about the dot, I guess maybe because of how a dot can make such a strong impression despite being so little

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I've been interested in the dot, or dab for a while but I think for some sessions I'll give it particular attention.

This kind of approach to painting is like trying to make a musical composition for certain selected instruments except I have the additional issue of representation. I guess it I`m following Paul Klee though I am not sure he worked much directly from nature.

I am continuing in the suburb that I visited last week. 

Today one of the residents brought me a plate of food for lunch- very kind.

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Puzzle: can you find the man in the picture?

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Armação, rocks

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Armação, rocks, oil on card, 26 x 28 cm SOLD

This is the first of a series from Armação. 

This fishing village offers a considerable variety of landscapes within a very small area.

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Trees in sunshine, Santo Antonio

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Trees in sunshine, Santo Antonio, oil on card, 26 x 28 cm unavailable

This was painted thickly and confidently. At first I liked it, then I didn't, and now I like it again.

The things I like are:

1. variety of greens
2. thick paint texture
3. sense of movement
4. lively

The thing I don't like is:

1. feels a bit rough

But I think the liveliness would be lost if I started trying to tidy it up.

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This one is a bit like Vuillard. It has that containment.



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Suburb, Corrego Grande

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Suburb, Corrego Grande, oil on card, 26 x 28 cm - available

Suburb, Corrego Grande, oil on card, 26 x 28 cm

(picture damaged and discarded)

I messed about a fair bit with this. 

It`s a little scrappy but I think that`s ok.

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BR 401, trees in a valley

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BR 401, trees in a valley, oil on card, 26 x 28 cm unavailable

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Houses near a canal, Lagoa

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Houses near a canal, Lagoa, oil on card, 26 x 28 cm - available

Here attempting to take advantage more fully of the greater freedom with brush movements and marks that a larger scale permits.





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Hill, painted from BR401 near Santo Antonio

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Hill, painted from BR401 near Santo Antonio, oil on card, 26 x 28 cm

unavailable

There are diggers appearing round here and I imagine that shortly we will see some new constructions.

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