A Journey round Colombia and Ecuador

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December 2022 to February 2023: 

journeys in Colombia and Ecuador

 

 

 

Colombia and Ecuador

 

 

 

This trip is only just being sketched out: so far, I know I fly into Medellín.

 

 

 

 

Map showing Medellin to Bogotá via Manizales  and Ibagué.

 

 

 Then, I think I take the bus from Medellin to Bogotá via Manizales,  Pereira and Ibagué. Maybe also Salento?

Next, I fly from Bogotá to Quito.

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 In Ecuador I make my way down to Cuenca by bus: from there returning a couple of weeks later.

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I'm travelling light. And I'm taking watercolours, a medium I haven't used for over a decade.

 

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, slender trees

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 Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, slender trees, 27.5 x 30 cm- unavailable

 

 Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, slender trees- detail

 

 

 

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Santinho, view, mid-September

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Santinho, view, mid-September, oil on card, 29.5 x 27.5 cm available

 

Santinho, view, mid-September- detail

 

 

Today I used Prussian Blue, and no other blue.  

 

I will give Santinho a break for a few days and come back to it as it's becoming overfamiliar.

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Photo from Santinho

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Thanks to Carla Pinheiro for this photo from Santinho.

 

 

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Santinho, September, almost raining

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Santinho, September, almost raining, oil on card, 29.5 x 27.7 - unavailable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santinho, September, almost raining- detail

This is the second of my painting trips here- it is not really so far, but it's often windy, and sand and paint make an unhappy combination so I hesitate before coming.

 But it's a striking location giving an extraordinary view of two bays from a variety of heights formed by dunes and strange hillocks- the effect is rather cubistic.

 Ergo, more visits.

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Liquin impasto

I've been using this with most works lately, sometimes balancing it with linseed oil; I like the oatmeal effect it has. 

It is made by Winsor and Newton and comes in a tube, having the consistency (more or less) of toothpaste. It speeds drying times quite dramatically, making transportation of paintings easier.

I usually mix it into white, as I use white with most of the paints, and thus some Liquin will be present in almost the entire painting.

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A drive further south 3: Ferrugen

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 Ferrugen

 

 

 

Ferrugen: sea view, oil on card, 27.5 x 30 cm - available

 

 

Ferrugen: sea view- detail

 

 

Ferrugen out of season is utterly enchanting, with river, lake, beaches and woods intermingling: I could happily spend a month here painting.

 But in summer it must become completely over-run by tourists (often surfers) and rather exhausting.

 

 

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Sambaqui, sea, August

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Sambaqui, sea, August, oil on card, 30 x 27.7 cm- available

 

 

Sambaqui, sea, August, oil on card- detail

 

 

 

 

 

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