Lagoinha do Norte,watercolour

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Lagoinha do Norte, July 1, 2023, watercolour, A2

Lagoinha do Norte, July 1, 2023 - detail

Lagoinha do Norte, July 1, 2023 - detail

Lagoinha do Norte, July 1, 2023 - detail

Lagoinha do Norte, July 1, 2023 - detail

This is on A2, Canson, 300gsm paper- it has a lightly lined texture and hold the watercolour very well, allowing up to three layers.

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, forest

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, forest, June 27

 watercolour, A2

Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, forest - detail

Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, forest - detail

Another essay in Pointillism: my Pointillism is not at all pure, my dots vary in shape and size, and I use colour mixes. 

My thoughts today are that the paper becomes very important in in this style. 

Also, that accumulations of many tiny movements have considerable power.

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Praia Brava, June 24, 2023

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Praia Brava, June 24, 2023, watercolour, A2 

Praia Brava, June 24, 2023 - detail 

Praia Brava, June 24, 2023 - detail 

My pointillism...

Here, my pointillism is more "correct": the dots are small, and their size range is lower. I don't use any lines.

 I want to go up a brush size for the next.

This picture took ages to paint, though it was entirely an enjoyable, -indeed soothing- process. I can see why the restrictions of pointillism lead to a reimagining of colour and of brush mark. It's very radicalising in a patient way.

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, 21 June, 2023

 watercolour, A2  SOLD

Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, 21 June, 2023

 watercolour, A2

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

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

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, forest, June 17

 watercolour, A2

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

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

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Praia Brava

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Praia Brava, June 19, 2023 watercolour, A2

Praia Brava, June 19, 2023 - detail

Praia Brava, June 19, 2023 - detail

Praia Brava, June 19, 2023 - detail

I'm going for a greater variety of marks and movements on this larger size. I want to be acting on the paper in a looser way. 

I'm trying to give a structure to this with a underlying grid - in all this influenced by Klee and Scandinavian painters Tammisaari and Tal R.

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Torres, distant rocks: part 7

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Torres, distant rocks, watercolour on paper, A2

Torres, distant rocks - detail

This is the last of the set. 

I like it a lot- it has a certain grandeur.

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