Vargem Grande

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Vargem Grande, oil on card, 15.5 x 17 cm

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Interior with flowers, a table and tea things

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Interior with flowers, a table and tea things, oil on card, 14.5 x 17 cm - avallable

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The white teapot

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The white teapot, oil on card, 12.5 x 12 cm - available

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Ratones, bushes

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Ratones, bushes, oil on card, 17 x 14.5 cm - unavailable

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Tranquility

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Tranquility, Trindade, Florianopolis

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Demonic presence on a table top

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Demonic presence on a table top

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Guarda do Embaú, with distant hills behind; working outside -palette

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Guarda do Embaú, with hills in the distance, oil on card, 18 x 22 cm Sold

This painting is available on Saacchi Art

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Palettes

Working outside forces one to use easily portable equipment, and that includes palettes. This forces one to be very clear about what colour range one intends to use. 

I mix the basic colours in advance then adapt them where necessary as I work on the painting. It`s delightful to see how the colours open out when mixed with white. It`s similar to the way in which, when cooking, spices reveal their scents when you put them into hot oil.

Of course,  at times one mixes a set of colours and then during the working of the painting realises that another colouristic approach would be better. Live and learn!

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