Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, forest

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Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho, forest

 watercolour, 19.5 x 27.5 cm

 

 

This paper isn't heavy- 90 gsm - but I'm not using washes of colour. I stretched the paper with masking tape.

 

Canson sell another paper, twice as heavy but still quite affordable, that I'll try next week.

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Cachoeira do Bom Jesus, sand, plants

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Cachoeira do Bom Jesus, sand, plants

 watercolour on paper, 13.8 x 19.8 cm 

 

 

This is on light, 90 gsm paper, which I stretched using masking tape- the paper has warped a little, but I think it is okay. 

 

 

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Santinho - in watercolour and pencil

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Santinho,watercolour and pencil on paper 21 x 15 cm

 

 

 This is the first watercolour I have done for many years- perhaps as many as twenty. I'm looking forward to painting with watercolours in Colombia and Ecuador.

Oils are so cumbersome in comparison, and the cleaning of brushes and the drying of paint is always an issue when you are travelling.

It's delightful to return, this time with another perspective, one which is more accepting of the medium's qualities- especially it's lightness. 

I need to find a bigger sheets of paper: I want to use washes.

This paper is 250 gsm. I think this is probably the minimum weight not to have buckling. It's a pity how expensive the good papers are.

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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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