The Undertow
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
On the Eve of the Olympics Rio 2016, the star of last weekend was the undertow. It was an excellent opportunity to capture once more the hypnotic movement of the waves. The sea is always an inspiration and capturing the dynamic of its movement is a great challenge!
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| the undertow oil on panel 16x22 cm Sandra Nunes
This is a less than one minute video of a beautiful moment of this plein air painting session. Enjoy!
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Labels: bike easel, impressionism, marinepaintings, oil painting, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes, Seascape, undertow
Rio de Janeiro World Heritage
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
It´s a real treat to be a plein air painter in such a beautiful city! This short video is a selection of pictures taken during the creative process of the painting "Rio de Janeiro Skyline".This time I worked on a oil on canvas dipitch 40 cm x 2.00 m. Working en plein air on these dimensions was a great challenge and, I must say, I loved it!
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Special thanks to Beto Bassoth, a passer by who sent some pictures he took of me.
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Labels: baia da guanabara corcovado, oil painting, plein air painting, rio de janeiro landscape, Rio de Janeiro world heritage, Sandra Nunes, Seascape
Marina da Gloria
Sunday, February 13, 2011
High summer, Rio reaches challenging temperatures for plein air painting...
Heading to waterfront for a bit of fresh air...
Marina da Gloria- Sandra Nunes -o/c 38x46cm
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Labels: boat painting, Marina da Gloria, marine painting, oil on canvas, oil painting, plein air painting, rio de janeiro landscape, Sandra Nunes, Seascape
Urca- Clearing Skies
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Undefined weather, after a rainy night the sky starts to clear and the dance of the clouds creates a beautiful show on the water. I had to work fast and I hope I did justice in capturing the exquisite winter light.
Urca- Clearing Sky - oil on linen 38x46cm - Sandra Nunes
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Labels: Brazilian Landscapes, oil on canvas, plein air painting, Rio de Janeiro, Sandra Nunes, Seascape, Urca
Sketching in the Rain
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
The weather didn´t give a signal of improving and my desire of painting outdoors was increasing at each rainy day. I decided to take the risk and despite the threatening heavy clouds in the sky, I went in search of that beautiful light that only rainy days can provide. I went to the seashore where the reflective water surface shows thousands of gray hues and the wind that moves the vessels provoques exquisite graphisms.
I found a huge leafy tree which, like a big green umbrella, would protect me for a time from an upcoming heavy rain . I sat on the bulwark and I thought I´d better not attaching the tripod to my pochade box as in case of an emergency it would be faster to get out.
The quality of the photo above isn´t that good as when I asked a nice couple to take it, I didn´t realize the camera was in recording mode, so this is a still of a movie.Due to the circumstances I knew I had to work faster than fast, it was a real fight against the time lacking to start to rain, who would win? I started to say my mantra: simplify… simplify… get the essence...essence...essence ...
Well, end of the story: It rained(not so heavily) but the generous tree protected me from the drizzle and this is the result of my adventure:
First 2009 plein air painting:
Rainy Day at Guanabara Bay - oil on panel 16x22cm- Sandra Nunes
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Labels: brazilian art, Contemporary Landscape Artists, oil on canvas, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Seascape
Albamar
Monday, December 22, 2008
End of the year and an atypical whether here. Besides the constant rain, the temperature is lower than usual, considering we are entering summertime...
If by one side it is much more agreable to paint without the unbearable warmth, on the other hand, the rain provides a few breaks to open the easel outdoors.
In one of these breaks at the seashore:
This is a reminiscence of Old Rio de Janeiro, this tower is what was left from the five ones that integrated the Municipal Market. The others were demolished to give way to a new freeway in the in the 1960`s. Nowadays it is seafood restaurant that operates at the same spot since 1933.
The sea smell intensified by the damp atmosphere inspired me in this composition
Albamar -oil on panel 16x22cm -Sandra Nunes
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Labels: albamar, Brazilian Landscapes, mercado municipal., oil on panel, Old Rio, plein air painting, praça quinze, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes, Seascape, seashore
Urca Beach - Oil and sand on panel
Sunday, February 17, 2008
People always ask me why do I like so much plein air painting if in the studio it is much more comfortable. Well, I have a lot of answers to that question, short and long ones.
Maybe it´s because I love the unpredictable...
Warm sun, a light breeze...
After one hour of work on composition, first washes and I´m ready for some impasto areas.
Time to stop look and take some pictures.
A not so light breeze and...
Where is the panel?
More texture than I wanted...
A lot of scraping and much of the sand as well as my brushwork is gone.
More observation and one more hour of work...
Urca Beach - Oil and some sand on panel 8 x10"
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Labels: plein air painting, Praia da Urca, Sandra Nunes, Seascape
Marina da Glória
Monday, October 22, 2007
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Labels: boat painting, Marina da Gloria, oil painting, plein air painting, Rio de Janeiro, Sandra Nunes, Seascape
