Plein air painting studies - Tiny tin Pochade
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
I have already posted here some of these wonderful encounters.
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| Preparing a batch of linen on matboard panels Sandra Nunes |
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| Early winter on the Hill 3"x5" Sandra Nunes |
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Labels: altoids painting, Boudin, Constable, impressionism, landscape painting, oil on linen, oil painting, plein air painting, pochade, Sandra Nunes, Sorolla, tin pochade
My Small Worldwide Studio
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Plein air painting is challenging but it is a rewarding experience.
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Labels: allaprima painter, cityscape, impressionism, landscape painting, oil painting, outdoor painter, plein air painting, rio de janeiro landscape painting, Sandra Nunes, urban scape
Flamboyants and Urca - High Summer
Friday, February 10, 2017
High Summer, Rio de Janeiro is an explosion in color with its Flamboyants in bloom. The architecture bathed by the bright summer light is framed by the golden and red flowers.
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| Flamboyant in Urca Sandra Nunes oil on canvas 46 x 65 cm |
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Labels: flamboyant, impressionism, landscape painting, oil on canvas, plein air painting, quadrado da urca, Sandra Nunes, summer in Rio de Janeiro, Urca
Paraty - High Tide
Sunday, October 30, 2016
The Colonial Village of Paraty welcomes tourists for the Holy Spirit Festival. The historic center is all dressed up in red and white, its colorful colonial houses bathed by the sun are reflected on the flooded streets.
The so called Brazilian Venice is really a feast for the eyes!
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| Paraty- High Tide oil on canvas 73 x 54 cm Sandra Nunes |
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Labels: brazilian venice, colonial village, flooded streets, high tide, holy spirit festival, impressionism, landscape painting, old town, Paraty, plein air painting, reflections
Urca - Ramon Franco Street
Saturday, October 22, 2016
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| Ramon Franco Street oil on linen 30x50 cm Sandra Nunes |
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Labels: alla prima, impressionism, landscape painting, oil painting, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes, Urca
Plein Air Painting - Europe 2016 - London Part I
Saturday, July 2, 2016
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| Meeting Sargent - Tate Britain Gallery |
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| Study for Madame Gatreaux J. S. Sargent |
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| Trees and Skies J.W. Turner |
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| Goring Mill and Church - JW. Turner There´s no preliminary drawing in this unfinished work, the sky is sufficiently developed o show that the weather is fine and the war clouds suggest afternoon... |
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| J. W. Turner |
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Turner's Sketchbook
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| Sandra Nunes Sketching in watercolor - Hyde Park |
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Labels: Constable, John Singer Sargent, landscape painting, London, madame gatreaux, oil painting, plein air painting, pochade, Sandra Nunes, sketchbook, Tate Gallery, Turner
Paraty - Festa do Divino
Thursday, May 12, 2016
I´ve been working in the city of Paraty these days. This is a Unesco World Heritage site and it is a painter´s dream! This year the village received us like this: the colonial houses bathed by the May sun and all dressed up in red and white for the traditional "Feast of the Holy Spirit"
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| Paraty - Festa do Divino oil on canvas 27 x 35 cm Sandra Nunes |
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Painting in Paraty
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Labels: colonial village, festa do divino, impressionism, landscape painting, oil on canvas, Paraty, plein air painting, Sandra Nunes
Art and Traveling - part II
Saturday, November 7, 2015
As I have written in the previous post, besides learning from the Great Masters studying their paintings up close, in galleries and museums, traveling abroad provides the opportunity to work in different locations; it is a great exercise on training to capture the local atmosphere. In addition, there is the possibility of experimenting with new techniques and use of new art materials.
Painting in oils, when travelling, may present some difficulties from brush cleaning, using solvents in inappropriate environments such as hotel rooms, to packing and transporting wet canvases.. As we know, drying time of oil painting is subject to many variables ( I intend to talk more about this soon).
I am always in search of the best art supplies to work with, not only the immediate result but permanence is also important. I want my paintings to last for many years after I´m gone.
Well, I've tested water miscible oil paints some years ago, Winsor and Newton Artisan, Talens H2Oil and Grumbacher Max. None of them satisfied me for one reason or another. The pigment concentration, for example, I didn´t find any brand with the same pigment load of the traditional oils in their professional lines
This year I've learned about Cobra, the new generation of Royal Talens water miscible oils. They are manufactured both in professional line (Cobra fine) and student (Cobra study). I tested only the professional line.
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| Cobra Solvent Free Oils Sandra Nunes Painting in Tulleries Garden |
I was positively impressed by its quality, and the fact of not using solvent was a good point. At first it behaves differently from traditional oils, but after understanding how to handle it, a new world is opened! No smell!
When I´m travelling all paintings are done alla prima, hit or miss in one session.
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| Tulleries Garden Cobra Solvent Free oil on panel 16x22 cm Sandra Nunes |
There are some mediums available to be used for example when working in layers. I didn´t use any at this time, just a bit of water at the beginning and then just paint.
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| Sandra Nunes Painting in Honfleur |
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| Sandra Nunes Painting in Honfleur |
Read Part one here
To be continued...
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Labels: cobra solvent free, julian paris, landscape painting, leidseplein, oil painting impressionism, Paris, plein air painting, pochade box, Sandra Nunes, Stadsschouwburg, Tulleries
Sunset on Guaíra
Thursday, November 13, 2014
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| Sketching Guaíra waters Sandra Nunes I barely had time to finish the sketch and the annonuced rain came quick and heavy A few minutes later, sheltered by Centro Cultural Mário Quintana dome, I could witness an astonishingly beautiful sunset . |
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| Sunset on Guaíra |
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Labels: centro cultural mario quintana, guaíra, impressionism, landscape painting, plein air painting, porto alegre, Sandra Nunes, sunset on guaíra, watercolor
Spring in the Northern Hemisphere I
Monday, April 28, 2014
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| Van Gogh- The drunken |
A book that has been inspiring me from some years now after reading it : The Art Spirit, by Robert Henry.
And here I am in front of two of his amazing paintings...
Himself and Herself- oil on canvas- Robert Henry
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| Robert Henry- Himself and Herself - oil on canvas |
Claude Monet- waterlilies
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| Claude Monet |
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| Sargent |
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| Gifford Beal |
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| The Waterloo Bridge - Claude Monet |
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| Claude Monet |
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| Chagall |
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| Sandra Nunes |
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Labels: Chicago, Claude Monet, impressionism, John Singer Sargent, landscape painting, plein air painting, Robert Henry, Sandra Nunes, the art spirit, Van Gogh, Vuillard
Worldwide Paint Out
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
A special day!
Once more we were blessed with a bright sunny morning. It is late winter, Carioca style!
At first , the choice of Leme Beach as a location for this year´s Paint Out seemed at least a crazy idea!
Sunny Sunday morning at any beach in Rio is really crowded.
But it was wonderful! Artists and bathers mixed beautifully: easels, canvases, colorful beach parasols, a real feast for the eyes!
Professional artists,students, amateurs, from Rio de Janeiro and neighbor cities joined us this year to celebrate plein air painting. Some of them traveled from even more distant places like Brasilia (more than 1000 km far fom Rio) and Belo Horizonte ( more than 350 km).
Worldwide Paint Out
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Labels: International Plein Air Painters, IPAP, landscape painting, plein air painting, rio de janeiro landscape, Sandra Nunes, worldwide paint out
Arts Across the Ocean - New Show
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
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Labels: arts across the ocean, exhibition, green drake gallery, impressionism, landscape painting, last tram, oil on canvas, plein air painting, Sandra Nunes
Artclub Magazine -Worldwide Paintout
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The Worldwide Paintout- Rio de Janeiro is featured in Artclub Magazine!
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Labels: landscape painting, plein air painting, Sandra Nunes, worldwide paintout
Paris at the time of the Impressionists
Monday, June 6, 2011
It is very difficult to paint in a city with so much to see. Paris breathes art around every corner this spring.
The exhibition at Hotel de Ville takes us on a trip to the turn of the nineteenth century's brushes by bringing together some work from the Museum D'Orsay.
It's easy to forget that the sun shines outside, contemplating the icy atmosphere of this masterpiece depicted by Caillebotte:
Vue de toits (effets de neige) - Gustave Caillebotte
almost hear the noise of the train ...
Gare Saint Lazare - Claude Monet
or witness the fatigue and loneliness through Lautrec's masterful lines
Seule - Toulouse Lautrec
As we are not allowed to take pictures, I've picked these ones from the web.
Paris au temps des Impressionistes ends July 30th.
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Labels: caillebotte, hotel de ville, impressionism, landscape painting, Lautrec, monet, oil on canvas, paris landscapes, Sandra Nunes
Jardim de Alah - Alah´s Garden
Friday, November 13, 2009
I love these almond trees. Brought from India, where they are native, they have adapted so well to our climate that they grow almost with joy and are present in almost every street .Their leaves fall -oficially in winter- but before,they change from green to various shades of red, pink pumpkin, yellow, transforming the sidewalks and streets in a multicolored tapestry. It´s a beauty, a real feast for the eyes!
Their trunks and leafless branches against sunlight become exquisite organic sculptures.
Alah´s Garden - oil on canvas 40x60cm-Sandra Nunes
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Labels: almond tree, Ipanema, jardim de alha, landscape painting, leblon, oil on canvas, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes
7th Worldwide Paint Out- Rio de Janeiro 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
The Worldwide Paint Out this year took place at Jardim de Alah.(read about last year´s in this link) Participating artists came from several nearby cities and we had a blast! Jardim de Alah is the frontier of Ipanema and Leblon districts. It´s a very silent and inspiring site nestled between Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and the beach.
A warm sun welcomed the artists who arrived around 08:00am to capture the first morning light.
I was interviewed by Via Ipanema newspaper that gave us great exposure.
The Place:
The banner
The Group: As usual it was difficult to gather everybody to photograph.
Receiving guest artists from nearby cities:
Dyandreia...
The Photographer J. Carino:
Gilmar, Solange, Sandra Nunes,Jeanne Rouvvier, Ignez, Barbara
Getting ready for the group photo:
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Artists at work:
Afonso...
Augusto Marques...
Patricia Newman...
Pedro da Costa...
Sousa...
Sidney...
Sandro, Maria Eunice...
Alencar...
Claudite, Chung...
Ig Longuiño...
Therezinha Hillal(President of Fine Arts Brazilian Society),Cristina Bicalho, Ricardo Newton and Sandra Nunes
The Group: Once more, several participating artists missing ...I could not gather everybody..
It´s been a great experience to coordinate this event here, watching plein air painting get exposure and growing.
The works resulting from this event will be in a show in Brazilian Fine Artist Society from September 28th.
As soon as I can, I´ll post some photos of this event in other states...
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