Candelária Church
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
I think this was the longest hiatus on my posts here. I can't believe the last one was almost 3 months ago.I have been posting on my Facebook profile though.I have been travelling, painting...
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| Candelaria Esplanade Sandra Nunes oil on linen 40x60 cm |
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Labels: Candelaria church, Casa FrançaBrasil, historic rio de janeiro, impressionism, oil on canvas, Old Rio, plein air painting, Sandra Nunes
Avenida Rio Branco - VLT - Plein Air Painting
Thursday, July 27, 2017
I've always wished to open my easel in the middle of one of the busiest avenues in Rio de Janeiro. Now my dream came true. With the brand new design of Rio Branco Avenue, I can share the space with pedestrians cyclists and the modern VLT.
Plein air painting is an amazing opportunity to witness the urban landscape changing over time.
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| Avenida Rio Branco oil on canvas Sandra Nunes 70x100cm |
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| Sandra Nunes - sandranunes.com Plein Air Painting Avenida Rio Branco |
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Labels: belle epoque, centro cultural da justiça federal, cinelandia, impressionism, oil on canvas, plein air painting, rio de janeiro landscape, Sandra Nunes, urban landscape, VLT
Let it Rain! - Happy Easter!
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Plein air painting on rainy days is a real challenge, but it is a rewarding experience! There is no substitute for the feeling of being there...
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| Let it Rain! Sandra Nunes oil on canvas 50x90cm |
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| Plein air painting on a rainy day Sandra Nunes |
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Labels: cityscape painting, Corcovado, impressionism, oil on canvas, oil painting, pleinair painting, rainyday, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes, urban painting, wet street
Beautiful Urca!
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Urca
This neighborhood in Rio is one of my favorite spots to paint. Strolling through its charming streets lined by leafy trees one feels like travelling through time...
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| Beautiful Urca oil on canvas 50x60 cm |
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Labels: impressionism, oil on canvas, plein air painting, rio de janeiro landscape painting, Sandra Nunes, Urca
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
Plein Air Painting - Europe 2016 - London Part II
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Continuing from my last post, ( you can read it here) I´ll write now about my reencounter with another Great Master:
John Constable
Nature and Nostalgia
Constable took a long time to achieve recognition. While his work was just as radical as Turner's, it shows none of the latter's constant searching for new subjects. He admired earlier Dutch painters as "a stay at home people, hence, their originality" His work was located in familiar territory beginning with his native Stour Valley between Suffolk and Essex.
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| Salisbury Cathedral from river Avon, 1820 oil on canvas John Constable
Some of Constable sketches record individual motifs that reappear in finished paintings while others, provided the basis for entire compositions.
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| Cloud study John Constable |
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| pochade study John Constable |
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| Sandra Nunes at Constable Gallery of studies Victoria and Albert Museum - London |
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| John Constable |
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| John Constable |
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| John Constable |
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| Cloud study John Constable |
The largest surviving group of these studies, over ninety works, was given to Victoria & Albert Museum by the artist's daughter. They shed unique light on Constable's working practice and are remarkable for their spontaneity and accuracy.
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Time to rest the eye and do my "homework":
In a completely different surrounding than Constable's I went to capture the light and atmosphere of a wet day in London.
When I got to the site, it was only cloudy, but before I could start my work the rain came down. Fortunately there was a bus stop close by and I had shelter for the painting session.
This was one of that experiences that we never forget!
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| At the bus stop Euston Road |
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| Sandra Nunes Plein air painting - Euston Road London |
Next post, an amazing exhibition in the National Portrait Gallery: "Russia and the Arts"
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Labels: Constable, contemporary landscape painting, Euston, impressionism, London, oil on canvas, oil sketches, plein air painting, pochade box, rainy day painting, Sandra Nunes, Turner, Victoria and Albert Museum
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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Sandra Nunes
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
São Clemente Street
Thursday, April 28, 2016
The charming district of Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro- Carioca SoHo
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| São Clemente Street - Botafogo Sandra Nunes oil on canvas 46x65 cm |
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Labels: Botafogo, Corcovado, impressionism, oil on canvas, Rio de janeiro landscapes, rio de janeiro paintings, Rua são clemente, Sandra Nunes
Summer on the Bike Path
Sunday, January 31, 2016
High summer, there is an explosion of Flamboyants in bloom all over the city. The fallen flowers turn the bike path into a yellow/red carpet!
This morning..
Summer on the Bike Path
Flamboyants in Bloom
Sandra Nunes
oil on canvas
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Labels: bike path, cycling, flamboyants, impressionism, oil on canvas, plein air painting, rio de janeiro landscape, Sandra Nunes, summer in rio
Urca - Nomand Castle
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Those who visit my website and blog for some time now, realize that Urca has been quite often one of my inspirations.Strolling through its 17 streets, cycling or walking is part of my daily life. Sometimes with my bike-easel, pochade or large canvas I stop to register these peaceful moments.
Urca- Normand Castle
Sandra Nunes
oil on canvas 54 x 73 cm
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Labels: impressionism, oil on canvas, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, sandra nunes, Urca
Plein Air Painting in Paraty
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Paraty, the Historic City
Walking around the streets of Paraty is a real challenge, its cobble stoned streets demand attention to each step. Get lost on their colorful corners, sit in a cafe, watch the slow pace of time is worth any sacrifice...
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| Sandra Nunes painting in Paraty |
The post card compositions so many times painted by artists from the past and contemporary as well are a great attraction, but this time what first called my attention was the afternoon light bathing the boats on the river.
Masses of light and color...
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| Sandra Nunes painting in Paraty |
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| Sandra Nunes painting in Paraty |
I hadn´t heard about this painting and I got curious to know how Djanira, who lived here for a time, interpreted the theme.
here it is:
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Flight to Egypt
Djanira da Motta e Silva oil on canvas
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| Friends in the Paraty Paint Out |
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| Plein Air Painting in Paraty |
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| Paraty, A travel in Time |
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| Paraty, A travel in Time |
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| End of day in Paraty, last lights... |
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Labels: historic city, impressionism, oil on canvas, oil painting, Paraty, Paraty Djanira da Motta e Silva, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro colonial houses, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes
Worldwide Paint Out 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Worldwide Paint Out 2013
This year Praia do Leme was the site of choice for Rio de Janeiro Worldwide Paint Out 2013.
Since 2004 Rio de Janeiro have been joining this worldwide event attracting each time a greater number of artists who come from other estates and neighbour cities.
Artists from Brasília, Belo Horizonte and são Paulo are expected this year to join us.
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Labels: impressionism, oil on canvas, plein air painting, pochade, Rio de janeiro landscapes, 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
São Salvador Square - Praça São Salvador
Sunday, August 4, 2013
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Labels: fountain painting, impressionism, oil on canvas, plein air painting, praça são salvador, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes
Outeiro da Glória
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Nestled on a hill surrounded by a luxurious vegetation, this church calls the attention of the passersby. I've chosen to depict it, this time, bathed by the warm morning light.
Outeiro da Gloria-Sandra Nunes o/c 61x46cm
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Labels: nossa senhora da gloria church, oil on canvas, old rio de janeiro, outeiro da gloria, plein air painting, Praça Paris, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes
Enseada de Botafogo - Botafogo Cove
Monday, May 27, 2013
I love when one of my paintings find a new home, I specially enjoy when their new owners receive them and send me feedback like these confirming their appreciation!
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Labels: Corcovado, enseada de botafogo, guanabara bay, impressionism, oil on canvas, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Rio de Janeiro world heritage, Sandra Nunes
Largo do Boticário
Sunday, May 5, 2013
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Labels: architecture paintings, impressionism, largo do boticario, oil on canvas, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes
