New York out of a mint tin box - New York Impressions
Friday, May 26, 2017
I am always working on ideas to join my two passions, plein air painting and travelling. In my hometown I ride my bikeeasel leading me to places I would not go with a heavier gear. I have got this pochade-mint tint idea from an artist on instagram and I thought I could try it but going a bit larger with the painting dimensions without compromising portability.
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| Brooklyn Promenade New York Impressions Sandra Nunes Plein air painting |
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Labels: Brooklyn promenade, brooklynheights, fieldsketch, impressionism, manhattan skyline, mint tin painting, new york, oil painting, plein air painting, pochade box, Sandra Nunes
Sunset on Columbia - Impressions in New York
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
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| Sunset on Columbia Sandra Nunes New York Impressions |
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Labels: columbia university, harlem, impressionism, new york, oil painting, plein air painting, pochade box, sandra nunes, sunset, teacher's college
Plein Air Painting - New York 2016
Friday, December 2, 2016
Harlem Adventures- Apollo Theater
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| 125th street - New York Apollo Theater |
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| Apollo Theater - New York My view completely blocked by a sidewalk vendor |
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| Sandra Nunes Plein Air Painting in New York Apollo Theater |
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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
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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Art and Traveling
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
I´ve been posting less here and privileging Facebook. This is a natural way for the social network's immediacy and real time response. But I still like writing and reading longer posts. So I´ll keep this blog and my website as well for this kind of interactivity, sharing as often as possible my creative process.
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| The Night Watch Rembrandt at Rijksmuseum |
 The Banquet of the Officers of Saint George Militia Frans Hals |
| Studying the Master of brushstrokes at Frans Hals Museum - Haarlem |
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| Plein Air painting in Amsterdam - Leidseplein Stadsschouwburg Sandra Nunes |
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Ilha Grande - First Impressions
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
The First Brazilian Landscape Painters meeting was held in Ilha Grande. It was a wonderful paint out weekend! The island is the Garden of Eden, nature is well preserved there.
Ilha Grande, Abraão Village - Sandra Nunes - oil on panel 16x22 cm
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Labels: ilha grande, marine painting, plein air painting, pochade box, praia preta, rio de janeiro landscape, Sandra Nunes
Painting in Monet's Gardens - Giverny
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Time really flies! I have a lot of news since my last update, I intend to devote a post exclusively about this trip when I return to Brazil.
By now I'm just sharing some highlights..
Monet's luxurious gardens offer unlimited possibilities of composition
But that bridge attracts like a magnet
to be continued...
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Labels: giverny, impressionism, japanese bridge, monet, oil on canvas, plein air painting, pochade box, Sandra Nunes
