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
Arte de Portas Abertas 2014 - Open Studios 2014
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Thanks to all who visited Open Studios 2014 in Santa Teresa. It was great to meet old friends, collectors and make new contacts. If by chance you could not make it, you can still see some of my paintings, the show Ateliers in Transit runs till October 11th at Centro Cultural Laurinda Santos Lobo.
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| Sandra Nunes - Arte de Portas Abertas 2014 Centro Cultural Laurinda Santos Lobo |
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| Arte de Portas Abertas 2014 Opening night and vist Centro Cultural Laurinda Santos Lobo |
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Labels: Arte de Portas abertas, Centro cultural Laurinda Santos Lobo, chave mestra, rio de janeiro paintings, Sandra Nunes, Santa Teresa Paintings, santa teresa tram
Getting ready for Christmas - Rua Visconde de Ouro Preto
Monday, December 16, 2013
Colorful Christmas
Unlike the Northern hemisphere, our Christmas is not white. At this time of the year Flamboyants are in full blossom contrasting with the luxuriant green of the mango trees, and other species of our flora all over city streets. Summer announces its arrival with strong and brief thunderstorms that washes the vegetation turning it greener.
This bucolic street is naturally getting ready for the party, under a blossoming jasmine tree, I opened my easel inspired by the light bathing the last old houses in the district of Botafogo.
Rua Visconde de Ouro Preto - Sandra Nunes -o/c 55 x 63 cm
Thanks to a neighbor who took some pictures of me from his window since my arrival . Later on I learned he was a friend of mine! We never know who is watching us...
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Labels: a la prima painting, flamoyants, impressionism, plein air painting, rio de janeiro landscape painting, rio de janeiro paintings, Sandra Nunes
Igreja da Candelária
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Urban scenes portray a special poetry. I love to watch the movement of people downtown on a weekday, it is difficult to find a spot to open the easel and do not turn into a kind of an "information bureau", though.
Oh well, that´s part of the game...
Candelaria Church -sandra nunes- o/c 46x38 cm
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Labels: a la prima painting, candelaria, impressionism, Old Rio, plein air painting, rio de janeiro paintings, Sandra Nunes
It is a new day!
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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Labels: barara da tijuca, impressionism, marine painting, plein air painting, rio de janeiro paintings, rio de janeiro seascape, Sandra Nunes
Quinta da Boa Vista - ( Park of the Nice View)
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
This place has an interesting history for Brazilians' life and specially for Rio de Janeiro inhabitants. First, these lands belonged to the Catholic Church priests, then they were divided among Portuguese slave merchants. One of them built a palace on the top of a hill from where he could watch Rio de Janeiro astonishing view, hence the name "Park of Nice View". When the Royal family came to live in Brazil(1808) this property was "donated" to the Emperor (in fact it was traded for a nobility title), then it became one of The Royal Family´s residences in Rio de Janeiro till the end of XIXth century.
Nowadays this park located in the north zone of the city shelters the Zoo and The Brazilian National Museum.
Besides all this history, what attracted me in this composition was how to depict with brushstrokes on the canvas the huge area of different hues of green surrounding the lake having Corcovado mountain as background. Families and lovers in red "pedalinhos" gliding over the water mirror ...
This scenery is part of the emotional memory of most of Rio de Janeiro inhabitants who go, or used to go there for a Sunday picnic with family, school mates or for a romantic stroll.
Quinta da Boa Vista - oil on canvas 54x65cm- Sandra Nunes
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Labels: brazilian fine artist, brazilian parks, oil on canvas, park of the nice view, parks in Brazil, plein air painting, quinta da boa vista, Rio de janeiro landscapes, rio de janeiro paintings, Sandra Nunes
