Beach Corner
Monday, August 7, 2017

The beaches in Rio de Janeiro during Winter have a special charm. The reduced number of bathers, the cold and wet atmosphere even when the sky is bright and blue are invitations to slow down the pace and let yourself be rocked by the gentle rhythm of the waves.

Beach Corner Soft Pastels 23x35 cm Sandra Nunes

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Labels: beach painting, impressionism, marine painting, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes, seascapes, soft pastels, winter in rio de janeiro

Ilha Grande
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Back to Paradise Island. The turquoise color water under a bright afternoon light was inviting my brushes!

Sandra Nunes Pintando na Ilha Grande - Praia da Bica

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Labels: ilha grande, impressionism, marine painting, oil painting, plein air painting, rio de janeiro seascape, Sandra Nunes, seascapes

Misty Blue
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

I love these misty winter sunrises over Guanabara Bay!
 
    misty blue -Sandra Nunes oil on canvas 30 x50 cm

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Labels: guanabara bay, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes, seascapes, Urca

Gone to the Beach
Sunday, February 28, 2010

It´s still too warm for plein air painting here. It seems temps are not going to change so soon. I knew I wouldn´t stand the heat for a long time, so I went to the beach with my smallest pochade box . Maybe I´ll approach this subject with a larger canvas in the future...
Gone to the beach - oil on panel 16x22 cm - Sandra Nunes

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Labels: beach, brazilian artist, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, rio_das_ostras, Sandra Nunes, seascapes

Sunny Day at Guanabara Bay
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Finally the sun came for two days in a row and with it the weather that suits this city so well. From the first hours of the day on we can learn that the temperature is going to be very high, what can also be a challenge to the plein air painter.

I headed to the same spot where I did the first 2009 plein air painting (please, check the previous post) in search of that friendly leafy tree which gave me shelter from the rain. This time it provided me the shade I needed to protect me from the unbearable warmth of the sun.

I decided to do the same composition of the last sketch just for fun and the silvery grays gave way to the warm light of Rio de Janeiro summertime.

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Labels: boats, brazilian art, brazilian artist, Brazilian Landscapes, comtemporary landscape, guanabara bay, plein air painting, Praia da Urca, seascapes, summertime