Worldwide Paint Out - Rio de Janeiro 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
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Late afternoon in Santa Teresa
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
And Spring is almost here...
Santa Teresa late afternoon- Sandra Nunes o/c 46x61cm
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Labels: joaquim murtinho street, missing tram, oil on canvas, plein air painting, rio de janero landscape, Sandra Nunes, Santa Teresa
Tram in Focus/ The last trip
Sunday, September 2, 2012
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Rio de Janeiro World Heritage
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
It´s a real treat to be a plein air painter in such a beautiful city! This short video is a selection of pictures taken during the creative process of the painting "Rio de Janeiro Skyline".This time I worked on a oil on canvas dipitch 40 cm x 2.00 m. Working en plein air on these dimensions was a great challenge and, I must say, I loved it!
turn on the sound and watch in HD
Special thanks to Beto Bassoth, a passer by who sent some pictures he took of me.
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Labels: baia da guanabara corcovado, oil painting, plein air painting, rio de janeiro landscape, Rio de Janeiro world heritage, Sandra Nunes, Seascape
Sketching my bike
Friday, August 10, 2012
I went to the sea riding my bike with my smallest pochade box. My intention was to sketcth a beach scene...Getting there the red flag immediately caught my attention, so I parked nearby started to set up my painting gear and I had no doubt about what to sketch yesterday...
My bike-Sandra Nunes -o/p 22x16cm
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Labels: bike painting, marine painting. plein air painting, oil on panel, Rio de Janeiro, Sandra Nunes
Santa Teresa Open Studios
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
During the event this year I´ll be showing some recent works at Centro Cultural Laurinda Santos Lobo, Monte Alegre Street 308, Santa Teresa.
If you are in Rio, stop by! It will be a pleasure to meet you on July 6th 7th and 8th from 11 am to 6 pm!
You can win an original Sandra Nunes oil painting participating of the event´s sponsors promotion
The missing tram- sandra nunes- 16x22 cm
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Labels: chavemestra, oil painting, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes, santa teresa tram, tramway
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
Largo do Machado
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
These late autumn days unpredictable weather makes plein air painting a hard task. A day may start with a beautiful sunrise and then become cold, cloudy or even rainy.
I intended to head to the waterfront, paint some boats, waves...but considering the possibility of a sudden change, I decided for a urban composition as in case of raining it is easier to find shelter under some awning.
That proved to be the right choice as the rain really came down at the end.
Largo do Machado - Sandra Nunes - o/c 40 x 60 cm
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Labels: brazilian artist, catete, contemporary landscape paintings, plein air painting, pleinair painting demo, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes
The undertow
Sunday, May 27, 2012
This week undertow provided an excellent opportunity to study the hypnotic rythm of the waves...
The undertow -sandra nunes - oil on panel
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Labels: beach painting, guanabara bay, marine painting, oil on canvas, plein air painting, rio de janeiro seascape, Sandra Nunes, undertow, waves
Marina da Glória
Monday, May 21, 2012
The exquisite light of an overcast day...
Marina da Glória -sandra nunes- ost 46x61cm
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Labels: baía da guanabara, boats, Marina da Gloria, marine painting, plein air painting, rio de janeiro landscape, Sandra Nunes
Painting Abroad
Monday, April 16, 2012
Painting in Istanbul
What a city!
View from Pierre Loti- Sandra Nunes oil on canvas board 16x22cm
P. S. So much time without posting here and now I find out that my website is not working abroad, I ask my international friends a bit of patience, it will be fixed soon.
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Labels: istanbul, oil on canvas, pierre loti, plein air painting, Sandra Nunes
Sketching Boats
Friday, February 24, 2012
Now that summer is really here, the way to the waterfront with my pochade box is a natural choice. I had the right time to sketch these boats till the owner of one of them arrived to take it to the sea.
He is a very kind gentleman who even offered to take my picture!
Boat study- Sandra Nunes - o/p 14 x22cm
Sketching boats
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Facebook page or Blog?
Sunday, February 19, 2012
The last tram - Sandra Nunes oil on canvas 22 x 27 cm
This blog has emerged as an alternative and / or attachment to my official page on the web. At that time it was seen as a more dynamic way to keep the page updated, posting works and events as they were created.
With the growth of social networks and the possibility of creating professional pages, the dynamics of the blog has given way to the almost instantaneous effect of the new media, reaching a wider audience more quickly.
Well, why these considerations on carnival?
It turns out that, as it can be noticed here on the right side where it says "Facebook Page" there´s a message that leads nowhere. My professional page on facebook has just vanished into cyberspace!
Do not ask me why because I have no answer, I apologize for my absence to friends who followed the latest posts there and meanwhile I´ll try to update here.
And speaking of absence, I´m posting this painting as a tribute to the tram driver who used to give a quick stop to watch me painting in Santa Teresa (Mr Nelson) and the missing cable car on this Carnival.
An update on this post: After some emails sent ...My facebook page is up again! Thanks facebook team! check it at: https://www.facebook.com/sandranunes.art
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Carnival in Rio - No tram
Friday, February 17, 2012
From today till tuesday Rio de Janeiro becomes a ball room. This year Santa Teresa suffers from the absence of our charming tram.
Carnival in Santa Teresa -Sandra Nunes oil on canvas 46x38cm
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Happy New Year!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Last 2011 brushstrokes!
A good pick of sites for plein air painting these wet summer days are the city´s viaducts that become a great shelter from the rain that insists on flooding the streets every other day.
It was under one of these overpasses that I made my 2011 last plein air brushstrokes.
The scattered showers intensified the rythm of the passengers that the Ferry Boat brought at every 20 minutes...
Ferry Boat Station -Sandra Nunes- oil on linen 46x54 cm
Photos by Meahne Albuquerque, the nice photographer/ journalist who I was very pleased to meet that day.
To all of my visitors I wish an Artful and inspired New Year!
See you in 2012!
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Labels: ferry boat station, Niterói, pleinair painting, praça XV, Rio de Janeiro, 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
Quebra- Mar
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
On a gray day the color of this water is stunning!
Quebra-Mar -Sandra Nunes -oil on panel 16x22cm
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Labels: barra da tijuca, joatinga, oil on canvas, pedra da gávea, plein air painting, quebra-mar, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes
Monte Alegre Street
Before the tram stopped...
Monte Alegre Street - Sandra Nunes oil on canvas 54x65 cm
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Labels: bonde de santa teresa, Monte Alegre street, oil on canvas, old tram, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes, santa teresa tram
Sunflowers and Hydrangeas
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Sunflowers and Hydrangeas -Sandra Nunes Soft Pastel on wallis - 55x38 cm 
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Labels: flower painting, hydrangeas, Sandra Nunes, sennelier, soft pastels, springtime, sunflower, wallis paper
Rainy Spring
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
We are experiencing a quite unusual Spring this year. I´ve tried to capture the exquisite atmosphere of a rainy day in Urca beach.
Rainy Spring -Urca -Sandra Nunes oil on canvas 55 x 33cm
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Labels: plein air painting, Praia da Urca, rio de janeiro landscape, Sandra Nunes, ura
Aura´s House
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Comission delivered to a happy collector!
Aura´s House -Sandra Nunes - oil on linen 33x41cm
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Labels: oil on canvas, plein air painting, rio de janeiro landscape, Sandra Nunes, Santa Teresa
No tram today...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Santa Teresa without tram
No tram today -Sandra Nunes o/c 22x27cm
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Worldwide Paintout -Rio 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
It was a cloudy(almost rainy) Sunday morning but it didn´t prevent us from having a great time painting together.
Flamengo Park was the perfect backdrop for the creativity of artists who attended the event and were treated to a pleasant temperature and a warm reception in Estácio de Sá Cultural Center.
The first artists to come were uncertain about the imminent rain...
Little by little artists arrived and started to open their easels
In no time, passersby could watch oil painters, watercolorists, acrylic painters all in action
Mr José Carlos , editor of Art Club Magazine paid us a visit, we are going to be featured in the nest issue!
Mr Elias Abreu, curator of the Cultural Center was a wonderful host, we were offered a show featuring the works we did that day. How cool is that?
The peaceful atmosphere could be felt and the energy we shared was reflected on each artist´s face
As usual I had a hard time trying to gather artists so that we could have just one photo with everybody... we always miss somebody...
The group:
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Labels: aterro do flamengo, encontro mundial de pintura ao ar livre, IPAP, monumento a estacio de sá, oil painting, plein ar painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes, worldwide paintout
Blooming Ipe
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
From Dona Marta Belvedere we have an amazing view of the city, but that day the appeal of this blooming Ipe was stronger , its copious flowers formed a perfect frame for Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer. I had to paint it!
Blooming Ipe-Sandra Nunes- o/c 61x46cm
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Labels: belvedere dona marta, Corcovado, oil on canvas, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes
Ilhabela - The workshop experience
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Ilhabela - Alvaro Castagnet Workshop
I love watercolor, it is fascinating dealing with water, I enjoy the possibity of "accidents",trying to take advantage of this seemingly untamed medium and colors melting on paper.
It was a great workshop experience with Alvaro Castagnet in Ilhabela.
This was one of the paintings I did there, the idea was simplify, simplify, simplify...
Ilhabela -Sandra Nunes watercolor on saunders waterford paper-
The workshop was very intense and joined a group of talented painters in a paradisiac island. Besides being a great artist, Alvaro Castagnet is a generous instructor. The coordination by Carmem Abranches and Gonzalo Carcamo was flawless from the reception in the island till the end, when we were treated by a Happy Hour under a full moon light!
Also, I made a facebook page where you can read more about my workshop experience.
Check that out here
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Labels: alvaro castagnet, boat painting, gonzalo carcamo, Ilhabela, marine painting, plein air painting, Sandra Nunes, watercolor, workshop
Studios in Transit - Arte de Portas Abertas 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Well, I´m trying to catch up with the last events, I barely had time to unpack from my trip to Europe before I had to set up for this show . The concept this year was bringing to the Cultural Center a bit of each artist´s studio...
The first day :Plein air demo in the garden...
Arte de Portas Abertas exposes Santa Teresa´s cultural melting pot . I had a blast this year, meeting people of all ages...from different countries.. Speaking three( or four?) languages simultaneously is tiresome, but it was a rewarding experience.
With the studio casual atmosphere guests could be in contact wth some art materials and works in progress...
I had a lot of young guests this year...
...some really very young...
meeting old friends...
New collectors...
Thanks to all who attended, sent me emails or called me by phone.It was nice to meet you at Centro Cultural Laurinda Santos Lobo!
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