Plein Air Painting

Spring at Roberto Burle Marx`s Studio
Sunday, September 29, 2013

Painting at Roberto Burle Marx´s

Roberto Burle Marx´s house is a drem of any landscape painter.

Choosing the composition ... or growing wrinkles...

more squinting...

The calm atmosphere of the lake drew my attention

A local inhabitant came to enjoy the warm early Spring sun!

Paradise on earth!

I must stand up from time to time to evaluate from a distance.

Work in progress

Almost...

I´m sorry for the glare, I don´t have a better photo of the finished painting by now.

I left it there in exhibition until October 21st.

Spring at Burle Marx´s - Sandra Nunes - oil on canvas 46 x 61 cm

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Labels: impressionism, landscape, plein air painting, Rio de Janeiro, roberto burle marx, Sandra Nunes, water lilies

Worldwide Paint Out
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

A special day!

some artists in action

Once more we were blessed with a bright sunny morning. It is late winter, Carioca style!
At first , the choice of Leme Beach as a location for this year´s Paint Out seemed at least a crazy idea!
Sunny Sunday morning at any beach in Rio is really crowded.
But it was wonderful! Artists and bathers mixed beautifully: easels, canvases, colorful beach parasols, a real feast for the eyes!
Professional artists,students, amateurs, from Rio de Janeiro and neighbor cities joined us this year to celebrate plein air painting. Some of them traveled from even more distant places like Brasilia (more than 1000 km far fom Rio) and Belo Horizonte ( more than 350 km).
Worldwide Paint Out

Rio de Janeiro 2013

The Worldwide Paint Out is attracting a lot of attention since we joined it in 2004 with a small group. It represents to me more than a sensorial experience. Coordinating this event in Rio de Janeiro and giving support to other artists who want to do it in their locations, legitimates the concept of Collective in which I believe. It is as if the world were a huge canvas united by the passion for Plein Air Painting.

I´m going to post more photos( I have a lot of them!) in the Events page soon...

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Labels: International Plein Air Painters, IPAP, landscape painting, plein air painting, rio de janeiro landscape, Sandra Nunes, worldwide paint out

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.

I´m very happy to see this event spreading in Brazil, like in other countries, contributing to the visibility and appreciation of Plein Air Painting!

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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

I´m happy to announce I´ll be in a new show at Green Drake Gallery - Pensylvania

If you are in area don´t miss it!

Opening reception Sept.6th from 06:00 to 09:30 pm

Visit :From September 5th to October 27th

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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

Rua do Ouvidor -
Monday, August 26, 2013

Rio de Janeiro, Downtown
I love the activity that takes place downtown before the offices and stores open. This was a quick one:

Rua do Ouvidor - Sandra Nunes -ost 30x40 cm

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Labels: impressionism, old rio de janeiro, plein air painting, Sandra Nunes, street painting, urban landscape

Arte de Portas Abertas - Santa Teresa Open Studios
Saturday, August 24, 2013

Laurinda Santos Lobo Cultural Center

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The opening night

Guests arriving for the event´s first official visiting day

Nice music at the porch warms up the cold winter afternoon

friends...

Artists friends...

And the visit continues in my studio "off Santa"... Another young couple took some of my paintings to live with them!

If you are in the area and want to have some of my original paintings, just contact me to schedule a visit.

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Labels: arte de portas aberta, impressionism, plein air paintings, Sandra Nunes, Santa Teresa, tram

Dazzling Reflections
Friday, August 9, 2013

My theme of choice today is for sure a result of all the exposure I've had specially to Monet´s paintings at Normandy Impressionist Festival. I promissed in a previous post when I was still there, that I would dedicate a post to the Festival. Well, I´m not ready for that yet...So much to do, so little time...
Inspired by the Master I went to the pond at Botanic Garden to capture the dancing shapes of water.

sandra nunes- painting at Botanic Garden

the abstract shapes got me mesmerized...

sandra nunes- painting at Botanic Garden

more about the Normandy Impressionist Festival here

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Labels: impressionism, monet, Normandy Impressionist Festival, plein air painting, pond painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes, vitoria regia, water lilly

São Salvador Square - Praça São Salvador
Sunday, August 4, 2013

Bright winter morning.

Nestled between Laranjeiras and Flamengo busy districts in Rio de Janeiro, this square is a real oasis. Early in the morning children come to play, neighbors enjoy the warm winter sun sitting on its benches around the exquisite fountain..

Life here seems to change its pace...

Really a great site to open my easel and capture the bucolic atmosphere on the canvas!

Sandra Nunes- painting at São Salvador Square

Sandra nunes- painting at São Salvador Square

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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

Normandy Impressionist Festival
Sunday, June 9, 2013

Painting in Normandy

The 2013 edition of the Impressionist Festival takes place all over Normandy, offering exhibitions and multidisciplinary events (music, theatre, dance, etc.)
This year the theme of the Festival is water.Works by the impressionist masters came from several public and private collections from Europe and USA.

The exhibit at Rouen Fine Arts Museum is superb! One hundred works depicting water through the brushes of Monet, Caillebotte, Berthe Morizot, Jongking, Manet, Renoir, Signac...

I intend to dedicate a special post about this in the future.

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I managed to find a not so quiet spot to set my pochade box and paint at the Quai du Havre yesterday. Very nice weather!

sandra nunes- painting in Rouen

sandra nunes- painting in Rouen

sandra nunes- painting in Rouen

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Labels: Boudin, caillebotte, impressionism, impressionist festival, Jongking, marine painting, monet, normandy, painting boats, plein air painting, Renoir, Rouen, 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!

This one went to a young couple in Australia:

" We received the painting and we loved the final result.It will live in our dining room :) . Everything went smooth and we are very happy!

Thanks once more, when we go to Brazil we´ll schedule a visit to your studio"

Enseada de Botafogo- sandra nunes -oil on canvas 70 x 100 cm

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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

Painting at Theatro Municipal
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Leaving the studio for plein air painting can be quite an adventure. It takes a lot of exercise on some special skills that have nothing to do with painting. Besides coping with atmospheric conditions we learn to keep focused despite passers by, who sometimes insist on giving unwanted opinions, ask for information or simply feel at ease to stop and talk to you.

My concentration skill was tested this day, downtown, when I was part of the scenery of a short movie that was being shot at my painting location.

It was fun!

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Labels: architecture, impressionist painting, oil painting, old rio de janeiro, plein air painting, Rio de janeiro landscapes, Sandra Nunes, theatro municipal do rio de janeiro