This blog is a repository for all my watercolor painting memories of the nineteen years that I lived in the Memphis, TN area. For my contemporary work, please click on the TRANSATLANTA link just below.
Since I was a young boy, I was a fan of watercolor paintings. The transparent paint allows the light to go through it and to be reflected back to the viewer by the white surface of the paper. This results in a luminosity difficult to achieve through other methods. My favorite subjects are buildings and townscapes of historical interest. I admire many watercolor masters, especially Winslow Homer, John Pike, James Fletcher-Watson and Edward Wesson. And, from my native Portugal, Roque Gameiro, Alvaro da Fonseca and Julio Amaro. ****************
Julio Rodrigues was born in Portugal and emigrated to the United States (New Jersey) in 1978. After a career in the engineering field, watercolor painting is his favorite hobby.
He is a self-taught artist who likes to work primarily with transparent watercolor due to the freshness and luminosity of the medium. He also works with pen and ink, and pencil, sometimes combining these media.
His favorite subjects are buildings and townscapes of historical interest. In his watercolor paintings, he strives for transparency and strong light and shadow contrasts with as few layers of paint as possible. His greatest challenge is to arrive at just the right amount of detail without overworking the painting.
Exhibitions and Awards:
2020 Best Overall Artwork Award, Forks Area Art Society, Easton, Pennsylvania, May 2020;
2017 The Gallery at St. John’s, Easton PA, solo exhibition, Easton: Watercolors And Other Thoughts;
2008 Second place plus Honorable mention, Fur Fin and Feather Festival, Middleton TN;
2007 Burch Library, solo exhibition Collierville TN;
2004 Selected artist, Fedex Forum Permanent Lobby Mural, (Memphis, TN);
While on the subject of farms, here is another scene born from photos taken along one of our long car trips to New Jersey. I believe this is somewhere in Eastern Tennessee. ****** Watercolor, 12x6", Strathmore paper
This painting is stunning. I love the way you painted the sun setting behind the farmhouse. The red tree also looks great. The farmhouse looks like it’s smiling to the world and saying have a nice day. The white walls make a great contract against the dark sky. It is always a pleasure to visit your blog.
Oh the wonders of watercolor in the hands of a talented artist.
ReplyDeleteI especially like the sky and the simplicity of the white barn.
This painting is stunning. I love the way you painted the sun setting behind the farmhouse. The red tree also looks great. The farmhouse looks like it’s smiling to the world and saying have a nice day. The white walls make a great contract against the dark sky. It is always a pleasure to visit your blog.
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