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);
We visited some friends and relatives for Christmas in New Jersey a few years ago and we ran into a big snowstorm. I rummaged through some pictures over the weekend, and then completed this sketch. This house, where we stayed, overlooks a lake and the beautiful rolling hills of Northwestern New Jersey, near the Delaware River and the Delaware Water Gap. ****** Watercolor, 5x7" Fabriano Paper
Love the colors in this painting. The fact that the surrounding is dark (picture was probably taken at night) makes the house standout, giving it a 3-D effect. In one word, this painting is just gorgeous.
Love the colors in this painting. The fact that the surrounding is dark (picture was probably taken at night) makes the house standout, giving it a 3-D effect. In one word, this painting is just gorgeous.
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