I forgot to write down the name of this church when I walked by and took a few pictures. I am trying to find it. Google has not worked so far...Watercolor, 5 x 7 ", Fabriano Paper
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About Me
- Julio Rodrigues
- 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);
The sky is absolutely gorgeous! The yellowish building with the trees in front is breath taking. I can see why you decided that this picture would make a great painting.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jewel. I like to think that this picture shows a little...very little...of the influence that the great self-taught English painter Edward Wesson had in me. He was a master at simplifying scenes and minimizing the number of brush strokes.
ReplyDeleteI like everything about this, especially the limited palette. (did I spell that correctly?)
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill. Just trying to save on paint...:)
ReplyDeleteOla Julio, wonderful loose watercolor, it shows influences from Edward Wesson. I like this style and try to go in the same way.
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Fernando
Gracias Fernando. As I am a great fan of Edward Wesson, I take your comment as a great compliment.
ReplyDeleteI looked at your blog and I loved your loose urban scenes. Your work is excellent! I will visit regularly and learn from it.
Many thanks.