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);
Ok, just to mix it up a little bit, there is no arquitecture here. Just a very quick study of a humble Clematis flower in my backyard. ****** Watercolor, 2.5 x 3.5 ", Fabriano Paper
Hi Hi...Yes, it is black...my head hungs low. I don't usually paint flowers but I was trying a quick demo to my wife to show how a dark background makes anything look brighter. And I just reached for the black tube. Besides, as you showed...black can be beautiful!
Do I see some black...OK...Gray, playing a dominate role in this painting?
ReplyDeleteHi Hi...Yes, it is black...my head hungs low.
ReplyDeleteI don't usually paint flowers but I was trying a quick demo to my wife to show how a dark background makes anything look brighter. And I just reached for the black tube.
Besides, as you showed...black can be beautiful!