SOUTHERN SKETCHES / COLLIERVISIONS: Parthenon, Athens

Watercolor

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.
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Monday, May 12, 2008

Parthenon, Athens

This is another rare work done from photos that I did not take myself. A good friend of mine, born in Greece asked me to paint this for him. Hopefully, I will get to take my own pictures of this great place one day.
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Watercolor, 30x20", Arches Paper

4 comments:

William F. Renzulli6:55 AM
VERY impressive!! Is this recent?
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Julio Rodrigues7:16 AM
Thanks, Bill.
This was painted about ten years ago.
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Anonymous12:06 PM
It is amazing how people built such beautiful architecture building with hand-made tools. Unfortunately many slaves died in the process. Beautiful painting! I also love the sky. I hope to someday stand on these grounds.
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Terry Banderas8:42 AM
Nice job. Too bad there are no people there for size reference. I like your style.
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