Video about my art

I have posted on Youtube a small video (less than 5 minutes). Use the link to open the video in a new window/tab or check below.
I hope you enjoy.

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Walking by Arrabida Bridge (oil painting)

This is a view near Arrabida Bridge, in Porto, Portugal. Fishermen and casual tourists were hanging near the Douro River in a Saturday afternoon.

This is a very small painting (oil on canvas board, 10x15 cm) and I've used a complementary palette on it (this means that the main colors are complementaries in the color wheel - in this case, blue and orange).
This is a more limited palette than I'm used to, but there's indeed a sense of inner harmony of colors:
'blues' (French Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue and Winsor Blue, red shade), 'oranges' (Cadmium Yellow Hue, Cadmium Orange and Venetian Red), 'neutrals' (Raw Sienna and Payne's Gray) and the usual black & white (Ivory Black and Titanium White).
Somehow I used no black on this painting.

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P.S.: I know, the signature is missing :) . I'll have to wait a more dried surface.

Near the Ria - Torreira (oil painting)

This painting (oil on canvas, 30x40 cm) depicts the view of the Ria de Aveiro, near Torreira.
Stormy clouds gather in an otherwise sunny late afternoon.

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Autumn Garden (oil painting)

I painted this scene from a nearby garden in Vila Nova de Gaia, named after a famous Portuguese sculptor (Soares dos Reis). The autumn colors were astounding and I took the chance to use several green pigments (all from Winsor and Newton). The dimensions are 50x70 cm (oil on canvas).

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Rabelos in Douro river (oil painting)

This oil painting depicts Rabelos (ancient typical boats from the Douro river in Portugal). These boats were used for centuries in transportation of people and goods (namely wine) along the river. Today they're essentially tourists' attractions.

This painting is larger than usual (oil on canvas, 50x70 cm). The landscape is somewhat simplified, though I think the painting captures rather well the view we get near the river in Gaia.

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Nectarines and blueberries (oil painting)

Nectarines teaming with blueberries - an oil painting on canvas board (13x18 cm), including the following list of W&N Artisan paints: titanium white, french ultramarine, raw umber, cadmium red medium, lemon yellow, naples yellow hue, dioxazine purple and ivory black.

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Apple and blueberries (oil painting)

More still life paintings coming up! This one on canvas board (13x18 cm) includes the following list of W&N Artisan paints: titanium white, french ultramarine, raw umber, cadmium red medium, lemon yellow, naples yellow hue, dioxazine purple and ivory black.

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Boats in Afurada II (oil painting)

I've made a second painting based on boats in a fishing harbor (Afurada, Gaia, Portugal), with warmer colors and delightful color reflections on the water.
This is an oil painting on canvas board (33x41 cm), made with W&N Artisan paints.

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Boats in Afurada (oil painting)

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This oil painting on canvas board (33x41 cm) depicts some boats in a fishing harbor at Afurada (Portugal).
Done with Artisan paints (too many to remember, though :) ).

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Pear and honey pot (oil painting)

This time, a strange-looking pear came from the grocery store and teams with a honey pot for a new painting (oil on board 14x18 cm). Paints from Artisan.

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Greens in backyard (oil painting)

Wonderful greens and yellows in a backyard (oil painting on board - 24x30 cm). Paints from Artisan.

Boats at Torreira (oil painting)

A new oil painting (on 24x30 cm canvas) depicts some boats at Torreira (near Aveiro, Portugal).
As usual for me, the palette was made of Artisan oil colors (titanium white, raw umber, french ultramarine, naples yellow hue and cadmium red dark). I almost forgot the canvas toning was done with yellow ochre (still showing through in several places).

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Leaves and bowl (acrylic painting)

Acylic on canvas board (13x18 cm), with acrylic paints from Winsor & Newton. This time, I used the slow drying medium and noticed a much improved oil-like fluidity.

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Three apples (acrylic painting)

Acrylics on canvas board (12x18 cm).

This was an experiment, as I haven't used acrylics for a long time.
I tried to use the usual oil painting techniques for alla prima, namely wet on wet, but it didn't turn out as I expected. I forgot how quickly acrylics dry on canvas and on the palette, even though I added a bit of retarder medium. I used some WN Galeria paints I had (still a student on this :) ).

However, I like the result somehow.

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Two pears (oil painting)

Oil on board (12x16 cm). As usual on my paintings, Artisan oil colors were used.

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Neighbors (oil painting)

Oil on 12x16 cm board (with Artisan oil colors).

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UPDATE: image replaced with higher-resolution version.

Strawberries (oil painting)

A tiny oil painting (9x12 cm).

Porto landscape (oil painting)

A new painting (oil on panel 24x30 cm) with a restricted palette (zinc white, french ultramarine, raw umber, cadmium deep yellow hue - all colors from Artisan).
This time I used some medium to increase paint fluidity.

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Two gerbera flowers (oil painting)

A new oil painting (oil on canvas 25x20 cm) depicts a pair of gerbera flowers.
The palette was raw umber, zinc white, french ultramarine and cadmium yellow deep hue (Artisan colors).

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Tea time (oil painting)

This time I had two Matroska dolls posing for tea (oil on canvas 20x25 cm).

Palette (Artisan oil colors): raw umber, zinc white, french ultramarine, naples yellow hue, cadmium yellow deep hue and cadmium red deep hue.

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