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First painting of the year is here!

New Year, new painting… I hope you had a good seasonal break and are in good form for the coming year. I have been at home since my last blog, which is great because I have had the chance to do another painting. It was from my sketch of the Caldas, made at the beginning of December. IContinue reading “First painting of the year is here!”

Christmas greetings and Winter on Foia

I’m just back from the UK again and have now added the final spots on to my latest painting. I reckon I must’ve started it about 8 years ago, or more, and for some reason put it aside and recently found it in a cupboard. Interestingly, it’s almost the same view view as the commissioned painting alsoContinue reading “Christmas greetings and Winter on Foia”

Finishing paintings

I’ve been back and forth to the UK in October, November and December (coming up..).So, not a lot of time to get immersed in work, leaving several unfinished paintings languishing on the studio floor. Along with being without internet, due to loggers severing cables and uprooting telegraph poles, progress has been slow. The internet hasContinue reading “Finishing paintings”

Painting of Casa Alentejo, Lisbon

Please excuse my absence of some time, as I have been again to the UK to see my elderly mother and make plans for her continuing care at home. I’m off again in November to continue with this, and wanted to send you a painting completed a while back, when the weather was still sunnyContinue reading “Painting of Casa Alentejo, Lisbon”

New painting – Raining at the Gallery

I´ve just completed a new painting, Raining at the Gallery, or Raining in Monchique. It is based on my photograph of my exhibition opening at the Galeria Snto Antonio in Monchique in March 2023. It was late afternoon, and a wet March day. The colours of the buildings and streets were muted and soft. IContinue reading “New painting – Raining at the Gallery”

Garden sketches

From time to time I feel like making sketches of the garden, here in Monchique. For me the garden is like an extension of the landscapes of small farms in this area. I like the rather random way that the land is divided up, and each section with its different textured and structured plants growingContinue reading “Garden sketches”

Working to commission

From time to time, I am commissioned to produce a piece of art work depicting a certain house or landscape in a certain way. Even though the work is discussed with the client, there is always some artistic interpretation which I find necessary during the course of the work, which I wonder if the clientContinue reading “Working to commission”

Upcoming exhibition at Galeria de Santo António, Monchique, and a new painting

“Paintings by Liz Allen” runs from 7 March to 6 April 2023 Hello! I was excited to find out that the Câmera municipal / town council of Monchique had offered me an exhibition at the municipal gallery. I’d always hoped for an exhibition there before my time is up in Monchique, as the place hasContinue reading “Upcoming exhibition at Galeria de Santo António, Monchique, and a new painting”

First painting of 2023

My first painting completed this year is a large version of my drawings of the view from Monchique´s health centre. I´d been working on this painting on and off for a few months, and it was left standing on my easel over Christmas when I was in the UK. If you recognise this view, maybeContinue reading “First painting of 2023”