I’ve been doing more watercolour paintings recently, though I haven’t retired from acrylic painting altogether. Acrylic is more versatile than watercolour in my opinion, and both mediums have their virtues. I find it easier to create effects with watercolour using the water to do the work. I learnt watercolour accidentally, when I was asked toContinue reading “Recent paintings…”
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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”
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”
New landscapes…
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”
New Year’s greetings and last work of 2022
Hello everyone! I hope you have had a good, peaceful and restorative Christmas and festive season. As I was travelling to the UK to spend two weeks with my elderly mother, I left this last painting of 2022 to show you on my return. It’s the neighbour’s farm again, inspired by a scene when theContinue reading “New Year’s greetings and last work of 2022”
Full moon over Peso
Welcome to my latest painting. A scene set at night, though well-lit by the silvery light of the full moon. The tree in the foreground is the Cork Oak (the tree from which Portugal´s cork is harvested) and I find it´s always an interesting subject to study due to its often contorted shape and theContinue reading “Full moon over Peso”
New watercolour paintings
Over the past month or so, I´ve been busy with a new series of watercolour paintings. An interesting discovery is that the rough paper I´ve used for most of these gives a softer look to the colours. I feel that watercolour shows its features best on rough textured or slightly rough paper, but I likeContinue reading “New watercolour paintings”
Caldas de Monchique – revisited and an online mixed media workshop
My friend, M. ( the same person as from my previous posts) has been taking some online workshops, and mentioned this to me. After a while my curiosity after seeing the results of M. and others, got me out of my comfort zone of familiar working practices just long enough to try one of theContinue reading “Caldas de Monchique – revisited and an online mixed media workshop”
Paintings by Liz Allen 