I am pleased to be able to show you my most recent painting, Delftshaven (Netherlands). This is actually constructed from my photograph which I took while there in 2011. The photo was only a small digital image, and some of the details were not easy to make out, which gave me the opportunity to improviseContinue reading “Delftshaven”
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Recent paintings…
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…”
About “Summer night’s drive home”
and the use of dots The scene depicted in this painting evokes a magical and perhaps a mystic order experience. Along a winding road, through the foliage of Cork Oaks, lit up by the car’s headlamps, the viewer is transported into the warmth and atmosphere of this summer night at around midnight in August. LikeContinue reading “About “Summer night’s drive home””
My latest painting
This painting is to be exhibited in the forthcoming Algarve Artists Network “Artists for Hope” exhibition at Galeria do Santo Antônio, Monchique 15 February to 14 March This has taken such a long time to reach a conclusion… but I had to stop sometime, not least due to the time constraint.Based on a pretty magicalContinue reading “My latest painting”
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”
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”
Paintings by Liz Allen 