I’d like to wish all my clients and followers a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful and enjoyable festive season. Thanks to you all for your support during 2025. Here are a few of my paintings from this year, and more can be seen here https://liz-allen.com/paintings-2025/ and here https://liz-allen.com/2025/08/27/small-watercolours-series/ I am working on some newContinue reading “Christmas greetings!”
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Open Studio – original paintings and giclée prints at Quinta Pintados, Chilrão
I’m pleased to announce the arrival of new prints of a selection of my paintings, and after a long absence, an open studio date: Sunday 7th DecemberQuinta Pintados, Chilrão, Monchiquefrom 11am – 4pm Refreshments will be available. A selection of my original acrylic, watercolour and oil paintings will also be on display. All the imagesContinue reading “Open Studio – original paintings and giclée prints at Quinta Pintados, Chilrão”
Rooftops over Peso
… on a misty autumn day My latest painting, just completed, is from a sketch of two years ago (at the end of September ). It’s a familiar view on my regular journeys into Monchique. I always find the view across these hills awe-inspiring. Finally, I got the wrappings off a new canvas (and IContinue reading “Rooftops over Peso”
Monchique Street (large version)
Another version of Monchique Street. I wanted to paint a version of this scene in dark blues and purples. It worked out… more or less!I used a variety of stencils to create depth and texture. I’m not big on brush marks, which are usually used for creating texture and depth. I just can’t. Unless it’sContinue reading “Monchique Street (large version)”
Monchique Street… latest painting
I have to confess I did this painting from a photo which I took when walking along a street which I don’t very often walk along. I was struck by this rather cute and pleasing scene. The calçada’d street receding into the distance, the typical mix of Portuguese styles of urban buildings, and a convenientContinue reading “Monchique Street… latest painting”
Summer landscape
Rua Viador, Monchique My latest painting. I sketched it directly onto the canvas, partly to cut out the stage of sketching in my sketch book and transferring the drawing onto canvas. It’s a view which I have painted a few times before, and each time the landscape has differences… the trees have grown and theContinue reading “Summer landscape”
A couple of new paintings
Not quite finished… Here is a video I posted on Instagram a couple of days ago, showing what is going on in my studio, what is being produced in there. The first upsidedown painting is from my sketch of Pomar Velho, and the one on the easel is another Monchique view, across the road fromContinue reading “A couple of new paintings”
The Neighbour’s cottage, Chilrão
My life is slowly beginning to return to normal, and I’ve actually managed to complete a painting last week. This painting is to be a gift for the kind neighbours who looked after my dog and cat, Nico and Muffin while I was away in the UK during my mother’s end of life and passing,Continue reading “The Neighbour’s cottage, Chilrão”
A couple more paintings before…
Christmas. It’s a bit early for Christmas, for me at least. But I don’t think I will be painting much in the days remaining before Christmas, as I’m shortly going to the UK to visit my mother on her 103rd birthday, but will be back at home for the actual festive season. Here, that isContinue reading “A couple more paintings before…”
A new version of an old favourite…
Many will probably remember my first watercolour of the Caldas de Monchique, back in 2010. This has remained a popular subject for my paintings, and I felt moved to make a new version of this scene. I never tire of making paintings of the Caldas de Monchique, its combination of steep hillsides, interesting buildings andContinue reading “A new version of an old favourite…”
Paintings by Liz Allen 