Here is my latest finished work, an abstract based on my drawing of the stream at Peso, during the summer. I decided to use oil paint for this, since it was then summer and drying times quicker. But also, I sometimes have a feeling to use a particular medium, and this was the case here.Continue reading “A new painting, or two…”
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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…”
New paintings…
I’m pleased to let you know that amongst all my watercolour paintings (and there are more), I have now just completed an acrylic canvas from my visit to the Watermill at Peso, the Moinho as it is in Portuguese. I first made a watercolour painting from my photograph, which strangely, bears very little resemblance toContinue reading “New paintings…”
Delftshaven
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”
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”
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”
Paintings by Liz Allen 