Water, Boats and Sand
The Algarve: long stretches of sandy beaches dotted with small wooden fishing vessels, with the abandoned boats, melancholy and decaying into wrecks, possessing a particular beauty
dated 2004 until 2017
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Portuguese Boats on a Dutch Beach
2017I painted two Portuguese boats on a Dutch beach, with a wink to the famous Hague School, some Dutch painters working between 1860 and 1900.
Boat with Anchor, Fabrica
2008Ripple-free sea, melancholy around this boat. The anchor will do his job when the water is rising again.
Esmaralda, Cacela Velha
2008Esmaralda, what a beautiful name. Bought in the past, this boat must be named after the beloved of the skipper.
Tamar, Tavira
2008Old Tamara abandoned on the beach of Tavira. Silence.
Blue Boat, Fabrica II
2007Transience in all shades of blue.
Rowing Boat, Ferragudo
2007Nice colours floating in the water.
Two Boats
2007Shadows and the bright sun bring these boats to life.
Falcão, Tavira
2006An old multicoloured boat on the beach. Some rope, a can of Coca Cola, gravel: a painting is borned.
Wreck
2006Wreck in the saltpans of Castro Marim, Portugal.
Blue Boat, Fabrica I
2005There it was, a wreck in all shades of blue: faded beauty.
Ropes, Isla Christina
2004Ropes and this beautiful boat in Spain, Isla Christina.