Updated August 22, 2005             This page contains a great number of pictures and may take a while to download. Newest paintings appear first.

Some Works from 2005  

What am I up to?

 

O galo do madrugada

O galo do madrugada         August 16, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      50" X 40" (127 cm × 101 cm)
 

Escola de Samba (Músicos no calçadão)

Escola de Samba (Músicos no calçadão)            August 9, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      22" X 34" (56 cm × 87 cm)
 

O Carnaval brasileiro e suas origens (O entrudo)

O Carnaval brasileiro e suas origens (O entrudo)    August 9, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      22" X 34" (56 cm × 87 cm)
 

O corso

O corso            July 18, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      22" X 34" (56 cm × 87 cm)
 

Pastoril na praca de Casa Forte

O Pastoril na praca de Casa Forte             July 18, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      22" X 34" (56 cm × 87 cm)
 

O Frevo Pernambucano

O Frevo Pernambucano                                     July 18, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      22" X 34" (56 cm × 87 cm)
 

O Bumba-meu-boi de Tracunhaém

O Bumba-meu-boi de Tracunhaém          July 16, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      22" X 34" (56 cm × 87 cm)
 

Origens do Carnaval (O entrudo) 

Origens do Carnaval (O entrudo)              July 16 , 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      22" X 34" (56 cm × 87 cm)
 

A Ciranda de Itamaracá

A Ciranda de Itamaracá                               July 13, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      22" X 34" (56 cm × 87 cm)
 

Bloco de caboclos de lança em Olinda

Bloco de caboclos de lança em Olinda        July 13, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      22" X 34" (56 cm × 87 cm)
 

O cavalo-marinho

O cavalo-marinho                                            June 26, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      22" X 34" (56 cm × 87 cm)
 

Porta- estandarte e mestre-sala

Porta-estandarte e mestre-sala    June 28, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      34" X 22" (87 cm × 56 cm)
 

A Capoeira

A Capoeira                                            June 26, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      22" X 34" (56 cm × 87 cm)
 

O carnaval de Olinda (Blocos de rua)

O carnaval de Olinda (Blocos de rua)       June 26, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      22" X 34" (56 cm × 87 cm)
 

As primeiras escolas de Samba

As primeiras escolas de Samba     June 26, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      34" X 22" (87 cm × 56 cm)
 

As escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro (O Mestre-sala)

As escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro (O Mestre-sala)     June 26, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      34" X 22" (87 cm × 56 cm)
 

As escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro (Porta-estandarte)

As escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro (Porta-estandarte)     June 26, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier      34" X 22" (87 cm × 56 cm)
 

Cheval pour Julie

Cheval pour Julie                                      2005
Acrylic on paper with handpainted frame/ Acrylique sur papier avec cadre peinte     6.5" × 8.5" (16 cm × 21 cm)


Jour de rêve

Jour de rêve        June 2, 2005
Acrylic on paper / Acrylique sur papier     11" × 23" (28 cm × 58 cm)


Pétala azul

Pétala azul        May 24, 2005
Acrylic on paper / Acrylique sur papier     19" × 13" (48 cm × 33 cm)


Bird, Paper Fan and the Desire to Fly

Bird, Paper Fan and the Desire to Fly        May 22, 2005
Acrylic on paper / Acrylique sur papier     19.5" × 13" (49 cm × 33 cm)


The Blue Staircase

The Blue Staircase        May 22, 2005
Acrylic on paper / Acrylique sur papier     14" × 10" (35 cm × 25 cm)


Summer Magic

Summer Magic        May 22, 2005
Acrylic on paper / Acrylique sur papier     17" × 11" (43 cm × 28 cm)

 

It is now in the middle of deep winter. The days are starting to lengthen, it is bitterly cold and outside it's a white blanket of snow - it's beautiful!

 

Gato e lua cheia

Gato e lua cheia        March 6, 2005
Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile     12" × 20" (30 cm × 51 cm)


Galo e côr da manhã

Galo e côr da manhã           March, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier     21" × 17" (53 cm × 43 cm)
 

Galo e sol do amanhecer

Galo e sol do amanhecer           March, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier     18" × 14" (46 cm × 35 cm)
 

Menina e flores

Menina e flores           March, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier     19.5" × 15.5" (49 cm × 39 cm)
 

Magia tropical

Magia tropical           March, 2005
Acrylic and crayon conté on paper / Acrylique et crayon conté sur papier     22" × 16" (56 cm × 40 cm)
 

Chat à la bibliothèque

Chat à la bibliothèque        January 31, 2005
Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile     30" × 24" (76 cm × 61 cm)

Passaro pousado

Passaro pousado           January 12, 2005
Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile     10" × 12" (25 cm × 30 cm)


I spent a month in Brazil last November visiting my family and started these paintings below while I was there:

  Bananeira em movimento

Bananeira em movimento           January 12, 2005
Acrylic on paper / Acrylique sur papier     15.5" × 11.5" (39 cm × 29 cm)
 

Brazilian Landscape

Brazilian Landscape                    November, 2004
Acrylic on paper / Acrylique sur papier     21" × 17" (53 cm × 43 cm)
 

Still Life with Landscape and Bird

Life in the Tropics                      October 29, 2004
Acrylic on paper / Acrylique sur papier     15.5" × 11.5" (39 cm × 29 cm)
 

Man beneath the Star

Rainbow Day          November, 2004
Acrylic on paper / Acrylique sur papier     11.5" × 15.5" (29 cm ×39 cm)
 

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