FIO DE LUZ
— Paintings between Sea and Stone
Fio de Luz grew out of my experience of the Algarve — its intense light, the meeting of sea and land, white walls, old stone, water and the constantly shifting atmosphere of the landscape.
The paintings begin with real places and observations, but are not intended as straightforward depictions of them. Instead, I use the visible world as a starting point to explore light, perception, memory and the spaces between representation and abstraction.
The series is an attempt to hold onto something fleeting: a particular quality of light, a sensation, a fragment of a place — something that remains after the place itself has disappeared from view.
Fio de Luz show in the Galeria Arco do Zéca, Faro.
September 2026
A luz quente, Olhão
Acrylic & oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm (24 x 32 in).
Guarda-sol
Acrylic & oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm (24 x 32 in).
The view behind São Lourenço, Almancil
Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80 cm (24 x 32 in).
Igreja de São Lourenço, Almancil
Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80 cm (24 x 32 in).
Dias na praia 2a
Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in).
Dias na praia 2b
Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in).
Dias na praia 2c
Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in).
Dias na praia 2a
Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in).
Dias na praia 1b
Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in).
Dias na praia 2c
Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in).
Jardim Alameda, Faro
Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 50 cm (15.7 x 19.6 in)
All works are available for sale.
