Fio de Luz – A Luz do Algarve

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.

A Luz Quente, Olhão
Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80 cm (24 x 32 in).
Original painting is: AVAILABLE

The view behind São Lourenço, Almancil
Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80 cm (24 x 32 in).
Original painting is: AVAILABLE

Dias na praia inverno 1
Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in).

Dias na praia inverno 2
Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in).

Dias na praia primavera 1
Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in).

Dias na praia primavera 2
Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 cm (7.8 x 11.8 in).

Largo da Sé
Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80 cm (24 x 32 in).
Original painting is: SOLD

Arco do Repouso, Faro
Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80 cm (24 x 32 in).
Original painting is: SOLD

Convernto (Museu Municipal), Faro
Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 20 cm
Original painting is: SOLD

Jardim Alameda, Faro
Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 50 cm (15.7 x 19.6 in)
Original painting is: AVAILABLE

If you wish to know how the concept of FIO DE LUZ was found, sketched, created and then happening, you can read my Diary of an Artist:

June Diary: Looking Back on a Portuguese Spring

July Diary: Between Languages

August Diary: Fio de Luz

September Diary: The Space After