Colonial cities still exist in Brazil

Devotion

Portuguese and Spanish missionaries brought their architecture to the new colonies in Brazil. Baroque churches became uniquely Brazilian with mulatto cherubs painted on ceilings and tropical fruit sculpted into altars.

It is easy to imagine carriages and merchants making thier way along cobblestone paths  that still exist today in some towns.

It was tough painting "Colonial City by the River", because I  had my easel set up  on a steep river bank to get this perspective and reflections. YIKES!

"Devotion" was tricky to paint since it is white on white. White daisies, white madonna, white candles, white cloth. Each has to be painted differently to  recreate the delicateness of  flowers, the solidity of wax, the weight of gesso, and the whispiness of a flame.
Artists know that white is never just white, as you can see here. Sometimes it has yellow in it, other times pink or blue or whatever color that reflects upon it!

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