Here is another memories of Brazil painting done from painting notes I took on the trip. The view from Cilei's parent's house included a nice view of the eucalyptus trees on the horizon that I painted at night. What I omitted from the location painting was a utility pole plastered with no less than 48 wires. The wires were mostly in neat arrangements and somehow delivering power and communication to the neighborhood. All over São Paulo the utility poles were like this. Wires would fan out laterally to various houses and shops. To make the painting, I did the background first, then painted over the 48 wires making sure to vary their thickness and count them. It was surprisingly challenging to paint 48 curving lines without too much overlap.
48 Wires São Paulo, Brazil watercolour 9 x 12" watercolour paper, June 2023 (No. 3655b)
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