Scenes from Brazil

Real oranges have bright green skin with intense orange centers, which looked neat against the blue wall. Instead of tasting overly sweet, they are packed with zesty flavour. 

Green orange blue wall, 6 x 7.5" watercolour, January 2026

This aloe plant grows in a rustic clay pot, illuminated by warm sun. A banana peel was placed next to it in the shadows. The bananas have incredible falvour and there are several different kinds.

Aloevera clay pot, 6 x 7.5" watercolour, January 2026

The view out the window has been filled with condo high-rises, all beige and cream coloured. Slate roof tops are separated by a lush forest, with a busy highway in between. 

Condo wall roof tops, 6 x 7.5" watercolour, January 2026

A Buddhist temple of Chinese culture is a popular tourist destination. Familiar red lanterns adorn the traditional pagodas. Loudspeakers played chanting and drums, with a strong odour of incense in the air. 

Red lanterns Buddhist temple, 6 x 7.5" watercolour, January 2026

 

The top of the steep marble staircase at the temple was flanked by two water installations with large lilly pads and water fountains. I just added this scan after the trip, there were a few I didn't get on the blog while in Brazil.
 

Lily pads fountain, 6 x 7.5" watercolour, January 2026