Os Pequenos Prazeres da Vida II

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Reguengos de Monsaraz

 

O Impacto das Novas Variantes

Desafio ÉSk de Janeiro: "Perto de Nós"

Objectos sobre o estirador no meu atelier - desafio ÉSk de Novembro

Objectos sobre o estirador no meu atelier.

A ideia era fazer um desenho mais rápido, de acordo com o desafio dos Évora Sketchers para este mês, celebrando a rapidez com que o Eduardo Salavisa registava nos seus cadernos, mas acabei por me perder no tempo um pouco mais do que previsto, o desenho assim o exigiu.

Pela Janela II

Pela Janela...

"O Tejo é mais belo que o rio que corre pela minha aldeia,
Mas o Tejo não é mais belo que o rio que corre pela minha aldeia

Porque o Tejo não é o rio que corre pela minha aldeia (...)"

(Alberto Caeiro)

Sketching along the pista #7

Today’s cycle to Monsaraz was quite an easy one, so I had the luxury of about an hour and a half in the main square of Reguengos de Monsaraz to sketch the church before setting off. Built in 1887–1912 in a ‘Neo-Gothic-Manueline’ style (or so the guidebook said), Igreja Matriz de Santo António was designed by the same architect, António José Dias da Silva, who designed Praça de Touros do Campo Pequeno in Lisboa.

It is always a challenge to get the proportions of a complex building down on paper and more so to invest the resulting sketch with character: otherwise why not just take a photo? This church stands out for its relatively late date, compared to others in Alentejo, and its intricate system of flying buttresses. Next time, I’ll tackle a side view to more clearly express these buttresses but for now the foreshortened view from Praça da Liberdade hints at the overall building form while placing the focus on the main tower.

Sketching along the pista #6

A long gin e tônica is just the thing after a day’s cycling and in Reguengos de Monsaraz they do very long ones indeed. I’m not that keen on sketching food or drinks, but when the situation is relaxed, I do enjoy sketching the scene in bars and bistros.

From my window seat, I had a panoramic view of the bar and small seating area, with the draught beer tap in the foreground and long wall of ‘top shelf’ drinks to my right. This shelf of diverse bottles and uneven profile was perfect for slightly bending the perspective, and the fude nib with expressive grey ink gave a nice loose line.

Pão do Baldio

Santo António do Baldio é uma aldeia do concelho de Reguengos de Monsaraz.
O pão do Baldio é coisa verdadeiramente gourmet.