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Au revoir Brasil!

Rio de Janeiro, Toulouse . 15 Jun 2018

It took me a while to tell you that I am leaving the country. I came to spend the last two months in Belém do Pará, but the truth is that these last few months have been nothing more than a huge, festive, and loving farewell.

I was delighted to receive the news that I had been accepted into several master’s programs that I had applied for at the beginning of the year, and I only found out about the best surprise when I was already here in Belém: I will be returning to Toulouse, my favorite city in the world. I was accepted as a master’s student in the CARMA program (Master Création Artistique, Recherche et pratique du Monde de l’Art) in the Université Jean Jaurès … and I have been so happy and numb these past few weeks that I decided to keep the good news to myself for a while. But the time has finally come to leave. Today I am returning to Rio de Janeiro and will make a quick trip to São Paulo to say goodbye to my family and friends. On August 14, I will be landing in the Ville Rose. ♥

This admission was only possible thanks to the support of loved ones who helped me with translation, money transfers, study material tips, methodology for writing the preliminary project, among many other things. Many different people were involved in this process of making one person’s dream come true! I’m forever grateful.

So à bientôt! See you all Toulouse.

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Family Portrait

Rio de Janeiro . 20 May 2018

Hello! Just came to share some details of the watercolor portrait I made for the Sakaya’s family on this Mother’s Day. 🙂

 

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Mermay 2018

Rio de Janeiro . 11 May 2018

Mermaids are my favorite mythological creatures! That’s why every year I’m super tempted, but this is the first time I’ve actually participated in #mermay. I spent a long time thinking about what kind of mermaid I would like to make. After researching many styles, I felt very inspired by the beautiful illustrations of Spanish artist Gemma Capdevila, so I decided to reinterpret her mermaids. In fact, Gemma’s works are all beautiful and poetic, and I recommend taking a look. Here’s a little bit of the step-by-step process:

 

This illustration is no more than 15 cm wide, and what always strikes me about this type of result is how much beauty can be created with a limited color palette. For the initial outline, I used a UniPin 0.05 pen, and for the filling, Pentel watercolors. It was done on a Canson Mix Media A4 pad.

Finally, I digitally added the boats and the lighthouse, which I painted separately some time ago in another sketchbook.

 

 

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At Meu Quarteliê

Rio de Janeiro . 10 Jan 2018

Meu Quarteliê was born when I was still living at Dona Amélia’s in 2016. I’d been renting rooms for years and, in this small townhouse, I lived with at least four other people. It was only natural that I spent a lot of time in the room. One day I stuck some paintings on the wall, quit my job (I worked in a marketing agency) and decided to doodle every day. The room had become a temple and, some time later, people nearby began to visit it in exchange for watercolor tips. The next thing I knew, that little room where I made everything happen was, after all, the Meu Quarteliê!

After I started teaching at Espaço Rosa Vento, I felt the need to expand to a larger space, perhaps finally a house of my own. I found the ideal place in Largo do Machado, right at the subway entrance.

I concentrated my illustrated books on long shelves ♥, organized all my drawing and painting materials in a cabinet designed just for that purpose, hung my paintings on the wall, placed a large white table in the center, hung flowered curtains on the window, and added a fern for good luck. My Quarteliê was finally ready, proving that dreams can come true. And since then, I have also been offering regular Watercolor Illustration for the Curious courses at home.

This year, classes at Quarteliê will resume on February 16, and if you are interested, don’t hesitate to contact us to schedule your trial class.🌻

 

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