Drawing

 Drawing was and is my essential form of expression.

From an early age, the line, the contour, the structure of the form, the definition of space.

The translation and understanding of the reality around me necessarily passed through the firm line furrowing the surface of the paper.

Over time, my hand became lighter, the line fleeting, the calligraphy erratic, the contours broken, the space twisted.

I draw. My drawing. My writing and reading of life. 

Cavalos, 1981
(this is the oldest drawing I have)

Paisagem com carvalho, 1984

Paisagem com cerca, 1985

Paisagem africana, 1989

Luna Oscura, 1994

Oliveira, 1999

Silêncio, 1999

Silêncio, 1999

Porta oriental, 2014

Fez - Marrocos, 2015

Pirineus - Espanha, 2015

Toscana - Itália, 2015

Alegrete - Portugal, 2016

Prq. Américo Renné Giannetti, 2016

Prq. Américo Renné Giannetti, 2016

Três Árvores, 2016

Formação Rochosa, 2020

Vento, 2020

Janela em ruína, 2022

Templo em ruína, 2022

The landscape became my place of expression, escape, abandonment, contemplation.

Outside I was where I belonged.

Outside is where I have always been.