Abrantes
[By Pedro Cabral in Abrantes, Portugal] We had the 4th annual Travel Book Festival in Abrantes, right in the geographical middle of Portugal. At the same time we had the 5th annual sketching meeting in Abrantes. In the morning it was raining so we stayed in Hotel de Turismo, with a beautiful view over Abrantes […]
Abrantes. O caderno
[by Javier de Blas in Abrantes, Portugal] Abrantes Council has a beautiful project: Every year they are inviting both a writter and a sketcher to make a record the city. One year later, a book with both creators works is edited within a collection called “Cadernos de Viagem de Abrantes”. The project was started with […]
De volta a Abrantes. Reunião de novo
[by Javier de Blas in Abrantes, Portugal] Last weekend I went back to Abrantes, Portugal where last year I was in charge to draw the city during a week (see label Sketching Abrantes). It was excitting to meet again everything I drew before. On Friday I met Raquel Ochoa, a Portuguese writter who is going […]
Esboços com escadas
[Por Pedro Cabral em Abrantes, Portugal] Abrantes é uma cidade no centro de Portugal, organizando um encontro anual sobre cadernos de rascunhos itinerantes. A semana Nex ficarei lá como artista residente. Toda a semana à vontade para preencher o meu caderno de rascunho. Estou ansioso por ele! Entretanto, há uma exbite, no público [...]
Esboço de Abrantes. A aldeia de Pego
[Javier de Blas in Abrantes, Portugal] Eduardo Salavisa is organizing for the first year Cadernos de Viagem de Abrantes (Abrantes Travel Sketchbooks ). I have been invited, in this edition, to draw the city for a week. 04/27/2016 The director of the municipal library, Francisco Lopes, my mentor in Abrantes, takes us to his village. […]
A desenhar Abrantes. Pós-modernismo
[Javier de Blas in Abrantes, Portugal] Eduardo Salavisa is organizing for the first year Cadernos de Viagem de Abrantes (Abrantes Travel Sketchbooks ). I have been invited, in this edition, to draw the city for a week. 04/28/2016 Another thing I learn from my “conversations at the restaurant” with Miguel Real is that postmodernism is […]
A desenhar Abrantes. Modernismo
[Javier de Blas in Abrantes, Portugal] Eduardo Salavisa is organizing for the first year Cadernos de Viagem de Abrantes (Abrantes Travel Sketchbooks ). I have been invited, in this edition, to draw the city for a week. 04/26/2016 The Napoleonic era led to a radical change in the city. Miguel Real gives me the keys […]
"O caderno de esboços de Abrantes"
[Eduardo Salavisa in Abrantes, Portugal] Last year I was invited to an artistic residence in Abrantes, a small town in Portugal. For 11 days I was able to freely roam with the only objective of drawing the town. Along with the residence I was invited to do an exhibition (you can see here the post […]
Abrantes. A zona medieval
[Javier de Blas in Abrantes, Portugal] Eduardo Salavisa is organizing for the first year Cadernos de Viagem de Abrantes (Abrantes Travel Sketchbooks ). I have been invited, in this edition, to draw the city for a week. 04/24/2016 Miguel Real and I live in the same House of Artists, during our stay in Abrantes. We […]
Abrantes. Miguel Real, escritor.
[Javier de Blas in Abrantes, Portugal] Eduardo Salavisa is organizing for the first year Cadernos de Viagem de Abrantes (Abrantes Travel Sketchbooks ). I have been invited, in this edition, to draw the city for a week. 04/23/2016 I meet Miguel Real, a famous Portuguese writer who is here with the same job as me. […]