Diários de Viagem 2
Published in 2015
A year ago, I was invited, along with many other sketchers, illustrators and artists, to contribute with ten sketches from a trip I had made, for a collective book – the second of its kind – edited by Eduardo Salavisa and published by Quimera in Portugal. Last november, that project finally came to life in a book launch I unfortunately couldn’t attend. During the holidays, I finally got my hands on one of the two copies that were sent by the publisher and I must say it’s a true honour to have my work included among such superb artists like Siza Vieira, Lapin, João Catarino, António Jorge Gonçalves and so many others!
The book is yet another step in showing the world what it is that we sketchers do and why do we do it. The following is a free translation of a promotional text about the book by Eduardo Salavisa:
““watercolours, we’re able to sketch or write down whatever is happening to ourselves, sometimes under difficult circumstances. Some sketches are done in a hurry while others are more elaborate. But all of them are fruit of a period of observation that dents our memory in a permanent way.
The authors, both portuguese and spanish (two of them french but living in Spain), that contributed to this book have good examples of this type of record. Each author tells us the tale of a journey through drawings in their sketchbooks – the Travel Journal – and a short text. It’s 30 journeys told by sketchers-travellers.”
A big thank you to Patrícia Canastreiro for all the photos and patience!