A Vida Animal Despertando - Luis Valquaresma

A reclining body lies across a pale ground, drawn in long open lines of lilac, teal and yellow-green rather than filled in. Two black birds, caught in quick loose strokes, fly in above it with their wings spread. The colours stay soft and translucent, and large areas of the ground are left bare.

Painted in oil in thin, translucent colour, the figure built from open contour lines and the birds set down in a few quick black strokes. Luis Valquaresma is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in Vale de Cambra in Portugal. Available as a poster or fine art canvas print in multiple sizes.