Gonçalo Viana

Gonçalo Viana's first authored picture book 'Troca-Tintas', which was published in 2019 by Orfeu Negro, is about colours being swapped and messed around and the resulting confusion and unhappiness. Humour surrealism and imagination abound in this book with wonderful colour and graphic style. 

'Once upon a time two friends, an orange dog, a red parrot and a ... white tree? It can not be! Let's start all over ...'

      

Marta Madureira IV

In the time of murmuring autumn skies, full of the incredible synchronised flights of starlings this image by Portuguese illustrator, Marta Madureira is a treasure. You can almost hear the wingbeats and the squeals of the young excited birds.

Evalina Oliveira

Portuguese illustrator Evalina Oliveira's depictions from Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, created using collaged monoprints. Evalina's style and media are very varied and also crosses between 3 dimensional and two dimensional work. 

Mariana Rio III

Pigeons our wonderful feathered urban companions beautifully printed by Mariana Rio with a wonderful addition of a coloured hard hat.

Madalena Matoso

'O Pato Amarelo E O Gato Riscado' is a Portuguese children's book written by Manuela Castro Neves and illustrated by the wonderful Madalena Matoso published by  Caminho in 2015 The illustrations are simply beautiful a combination of print and collage, whilst the story tells of an unlikely friendship between a cat and a duck.

Marta Madureira III

A crazy, surreal cocktail of collage, print and drawing makes Portuguese illustrator Marta Madureira's illustrations especially fun and surprising. These examples are from '"O Rei Vai à Caça" or The King Goes Hunting"

Marlene Martins I

Blowing home today so here is Marlene Martin's illustration for leaves blowing in the wind.

Marlene Miranda

Delicate pencil illustrations by Portuguese illustrator Marlene Miranda. Top: Waiting for you ; Bottom: love makes flowers grow in your eyes.

Ana Biscaia II

These illustrations by Ana Biscaia are produced in a limited palette of soft contrasting red and blue pencil and are illustrations to 'Poemas Do Contagotas' by João Pedro Mésseder.

Ana Biscaia I

Portuguese illustrator Ana Biscaia's work has a visceral darkness to it, the style of fast rough sketching and scribbled dark tones and finger smudges adds a humanity and bleakness. These two images are from a collaborative book on childhood memories.

Inma Lorent III

Flying to Portugal today to celebrate with my love.
This weeks blog will feature Portuguese illustration stating with this joyful illustration by Inma Lorente.

Catarina Gomes II

I am really enjoying the messy chaotic collaged illustrations of Portuguese illustrator Catarina Gomes. Catarina has a wonderful spotty cat that features in many of her works.

Catarina Gomes I

I cannot read Portuguese but that does not matter I love the idea of a cat and tortoise having a conversation, the tortoises wonderful stretched neck and the cats aloof but friendly interest, this illustration is by Catarina Gomes.

Elena Arévalo Melville I

Elena Arévalo Melville's illustration for Dog Comics, a loose sequential of a dog asleep and dreaming on the rug.

Joana Estrela I

"These embroideries were part of my graduation project. They are illustrations for the tale of Saint Quitéria, from Felgueiras, and an interpretation of a traditional craft from the same place: Terra de Sousa embroidery. According to the tale, Quitéria was beheaded by her fiancé in Monte das Maravilhas (Mount of Wonders), where her sanctuary is now. The miracle happened when, after having her head cut off, the saint picked it up from the floor and carried it in her arms, walking to the grave on her own two feet." Joana Estrela

Joana Estrela is a freelance illustrator based in Portugal.

Gémeo Luís I

 The beautiful shredded windswept papercut imaginings of  illustrator, graphic designer Gémeo Luís.

Luisa Cortesão

I work hard to blog here every day and to facilitate this I try to stick to a theme for a few days or a week to help with the flow and continuity of the page. However, I am interrupting this current theme of Czech illustration because I just watched an inspiring film from Portugal and at the end was bereft, as I found out Luisa Cortesão (1951-2016) the vibrant narrator and protagonist had passed away in January. So here is the film and some examples of this enigmatic ladies work.

Luisa had spent her life working in endocrinology retiring when she was 59. She was married to an art critic Alexandre Pomar the son of the painter Júlio Pomar and they had two daughters.

Marta Madureira II

Today I am sharing TCHARAN's animated trailer for  'Livro dos Medos' (The Book of Fears) written by Adélia Carvalho and  illustrated by Marta Madureira as I love everything about it!
Have a wonderful Sunday.