Alcobertas, Portugal, (O Casal)
watercolor sketch. 8x12 cm.
Candeeiros mountain, west coast of Portugal.
This is a mountain house where my grandparents lived all their lives.
Nobody lives there anymore but Tintin, the dog.
The idea that inspiration flows down the arm, through the fingers into the brush and somehow the right color lands in the right place is a myth (Durkee, G.A.)