Trolley ©2021 Niki Gulley
6″ x 8″ textured oil painting on panel
Portugal Art Trek:
Plein Air Painting and Photography Workshop led by Niki Gulley and Scott Williams
Day 5 – Lisbon
Rounding out our adventure, we visited the bustling city of Lisbon. Most of our group visited the Carmo Convent, know as the church without a ceiling, and toured the city’s sights. Meanwhile, I set out to capture the colorful trolley and architecture which makes Lisbon so unique. I love the trolleys that run through Lisbon and thought this would be such a fun departure to paint. Of course, I also thought this one was always parked in one place (we’d never seen in move in the past) and I didn’t realize that it would not only be traveling every 10 minutes, but would also switch cars (when I started the painting it was the yellow car you see above)! Add to that the crowd that gathered behind me, and you get the joys and challenges of plein-air painting.
That afternoon, we attended a wine and port tasting with the most delicious bottles!
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If you’d like to join us on one of upcoming Art Treks, including one to Alsace, France next August or on our Foodie Trek to Tuscany, please let us know.
Alsace, France – Aug. 2022
Tuscany Foodie Trek – Oct. 2022 (wait list only) / Oct. 2023
For more information on upcoming Art Treks, please visit http://www.ArtTreks.org.
