MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, 50X70CM, 2023
Under the intense heat of the summer in southern Portugal, a farmer takes a break for lunch.
The thick brushstrokes and the contrast of colors represent the strength of a body marked by a lifetime in a dry field.
With hardened and calloused hands and feet, he rests under the midday sun, hoping for a breeze that stubbornly refuses to come.
This painting represents yet another tradition and occupation of Portugal, a bygone era that still exists in certain areas of the country, where the hard work of the land was done manually.
