Portraits and Portuguese fadosingers
Here you`ll found part of the portraits I painted. Mostly the portuguese fadosinger-portraits I painted between 2013-2017,which were 44 in total. Two of which are now in the collection of the museum Alfredo Marçeneiro ( godfather of portuguese fado) , in Lisbon
dated 2014 until 2024
(click on an image to enlarge an artwork)
send a message
Amália Rodrigues , fadosinger
2016Amália Rodrigues is an icon in the world of music . She made Portuguese fado worldwide known . In Portugal she was rewarded with many orders and awards and also in the rest of the world. This work was made in pastels and the original work had a black border around it, that I was not able to show here as EXTO does not alow this kind of things, as they see it as a "frame". This work is only one of 36 portraits of Portuguese fadosingers I made during 3 years
Celeste Rodrigues, fadosinger
2017Celeste Rodrigues is 94 year at this moment ,when I portrayed her. She is the oldest still regularly singing fadosinger in Portugal and also the less known sister of Amália Rodrigues .
Artur Batalha ,portuguese fadosinger
2017Meanwhile , in 4 years time , already my 43th portrait of a portuguese fadosinger. I still am not bored by painting them and most of these people I know also personally ,which makes it even more interesting for myself to do them . In between my other paintings I keep coming back to paint one or two of them. Most of these portraits are now hanging at the homes of these portrayed singers in Lisbon...
portrait # two of Carlos do Carmo
2015a second portrait of the Portuguese fadosinger Carlos do Carmo
portrait of Carlos do Carmo
2015one of the most known and respected singers of fadomusic is certainly the Portuguese fadosinger Carlos do Carmo .
CAMANÉ , fadosinger
2015Camané is one of the most successful and enduring voices of fado. Started at a very young age,.His two younger brothers Helder and Pedro also are fadosingers. I `ve met Camané a few times and on one of those occasions he autographed his portrait personally.
Fernando Maurício
2017Portrait of Portuguese fadosinger Fernando Maurïcio ,and icon in the world of FADOmusic.
fadosinger Fernanda Maria
2016Fernanda Maria is regarded a legendary fadosinger in her own country Portugal. She had her own fadohouse in Lisbon ,were many famous fadosinger performed.
portrait of Cristina Branco
2014portrait of the wellknown Portuguese singer Cristina Branco
Vicente and José Da Camara
2016Father and son Vicente & Jose Da Camara , both fadosingers.
MARIZA, fadosinger
2015Mariza is a big name in Portuguese fadomusic
fadosinger Aldina Duarte
2014Fadosinger Aldina Duarte sings, but also writes fado and does a lot to keep the original portuguese fado alive in the community .