César Meireles Art

Artistic Statement

I find beauty in ordinary places.

Plein air painting has focused my strong interest in landscapes as a subject matter. It allows me to experience the changing light and atmosphere, look for contrasts in movement and stillness in the landscape which brings energy to the painting.  

Trees hold a special fascination for me, the texture of bark, the shape of leaves, the interplay of shadows and light. 

However, it’s not just the subject matter that moves me to paint, it’s the process of painting directly onto canvas without any sketching or preparation that I enjoy, allowing the image to develop, observing and noting the essence of what I am seeing on the canvas.