Ocean, Sunshine, Portugal – paintings by Dora

Welcome back to my blog, sharing my paintings about Portugal. Five recent watercolors to show you from my Portugal Artworks Collection, this time we visit near Peniche the Capela do Baleal , and also the Marina of Peniche, we go to Lisbon, to the Largo Das Portas Do Sol, a typical Portuguese House With Bougainvillea in Ericeira, and a sea abstract titled Through The Eyes of a Seagull.

The first painting is my handmade watercolor about an old white and blue house with bougainvillea, in Ericeira Portugal on a cobblestoned street.
Painting was inspired by my own photograph which I took in our visit to this beautiful fishing town.

The second watercolor painting is about the Marina da Ribeira in Peniche Portugal, with the Rampa de Peniche ( launch ramp) and the Instituto de Socorros a Náufragos, the building of the lifeboat station which was built in 1940. This painting was inspired by my own photograph I took there on our recent visit.

The next painting about the iconic yellow tram in Lisbon, at the Largo das Portas Do Sol.
This painting was inspired by my own photograph I took at our recent visit in Alfama.

The next artwork is a sea abstract titled Through The Eyes of a Seagull , an original handmade watercolor painting, about the turquoise ocean waves and sandy beach from birds view.

And finally a recent watercolor painting, a beautiful view to the Chapel of Baleal in Portuguese the Ermida de Santo Estevao, and the Atlantic ocean with unique rock formations near Peniche in Portugal. This artwork was inspired by my own photograph from our recent visit to this amazing landscape.

I hope you will like this new selection from my watercolour paintings introducing Portugal. Two of these five original paintings are already sold from my Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop where 20% sale running now until end of March in 2024. ( The painting about Lisbon, the Ocean Abstract and the Capela do Baleal is available) Please visit my Etsy shop for my new Available original paintings.

I ship my original handmade watercolor artworks myself worldwide from Portugal, shipping cost included independently of the destinations.

In my Portugal Paintings Collection, you will find all of my paintings available as art prints in variety of sizes, such as ready to hang Stretched Canvas or Framed prints, Acrylic, Metal prints, also as frameable greeting cards, and more.

The Official Website of Dora Hathazi Mendes is powered by Fine Art America producing and shipping prints from US and EU locations, 16 fulfilment centers, depend on the location of the order.

Thank you very much for supporting my art! Dora

My handmade watercolors about Viseu, Azenhas do Mar, Peniche, Obidos, and Elvas

Thank you for visiting my blog, where I share my paintings about Portugal. Five recent watercolors to show you from my Portugal Artworks Collection, this time I show you my watercolors about the seaside town Peniche , the medieval village Obidos, a historical old city Viseu, near Sintra Azenhas do Mar, and another medieval town Elvas.

A watercolor painting about yachts moored at Marina da Ribeira in Peniche, Portugal.
This painting is inspired by my own photograph, we had a flash visit on a quite grey day to Peniche, and I was hoping to take some nice photos for inspiration for my paintings. While the sky was overcast, and only some blue shown, and the sun was shy during the whole day, it gave to the place a special atmosphere, and soft colors. It was not so hot, not cold either, we enjoyed to walk around and eat sardinhas in a restaurant, so it was a very pleasant visit all in all.
Peniche is a seaside town, was build on a rocky peninsula. Famous about its long beaches, from its port boats departs daily to the beautiful Berlengas Islands daily.

My recent watercolor painting about Azenhas do Mar, a beautiful postcard perfect village near Sintra Portugal. The idyllic view to the village with its whitewashed houses, and a natural swimming pool filled with sea water is one of the most photographed places in Portugal with reason.
A year ago we celebrated there the Valentines day, and I felt like to paint a new watercolor about it, I hope you will enjoy it.

Watercolor painting about Elvas in Portugal, a beautiful fortified medieval town close to the Spanish border. This watercolor was inspired by my own photograph about the Largo de Santa Clara.

Another watercolor painting which was inspired by my own photograph, from our visit to Viseu in Central Portugal. Viseu is a historical old city made of granite, which creates with its colours a special atmosphere. I wanted to recreate its uniqueness in my painting, I hope you will enjoy it.

And lastly returnig to one of my favourite subject, the charming village of Obidos, a medieval gem in Portugal, with its typical colors of blooming bougainvilleas, the bright blue sky, whitewashed houses on a cobblestoned narrow street of Travessa De Mestre Fernando..

I hope you will like this new selection from my watercolour paintings introducing Portugal. Three of these five original paintings are already sold from my Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop where 20% sale running now until end of March in 2024. Please visit my shop for my new Available original paintings.

I ship my original handmade watercolor artworks myself worldwide from Portugal, shipping cost included independently of the destinations.

In my Portugal Paintings Collection, you will find all of my paintings available as art prints in variety of sizes, such as ready to hang Stretched Canvas or Framed prints, Acrylic, Metal prints, also as frameable greeting cards, and more.

The Official Website of Dora Hathazi Mendes is powered by Fine Art America producing and shipping prints from US and EU locations, 16 fulfilment centers, depend on the location of the order.

Thank you very much for supporting my art! Dora

Black Friday – 25% Art Print Sale by Dora

Dear Subscribers and Friends!

Today on Black Friday (November 24)
is a 25% ART PRINT SALE from my official website powered by Fine Art America.

You can select prints from my website in variety of sizes and type (Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Posters, Wood Prints, Metal Prints, Art Prints, and Tapestries)

Please visit my
Portugal Paintings Collection for beautiful wall art prints and related unique products with my artworks.

If I already painted a Pet of yours, or you just love animals, you can find lovely gifts from my Pet Portraits Collection such as Puzzles, Tote Bags, Throw Pillows, Fleece Blankets, Coffeee Mugs, Notebooks, Phone Cases, Greeting Cards, Stickers , Holiday Ornaments and many more.

If you like colorful Cat Art, please check out my vibrant
Cats of Karavella Collection

or my whimsical
Cat Zodiacs Collection

In case you are interested in my available original paintings, they are also on 25% Sale now, and you will find them in my Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop. I am also available for custom paintings about your pets, your houses, or any place special to you, made from your own photographs.

Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop by Dora

Thank you very much for supporting my art in this holiday season too, it means to me a lot!
Wish you a very pleasant weekend ahead!

Dora

Official Website of Dora Hathazi Mendes – Paintings from Portugal, Cat Artworks, Pet Portraits, Art Prints and Gifts

NOTE: ( My Website is powered by Fine Art America, my items are produced and shipped from US, except Greeting Cards which are shipped from US and UK too.

All of prints from my website are produced in 16 fulfilment centers worldwide, ships always from the closest to the location of the order.
So in case you for instance order my prints from EU it will arrive from EU. Please verify shipping details at check out.

My available original paintings from my Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop, I ship myself from Portugal also worldwide.

Holiday Specials – Art by Dora

Dear Friends, Art Lovers, Collectors and Patrons, and Everyone who subscribed to my blog.

I try to avoid bombarding my subscribers with daily updates, but you know, Christmas is at the corner, and as usual, it is time of the Holiday Promotions!

I carefully write to you this knowing that we receive more emails like this that we want to, but maybe you would like to know about the special deals of this year from Me, related to my art.
So I with will let you know the offers of this year too in the upcoming days and weeks, as soon as I know them, so you can take advantage and buy your prints if you would like to, or unique items featuring my artworks on a better price..

So as I promised, I am going to try to update you about the Special Offers, featuring my art, so you may find some Christmas ideas in this Holiday season too, and purchase them at the best deal of the year.

Today ( Nov on 14) is 50% Sale on all Apparel featuring my paintings on my website.

APPAREL by Dora

You will find Tshirts for all gender, and sizes, and different styles and colors.

Some Examples, for you to navigate more easily on my website:

MEN T-SHIRTS

MEN TANK TOPS

WOMEN T-SHIRT

WOMEN TANK TOPS

LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRTS

SWEATSHIRTS / HOODIES

KIDS T-SHIRTS

TODDLERS T-SHIRTS

BABY ONESIES

and also FACE MASKS are on sale.

When you click on the links, you can select a tshirt, you can also select different background colors, place the design in the center or at the pocket, you can also select yet different style of t-shirts, and sizes. ( If you are hesitating between sizes, my personal advice is to select always the bigger one. )
My T-shirts are produced and shipped from the US, and every purchase include a 30day money back guarantee.

GOOD NEWS,

If you missed yesterday the Greeting Card Sale, today (Nov. 14) it is still running, at the time I write this 25% off from all of my Greeting Cards.

Greeting Cards by Dora

My Greeting Cards are shipped from the US or UK, depend on the location of the order, they are 5/7 inches, you can send to your friends and family with wishes, but also they are perfectly frameable and you can offer them mini print gifts.

Available as single, pack of 10 or 25 for better deal. 100lb paper with semi gloss finish, comes with a white envelope so you can add your customized message inside.

All of my paintings available as Greeting Cards, you can also adjust the images as you like, to stretch it to cover the whole paper, or to have a white or any other color frame around.
Some example from my Collections:

Portugal Paintings Greeting Cards

Pet Portraits Greeting Cards

Bird Paintings Greeting Cards

In case you are interested in my available original paintings, they are on 25% Sale now, and you will find them in my Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop.
I ship my original handmade watercolor paintings myself from Portugal, to every destination of the world.
I am also available for custom paintings about your pets, your houses, or any place special to you, made from your own photographs.

Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop by Dora

Thank you very much for supporting my art, it means to me a lot!
Dora

Official Website of Dora Hathazi Mendes – Paintings from Portugal, Cat Artworks, Pet Portraits, Art Prints and Gifts

My Watercolor paintings about Cabo Da Roca, Bussaco Palace, Piodao village and houses in the Azores

Welcome back to my blog, sharing my paintings about Portugal. Five recent watercolors to show you from my Portugal Artworks Collection, this time we visit Cabo da Roca near Sintra, an enchanting mountain village of Piodao ( Piódão ) , the magnificent Buçaco Palace in central Portugal, and houses in Sao Miguel Azores.

My first painting is an original watercolor about a flock of seagulls flying at Cabo Da Roca in Portugal. Aqui, onde a terra se acaba e o mar começa … quote from Luis Camões, in his famous book ‘Os Lusíadas’, says here, where the land ends and the sea begins. It was how Camões described the Cabo da Roca ‘ as it is situated at the continental Europe’s westernmost point.
With the Boca de Inferno and Lighthouse is a beautiful touristic attraction close to Cascais and Sintra.

A handmade watercolor painting about the main square of the beautiful mountain village of Piodao ( Piódão ) in Portugal. An ancient settlement which untouched by the time, situated on the ledges of the Serra do Açor, with its schist houses harmoniously fitting into the hilly landscape.
This painting is a result of our recent visit there.

An original handmade watercolor painting about Bussaco Palace, in Portuguese Buçaco, which is a fairy-tale castle situated in central Portugal, in the mountains of Serra do Buçaco. It is considered as one of the world most romantic palaces to spend the night in. In the surrounding garden and enchanting ancient forest you can wander through Portugal’s finest collection of national and imported trees and plants.
This painting is the result of my two visits to this beautiful place.

Finally two commissioned custom painting, about the Casa Relvinha in Joao Bom, and another old family house in Pilar Da Bretanha, Azores Sao Miguel island in Portugal.

Casa Relvinha in Sao Miguel Azores Portugal. Family house painting by Dora Hathazi Mendes
Casa Relvinha in Sao Miguel Azores Portugal Paintings by Dora Hathazi Mendes

I hope you will like this new selection from my watercolour paintings introducing Portugal. Four of these five original paintings are already sold from my Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop where 25% Cyber Week sale running now until 20 of November of 2023. Please visit my shop for my new Available original paintings.

I ship my original handmade watercolor artworks myself worldwide from Portugal, shipping cost included independently of the destinations.

In my Portugal Paintings Collection, you will find all of my paintings available as art prints in variety of sizes, such as ready to hang Stretched Canvas or Framed prints, Acrylic, Metal prints, also as frameable greeting cards, and more.

The Official Website of Dora Hathazi Mendes is powered by Fine Art America producing and shipping prints from US and EU locations, 16 fulfilment centers, depend on the location of the order.

Thank you very much for supporting my art! Dora






Portugal Aguarelas, Lisbon, Lagos, Portalegre, Ericeira

Let’s continue our journey in Portugal through my original handmade aguarela paintings. If you would like to join me, I am sharing with you today five of watercolors from my Portugal Artworks Collection, this time we visit Lisbon, Lagos, Portalegre in Alentejo, and Ericeira on the Silver Coast.

My first watercolor painting is about a yellow white Tuk Tuk in Lisbon at the Largo Santa Luzia. The tuk tuks became very much the part of the city, they are practically everywhere in every color and design, a fast way see the city just to hop in and have a ride around.

A commissioned watercolor painting about Portalegre, a picturesque 17th century city, which is situated in the São Mamede mountains, in the Alentejo Region of Portugal.

The next painting painting is one one my returning scene, a typical Portuguese street with this beautiful bright coloured bush. This time a watercolor painting about a street with bougainvillea in Ericeira Portugal on a sunny day. Wherever we travel, I take photos about every bougainvillea, for inspirations of my paintings. I love them very much, and for about two years I have my own bougainvillea in my garden, so I can enjoy them every time I look out of my window.

Back to Lisbon, with the other returning theme, which are the iconic yellow trams of Lisbon . A watercolor painting about the Lisbon Tram 28, in Alfama, at the Rua Augusto Rosa, a street named by an actor who lived there.

The last watercolor painting from this today post is about the golden cliffs and rock formations, a beautiful view to the Atlantic Ocean at the Ponta de Piedade in Lagos, Algarve Portugal.

I hope you will like this new selection from my watercolour paintings introducing Portugal. Four of these five original paintings are already sold from my Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop where 25% Cyber Week sale running now until 20 of November of 2023. Please visit my shop for my new Available original paintings.

I ship my original handmade watercolor artworks myself worldwide from Portugal, shipping cost included independently of the destinations.

In my Portugal Paintings Collection, you will find all of my paintings available as art prints in variety of sizes, such as ready to hang Stretched Canvas or Framed prints, Acrylic, Metal prints, also as frameable greeting cards, and more. The Official Website of Dora Hathazi Mendes is powered by Fine Art America producing and shipping prints from US and EU locations, 16 fulfilment centers, depend on the location of the order.


Thank you very much for supporting my art! Dora

My handmade watercolor paintings about Lisbon, Azores, Douro Valley and the Portuguese countryside

Happy to see you in my Portugal paintings blog, this time we are going to visit LisbonAzoresThe Douro Valley, and the Portuguese Countryside through my watercolors.

The first painting is a commissioned watercolor artwork about the magnificent Douro Valley, a landscape which offers beauty and magic, where Douro wines produced on the hillsides, including the world famous Port wine.

The next three paintings are about Lisbon.

A painting about a view to the Red Rooftops of Alfama in the old center of Lisbon.

Another commissioned watercolor painting about the Sao Mamede Church in Lisbon Portugal.

Igreja Matriz in Cantanhede Portugal Paintings by Dora Hathazi Mendes

A watercolor painting about the Igreja Matriz in Cantanhede, a city and municipality in the Coimbra District, in the Centro Region of Portugal.

And finally another custom painting about a beautiful view with hydrangeas to the in Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel Island in Azores Portugal.
Hydrangeas, or with other name Hortensia, this gorgeous huge flower became a symbol of Portugal’s Azores islands, as every summer, they are blooming with abundancy on the fertile volcanic soil of the islands. The bushes in shades of blue, pink, purple and white are the part of the scenery, and although originally not native there, for instance Faial nicknamed as the Blue Island due to their beauty.

I hope you will enjoy this new selection from my watercolour paintings introducing Portugal. Please visit my Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop for my available original paintings where 10% sale running now in July month of 2023) I ship them myself worldwide from Portugal, shipping cost included independently of the destinations.

In my Portugal Paintings Collection, you will find all of my paintings as art prints in variety of sizes, such as ready to hang Stretched Canvas or Framed prints, Acrylic, Metal prints, also as frameable greeting cards, and more. The Official Website of Dora Hathazi Mendes is powered by Fine Art America producing and shipping prints from US and EU locations, depend on the location of the order.
Thank you very much for supporting my art! Dora

Watercolor Artworks about Portugal, Marvao, Sintra, Mira, Obidos

Welcome back to my blog, introducing my paintings about Portugal. Five recent watercolors to share with you from my Portugal Artworks Collection, this time we visit two medieval villages, the beautiful streets of Marvao, and also Obidos, Sintra Cabo Da Roca and Praia da Mira.

The first painting is a watercolor about a street with hydrangeas, in Marvao Portugal.
Marvão is an enchanting village in the Alentejo region in Portugal, set on a great granite escarpment, one of those old enchanted places in the whole southern Europe which worth a visit .

It is described as an eagle’s nest hidden away in the hills. You will walk here between 13th century walls, with whitewashed houses, narrow streets, and medieval archways, wrought iron balconies, vintage street candles, an old castle which seems rise from a living rock, so practically everything typical from a delightful picture postcard village.

Another painting about Marvao inspired by my own photograph, about the most beautiful medieval window with climbing red roses, in a picturesque village in Alentejo Portugal.

The next is a watercolor painting about the traditional fishing boats Xavegas on the Praia de Mira, which is situated on the Silver Coast, near Coimbra, between Figueira da Foz and Aveiro.

A recent Watercolor Painting about a beautiful view to the Cabo Da Roca Lighthouse in Portugal.
Aqui, onde a terra se acaba e o mar começa … quote from Luis Camões, in his famous book ‘Os Lusíadas’, says here, where the land ends and the sea begins. It was how Camões described the Cabo da Roca ‘ as it is situated at the continental Europe’s westernmost point.
The lighthouse Cabo Da Roca is a beautiful touristic attraction close to Cascais and Sintra.

The last one is a bougainvillea painting , a street view of Obidos, a charming medieval village.

I hope you will like this new selection from my watercolour paintings introducing Portugal. All of these original paintings are already sold from my Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop where 10% sale running now in May month of 2023) I ship them myself worldwide from Portugal, shipping cost included independently of the destinations.

In my Portugal Paintings Collection, you will find all of my paintings as art prints in variety of sizes, such as ready to hang Stretched Canvas or Framed prints, Acrylic, Metal prints, also as frameable greeting cards, and more. The Official Website of Dora Hathazi Mendes is powered by Fine Art America producing and shipping prints from US and EU locations, depend on the location of the order.
Thank you very much for supporting my art! Dora

My watercolors about Portugal, Ericeira, Obidos, Praia Mira, Porto

Let’s continue our journey in Portugal through my paintings. If you would like to join me, sharing with you five watercolors from my Portugal Artworks Collection, this time we visit the fishing town Ericeira, Medieval village Obidos, Praia de Mira, and Porto.

The first watercolor painting about the charming Obidos, a medieval village in Portugal. We love to visit this beautiful place, I have painted it several times, you can find them in my Obidos Paintings Collection.

The next painting about a traditional fishing boat Xavegas on the Praia de Mira, which is situated on the Silver Coast, near Coimbra, between Figueira da Foz and Aveiro.

This next painting was a result of our visit there, a watercolor about an Ocean View in Ericeira fishing town, on a beautiful sunny day.

My watercolor painting about the old traditional white and blue houses of Ericeira seaside town in Portugal.

And finally the last watercolor painting is about the Rabelo boats with the view of Porto in the background.

I hope you will enjoy this new selection from my watercolour paintings introducing Portugal. All of these original paintings are already sold from my Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop where 10% sale running now in May month of 2023) I ship them myself worldwide from Portugal, shipping cost included independently of the destination.

In my Portugal Paintings Collection, you will find all of my paintings as art prints in variety of sizes, such as ready to hang Stretched Canvas or Framed prints, Acrylic, Metal prints, also as Frameable Greeting Cards, Coffee Mugs, Wall Tapestries, Tote Bags and more. The Official Website of Dora Hathazi Mendes is powered by Fine Art America producing and shipping my prints and products from US and EU locations, depend on the selected item, and location of the order.
Thank you very much for supporting my art! Dora

Portugal in Watercolors by Dora Hathazi Mendes

Welcome in my Paintings from Portugal blog about introducing my paintings I have done about my adoptive country. Five watercolors to share with you from my Portugal Artworks Collection , I hope you will enjoy them.

A watercolor painting about Sao Miguel in the Azores, which is often nicknamed as The Green Island, because it is famous of its jewel coloured lakes, and beautiful green landscape due to its fertile volcanic soil.

A watercolor painting about Aveiro in Portugal. Well, it was one of those days in Aveiro, you know that pastel sky with the pink a light blue colors, when everything looks so peaceful and soft.
Aveiro is a beautiful place at the west coast of Portugal, a maritime city with water in its soul.
The cityscape is divided by canals, set along a lagoon called Ria de Aveiro. The gondola style painted traditional boats of Aveiro called Moliceiros were used originally to harvest seaweed, which were used as fertiliser in the agriculture, now are tourist vessels. On a tour with these boats, you can admire the Art Nouveau style houses painted for pastel colours along the quays in the Rossio area.

A new handmade watercolor Yellow Lisbon Tram painting in my Portugal Artworks Collection.

A commissioned watercolor painting about the Vale do Rio Geres in the north of Portugal. 

A commissioned watercolor painting about Castelo de Vide, a charming medieval village in Alentejo Portugal.

I hope you will like this new selection from my watercolour paintings introducing Portugal. All of these original paintings are already sold from my Karavella Atelier Etsy Shop where 20% sale running now in February month of 2023) I ship them myself worldwide from Portugal, shipping cost included independently of the destinations.

In my Portugal Paintings Collection, you will find all of my paintings as art prints in variety of sizes, such as ready to hang Stretched Canvas or Framed prints, Acrylic, Metal prints, also as frameable greeting cards, and more. The Official Website of Dora Hathazi Mendes is powered by Fine Art America producing and shipping prints from US and EU locations, depend on the location of the order.
Thank you very much for supporting my art! Dora

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