Port. The cellars – Roger Bailleul

This watercolor invites you to contemplate the soft light of the banks of the Douro in Porto, Portugal. Roger Bailleul, through his meticulous attention to light and architecture, manages to offer the viewer a poetic escape. The combination of watercolor and Indian ink techniques gives the work a depth and lightness that makes it both captivating and soothing.

This work, created with watercolors and Indian ink, captures the tranquil and picturesque essence of the shoreline. The attention paid to the reflections of the water and the softness of the colors convey serenity. Each brushstroke is imbued with my passion for light and architecture, inviting a poetic reverie. Roger Bailleul

13 x 40 cm

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Analysis of the work » Porto. The cellars” by Roger Bailleul

Made in watercolor and Indian ink, this work captures with particular delicacy the tranquil and picturesque essence of the shores of the Porto cellars. The extensive horizontal composition, dominated by soft and soothing tones, immediately establishes an atmosphere of serenity. This choice of chromatic palette, subtly nuanced, recalls the Mediterranean warmth, while emphasizing the peaceful calm of the waters of the Douro.

Roger Bailleul demonstrates here an impressive mastery of reflections on water. The almost evanescent touches of watercolor wonderfully reproduce the shimmering surface of the river, where the houses with orange roofs and the green vegetation are reflected with an almost dreamy lightness. The finesse of the contours and architectural details, sketched in Indian ink, highlights the inseparable link between architecture and its natural environment, a central theme in the artist's work. The juxtaposition between the precise ink and the diffuse hues of the watercolor creates a balance between the rigor of the drawing and the fluidity of the colors.

One of the great successes of this work lies in the way in which Roger Bailleul manages to translate a diffuse and soothing light. The buildings, bathed in soft light, seem suspended in time, frozen in a moment of tranquility. The hill in the background, tinted with golden yellow, adds a touch of warmth to the whole and reinforces this impression of a peaceful end of the day, conducive to daydreaming.

The architecture of the Port Cellars, famous for its historic character, is rendered with an elegant simplicity that highlights its monumentality while preserving a humble and accessible charm. Each brushstroke invites prolonged contemplation, where the beauty of the place is shown without excessive flourishes, but with touching sincerity.