susana bravo`s art work

"Beyond" Beyond  Beyond the sea, beyond the mirror , beyond life, "Beyond" of who sees further, the truth is that as we move along the path of living the more we value, life.And we go on, dreaming , adding on aspirations, experiences, knowledge, disappointments, love everything that make us unique and human. This painting speaks to us about someone that takes a step back to see, feel and live. "Beyond" 150x150cm oil on canvas 2

The Lionesses Crossing  Oil and dry pastel on canvas  78 inches x 39 inches 2017   People say when a woman is fierce, be careful she is a lioness. Nature has turned the lioness into a symbol of motherhood, protection, perseverance and courage, the lioness fights, hunts and ultimately always wins her prize, she loves and protects, she crosses the savannah with a portly stride, secure and majestic, she is alive . In life all paths are choices, all alternatives are risks, most times we ponder which route to take, the safest one, the one that offers the unknown, do we dare? This painting “The Lionesses   crossing “ is about these choices , these crossings I am trying to show that options are brave and it takes courage to change .      

"InBetween" "There no foreign lands is only the traveller that is foreign"Robert Lewis Stevenson There are no foreign lands. It is the only traveler who is foreign. ", Robert Louis Stevenson. Stevenson was born in Scotland in the century XIV,   he was endowed with a literary gift. Sadly, like so many in his time , he died too soon, too young, with many adventures to live. But among his testimonies, Stevenson due to his weak health, travelled often   and he describes his travels: trips to distant places, trips of self discovery, his travels were also within oneself . "Inbetween" depicts one of these travels.   A journey to the end of the Universe or just around the corner. "Inbetween" can be any   journey, without a   specific destination, but one of   knowledge, learning and freedom . Yes, "Inbetween" can be any journey, made by anybody , but one   that represents us all. "Inbetween" can be an indefinite journ...

Facts about myselfI am terrible parker I paint, draw, create as a way to celebrate life I own a life size  white china dog Once in Mexico somebody tried to shoot me and my friends for no apparent reason  I feel happy sitting on a peer and looking down at big body of water Apples and bread are delicious The weakest point in my body are my feet I used to love dressing up but not anymore I love  long Autumn shadows I just loose myself when I paint China DOG

Non stop voyage "Non stop voyage" 100x200cm Mixed on canvas ”Non stop voyage" is the title of this painting, but it isn`t   a journey without interruptions, alias in this I represent many pauses, many turning times, many crossroads, the stops are not fixed,   they are fluid, flexible and busy. In my paintings I represent and tell personal stories, these stories can be only a moment, do not need to have physical movement, displacement of the body, we can be quiet and in a second everything happens inside us. One of the voyage’s that I represent in this painting   is the life of A`Si, a Macanese boy born into a large family who lived in a reed boat, A'Si was given to the Captain of a Portuguese ship, a better future was the what   the boy's parents wanted. A`Si   came to Portugal, he went to live with the family of the commander. As an adult   he lived in Serra da Estrela married anf had six children. A great trip, a life trip, a full li...

"A convenient harbour for me" 160cm x160cm 63inches x 63inches Mixed media on canvas: oil;collage;drypastels; charcoal... Painting was photographed by Hugo Almeida Detail   Detail   Detail   In my studio when the painting was in progress   Detail   Detail   detail