Houses that have life: the beautiful works of the Portuguese illustrator Francisco Fonseca

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I recently discovered one of them on Instagram: the young Portuguese illustrator Francisco Fonesca, who develops his work from the city of Porto. I confess that I like his work more and more, because his paintings reflect houses and buildings as if they were alive, with a wonderful use of colors and light. To create them, Francisco uses both traditional media and digital tools. Yesterday he published a video on his YouTube channel in which he explains what inspires him to create his works:

Here you can see the process of creating one of his digital works, using different Photoshop tools:

And here you can see how he makes one of his works on paper, in a much more traditional way:

In addition to working with a screen and on paper, Francisco also makes murals, such as this one he painted on the facade of a building in the city of Amarante, in northern Portugal:

Francis often uses real houses as a reference, such as this one, located in Rome:

From there, Francisco created this work, in which the house comes to life with very vivid colors:

Here we can see another version of the same motif, but at night. Francisco's night paintings have a light that is magical:

In addition to bringing the exterior of buildings to life, Francisco is also capable of making truly beautiful images of interiors, such as this work in which he shows his studio:

Below these lines, a room with its particular use of color and light:

If you like his work, Francisco Fonseca sells his work through his Etsy shop. You can also follow his creations on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. I leave you here with some more examples of his work, and I take this opportunity to congratulate him on his works. It's great that there are still illustrators who do this type of art.