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Mónica Leitão Mota
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Portuguese visual artist in Canada
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Still here, new and old, things in common. 👁️
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December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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This is not how it started, and I’m ok with that. ➡️➡️➡️🔵
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December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Mark making and drawing in blue blue blue blue blue.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Printing papers, discovering things, exploring options and ways.➡️➡️➡️
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November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Finally starting applying my printed teabag papers. Azulejos in yellow are the first to be collaged. 🟡➡️
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November 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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I’m having a sale, if you’re interested!. 👀
Link is ⬆️⬆️⬆️
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November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Trusting the process, trusting myself. Glazing and waiting for the turning and the adjustment needed. Sighing with relief and feeling the excitement. 👁️➡️
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November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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The three amigos. Mixed media on stretched canvas, tea bag paper monotypes are the main focus of my work, where elements are layered and layered and layered. 👁️
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November 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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I remember going to Óbidos when I was a child, on a school trip, walking on the castle wall feeling very courageous and loving being adventurous, surrounded by the medieval atmosphere.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Well, still here, mixing golden elements everywhere. And different patterns, in light periwinkle/blue small markings . 👁️👁️👁️
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November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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The green mountains are my absolute fave, strangely enough. Playing with green shades and getting the saturation just right was super satisfying, gave me a sense of accomplishment that doesn't come often. 👁️🌳🟢
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October 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Sintra is on my wall, with layers of blue, looking for light and translucency. 💙
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October 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Afternoon light. Wip.👁️➡️
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October 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Still here.👁️👁️👁️👁️👁️
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October 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Sintra is taking form…👁️➡️ Tea bag elements add layers of texture and depth.
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October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Blue skies and something else, wip.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Latest work in progress, mixed in with life’s fragments.Tea bag paper on painted canvas, layered and continually glazed.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Layers of printed and cut tea bag paper.➡️
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September 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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How the layers and textures change, tea bag prints and collage on painted canvas.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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After several glazed layers…the last one was a really light blue and I’m very happy with it!
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September 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Inside garden, working on several surfaces simultaneously, shifting perspectives and layers. ➡️
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August 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Inside garden, details in red, mixing media on a third wood panel. 🌱
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August 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Touching the sky, blue on white on green 🌱🌾, wood panel from before, now finished.
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August 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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On my table, inside garden in progress. Detailing with tea bag paper elements, drawing and painting on a gelli plate and then printing, cutting and collaging onto the canvas. The layers become richer and deeper slowly and gradually. ➡️➡️
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August 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Secret Garden on the wall, with detail. I feel I’m in the right direction. Again. 👀➡️
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July 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM