Nocturnal – New York

Carlos Botelho (1940)

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★★★★★beginner friendly

Recreating this painting will help students develop skills in layering colors to create depth and atmosphere, and in using expressive brushstrokes to convey texture and form. It also provides practice in simplifying complex scenes into basic shapes and values.

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