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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Reworked again, still not finished. Blue landscapes, possibly underwater, mixing media, mark making study. . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmedia #collage #artisticprocess @bsky.art

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Completed and available. A blooming garden at the end of the Summer so I can remember its colours and warmth throughout the next season. 👁️ 🔵🔴🟡🟠 . Mixed media on 30” x 40” stretched canvas. . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmedia #collage #painting @bsky.art

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Engaging with colour, a different direction and approach suddenly became obviously present 👁️. . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmedia #monotype #artisticprocess @bsky.art

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Reworking/exploring, colour studies and texture experiments. 👁️↔️➡️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #monotype #colourstudies @bsky.art

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Beautiful landscapes, taking advantage of these surroundings while Summer is still here. Blues, greens, texture, line… . #contemporanyart #collage #mixedmediaart #nature #trees @bsky.art

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Colours of my garden, greens and yellows trying to stay bright and alive. 👁️ 🌱🌳 30”x40” mixed media canvas in progress. . #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #monotype #collage #gardencolour #art @bsky.art

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Blue landscapes, in progress. Larger scale, building layers, cicada paper monotypes in 🔵. ➡️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #bluelandscape #collage @bsky.art

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Blue landscapes, where roots grow and define their path. 👁️🔵🌿 . Mixed media on a 20”x24” stretched canvas (acrylic, monotypes on cicada paper, oil pastel). . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #landscape #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Before and after, playing with layers. Acrylic, oil pastel and monoprints/monotypes on cicada paper. 🌱 . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #monotype #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Colour studies, oil pastel on layers of acrylic and cicada paper collage. Drawing/mark making exposed layers of greens, then applied oil pastel as a final textured layer. . #drawing #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #artisticprocess #collage #art

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

A colour study, mixing acrylic, oil pastel and monoprints and monotypes on cicada paper. 🌱 . 20” x 24” stretched canvas, available soon on my website (after the usual layers of varnish). 🌱 . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #monotype #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Of trees and branches and lines and skies and m o r e.🌳🌳🌳➡️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #monotype #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Floresta submersa. Updated blue forest, new monotypes were used for last and final contrasting elements. 👁️🌳 . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #monotype #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Lines and shapes and colour finding their way👁️ Rice paper and oil pastel + paint, a small study of what more is possible in the next few experiments.👁️➡️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #workinprogress #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Detail. Small studies, not studies, practising spontaneous and speedy movements, reactions and conclusions = joyful experiences.👁️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #artisticprocess #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Shiny people wandering with a tree on a wall under a bright blue sky. 👁️🌳➡️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #printmaking #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

There’s People in the Trees, walking on blue leaves and talking to each other. 👁️🌳 . Detail. . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #printmaking #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

People and trees, golden people on top of blue leaves. 👁️🌳 . Mixed media on stretched canvas, 20” x 24”. . #escultormartinscorreia #mixedmediaartist #mixedmediacollage #goldleaf #mygarden #art

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Changes and transformations, sometimes they work.👁️➡️➡️➡️ . #mixedmediaart #workinprogress #gold #mygarden #ultramarine #art

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Strange shapes and patterns and textures, now it’s finished. A last layer of wax to balance the shine and accentuate the texture that can be touched and felt all over the canvas. 👁️ Because I just have to touch it.👁️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #printmaking #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

People with trees. Red trees. With textured trunks and stems. And a blue forest. 👁️. . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #printmaking #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

People with Trees, along with People in Trees and perhaps more of the kind next. 👁️🌳🧍 Mixed media on canvas (fabric, acrylic paint, oil pastel, tea bag paper). . #art #martinscorreiaescultor #mixedmediaart #printmaking collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

These were featured @saatchiart, then Sintra was sold 😵‍💫 and now it’s on its way to a lovely collector in the United States! 💙✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ . #saatchi #sintra #mixedmediaartist #collage #contemporaryartwork #art

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

And more changes, yes. Last one reworked, also added organic, funky forms and patterns using tea bag printed monotypes. . #mixedmediaart #collage #monotypeprint #organicforms #contemporaryartist

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Another reworked piece, added more pattern and texture. It’s a bright and happy this one. 🔆👁️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #printmaking #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I reworked this piece to incorporate larger white blooms. The smaller ones with tiny red centres are still there beneath. It feels right now. 👁️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #printmaking #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

After sanding away all the unnecessary shine on the indigo background, exposing some texture and applying a layer of wax. Much better result, still hard to photograph.👁️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #printmaking #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Not about people, after all, the garden won the battle and trees and plants will conquer everything in the end. 30” x 40” stretched canvas, mixed media with painting and collaged tea bag monotypes. . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #printmaking #collage

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Growing stems and branches, establishing deeper roots, trying to kiss the sky. 👁️➡️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #gelliprinting

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Decided for a really, really saturated indigo. Hoping for a good and bold contrast next. Or not. 👁️🤞➡️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #gelliprinting

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

A work in progress. People in trees, green that was supposed to be blue, a larger scale again 😬, so many doubts and hesitation. Building up the layers. 🌳➡️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #gelliprinting #treeoflife

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Working on creating monotypes for my next series. Experimenting with image transfer on the gelli plate, some good results, some not. My focus is shifting to people, human figures, faces. 👁️➡️➡️➡️ . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #people #gelliprinting

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Happy corner, mixed media on canvas (acrylic paint, oil pastel, collage with tea bag printed monotypes). 🔵👁️🔵 . #art #contemporaryartist #mixedmediaart #gelliprinting

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Juxtapositions, evolution of something green, mixing media and watching it happen. 🌳🟩👁️➡️ . #art #paperart #mixedmediaart #monotype #collage #blueskyart

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Mónica Leitão Mota @monicaleitaomota.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Added oil pastel for contrast and extra texture.👁️👁️ . #art #blueskyart #mixedmediaart #blue

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