This morning when I went to San Telmo to pick up my Fileteado Porteño picture from Martin, he suggested I visit a church just around the corner. I had often seen this church and one of these days I will sketch the beautiful outside of it.
But Martin told me an old fileteador had created and donated a wonderful collection of fileteado and donated it to the church, so I did pop in and have a look. It was amazing. Not only are there paintings around the entire church, but some of the church furniture, such as the altar and the door, also had fileteado motifs.
Here are just a few photos I took inside.
Ah my dear they are lovely. I may have missed you telling us what the definition of this style of painting is. Is it done in oil paint? Is it defined by style? I love the one you did and look forward to seeing it!
Thank you Sharon. It’s called Fileteado Porteño, and was originally painted on carriages about a hundred years ago. You still see it a lot here, on shop windows, buses and signs. It’s done with ordinary paint such as you might use for your kitchn cupboards, but it’s the brushes that are very special. I’ll definitely bring mine to our first dinner back in Toronto!