Lis Watkins accepted the invitation with a lot of enthusiasm as she had never been in Lisbon even though she greatly enjoyed seeing pictures of the streets, colourful houses and tiles, brought by friends who had been to Portugal. Croydon, the part of south London where she lives, also has trams, just like Lisbon, so this gave her a reason to think she would feel at home.  

Her original technique of using watercolour and A3 paper attracted a number of interested onlookers while she was sketching. When she was preparing for the journey, she made a point of bolstering her supply of watercolours with light yellows and strong blues, so as to capture Lisbon’s unique lighting and atmosphere. 

She was surprised at the variety of landscapes so close to Lisbon. However, if she had to choose the high point of the visit it would be Sintra, a place she had never heard of, with a very special environment and an incredible landscape.

Bairro Alto

 

Praça do Comércio

 

Rua Augusta  



Graça 

 

Belém – Mosteiro dos Jerónimos 

 

Torre de Belém

Belém – MAAT 

 

Parque das Nações - Oceanário 

 

Parque das Nações – Ponte Vasco da Gama 

 

NOS Alive, Algés 



Cascais
 
 

Azenhas do Mar 

 

Sintra 

 

Seteais 



Castelo dos Mouros

  

Setúbal 

 

Convento da Arrábida 

 

Lis Watkins
Lis Watkins is an illustrator. She finds a lot of inspiration in the people and places of South East London and Croydon. She is a graduate of Brighton and Kingston art schools and has published her work in books and magazines. Currently, she is one of the London members of the Urbansketchers.org online community whose mission is “to see the world, one drawing at a time”.

Blog: www.lineandwash.blogspot.co.uk
Twitter: @lineandwash