Anna Santos / Works

Works.

Landscapes, portraits, nature and other ways of seeing. Discover Anna Santos’s painting at your own pace.

Where the Sky Rests. A mountain landscape meets its reflection in the water. Between sky and shore, light traces a place of stillness.

Where the Sky Rests

Nostalgic. A portrait of Frida Kahlo, her gaze lowered, among flowers and warm tones. The quiet expression invites a longer look.

Nostalgic

Me. A small bird among windswept ears of grain. Closely related tones and loose brushstrokes bring the landscape close to the feeling of a fleeting moment.

Me

Bridge of Secrets. A bridge crosses the woodland light. Reflections carry the colour of the branches and the changing seasons into the water.

Bridge of Secrets

Grandeur. Outstretched wings fill a snowy landscape. The detail of the feathers and the shadow below give presence to the bird’s movement.

Grandeur

Douro Vineyards. A path winds through the terraces of the Douro. A figure seen from behind connects the geometry of the landscape with the work of those who tend it.

Douro Vineyards

Cataleya. A white orchid against a dark background. Light reveals subtle shifts of colour and the delicate volume of the petals.

Cataleya

Provocative Frida. Flowers, reds and a gaze directed beyond the canvas. A portrait of Frida Kahlo shaped by the relationship between expression and colour.

Provocative Frida

Sunset. Blues and oranges meet in the last light of day. The course of the water draws the eye through the landscape.

Sunset

The Grape Harvest. Among leaves and terraces, the human figure gives scale to the landscape. A harvest scene where land, colour and work come together.

The Grape Harvest

Presence in Absence. An animal portrait with a direct gaze, set among the wood and shadows of its surroundings.

Presence in Absence

Branches in Bloom. Dark branches and small pale blossoms against a warm background. The spaces between the forms become part of the rhythm of the composition.

Branches in Bloom

Vintage 1965. Glass, wine and grapes in a restrained composition. Reflections and transparency place light at the heart of this still life.

Vintage 1965

Amendoim. The gaze and tilt of the head bring us close to the animal. Brushstrokes follow the direction and warm variations of its fur.

Amendoim

Parrot. A close view of a bird, between deep blues, yellows and the dark shape of its beak.

Parrot

Amish Farm. An expansive sky above fields and small buildings. The landscape finds balance between the light of the clouds and the greens of the land.

Amish Farm

Falcone and Borsellino. Two faces close together, connected by the direction of their gazes. A restrained palette focuses attention on the relationship between the figures.

Falcone and Borsellino

In My Arms. An embrace brings the figures together in a centre of blues and shadows. Gesture and closeness give shape to the intimacy of the scene.

In My Arms

Sick breast. Leaves and organic forms overlap in greens and ochres. A composition where the observation of nature opens into experimentation.

Sick breast

Vine Leaf. A vine leaf fills the frame in magentas, violets and ochres. Veins and branches organise the intensity of the colour.

Vine Leaf

Enchantment. A figure in red beside the water, in a garden filled with light. The arm’s gesture and the movement of water guide the composition.

Enchantment

The Magic of Stone. A gate between stone walls beneath the shade of a vine. Textures, greens and small touches of colour give depth to the scene.

The Magic of Stone

Quiet Strength

Faruk

The Flamingo. Pinks, salmon tones and the dark line of the beak trace the curved outline of a flamingo. A pastel pencil work.

The Flamingo

The Cat. A cat’s green eyes appear in a close view. The direction of its fur and contrasts of black and white intensify its gaze.

The Cat

In Love. Two penguins incline their heads towards one another against violets and blues. The relationship between the figures shapes the composition’s rhythm.

In Love

Douro River. The river curves through the terraces and mountains of the Douro. Greens, ochres and blues build successive layers of landscape.

Douro River

Frida and scarab. A portrait of Frida Kahlo in greens and reds, with her hair gathered up and small jewellery details. Her frontal gaze anchors the composition.

Frida and scarab

Happy Frida. Frida Kahlo’s face rests on her hand amid pale blues and whites. A serene expression in a close view.

Happy Frida

Frida and Her Monkey. Frida Kahlo appears beneath branches and flowers, accompanied by a small monkey. A green background connects the portrait to elements of nature.

Frida and Her Monkey

Thinking. A portrait of Frida Kahlo with folded arms, wrapped in a red shawl. A restrained background gives space to her expression and the colour of the fabric.

Thinking

Frida Among Flowers. Flowers and branches surround a portrait of Frida Kahlo in red. A hand beside her face introduces a gesture of pause.

Frida Among Flowers

Bonsai Triptych. A tree extends across three stacked canvases. Branches and trunk connect the triptych’s different fields of colour.

Bonsai Triptych

Equestrian Portrait. A mounted figure occupies a light-filled landscape. The horse’s movement and details of clothing give rhythm to the equestrian scene.

Equestrian Portrait

Frida in Limbo. A frontal portrait of Frida Kahlo, crowned with flowers, against a green background. Contrast between face and foliage focuses the gaze.

Frida in Limbo

Time. Slender branches and small flowers cross a background of oranges and yellows. The tree’s dark line creates a drawing suspended in space.

Time

Dolphins. Two dolphins move through intense blues and white foam. Their diagonal bodies follow the movement of the water.

Dolphins

My Refuge. An open book, a candle and small objects form an intimate setting, between the table and the light.

My Refuge

The Six Senses. Hands, eyes and colourful shapes meet in a symbolic composition, between the body and nature.

The Six Senses

Motherhood. A group of foxes gathers against a dark background. Their warm colours draw the eye towards a gesture of closeness.

Motherhood

Artist’s collection

Padel Player. A padel player is depicted in motion, her racket raised and her gaze directed towards the game.

Padel Player

Missing a Four-Legged Friend. A brown-and-white dog rests in the grass, attentive to the viewer.

Missing a Four-Legged Friend

Giraffe. A giraffe’s face fills the foreground, among trees and green foliage.

Giraffe

Sunflowers. A bouquet of yellow sunflowers opens in a vase, contrasting with a green background.

Sunflowers

Red Lovebird. A lovebird with red and green plumage appears in close-up, its pale beak standing out.

Red Lovebird

Storm. Clouds in shades of blue cross the sky in a composition of light and movement.

Storm

See You Soon. A pale rose and an almost transparent glass meet against a luminous background.

See You Soon

Nomad. A green scarf surrounds a face looking straight ahead, among fabrics in warm colours and patterns.

Nomad

Buddha. A seated figure seen from behind contemplates a landscape of water and greenery, framed by warm tones.

Buddha

Meditation. A meditating figure appears beside a wall marked by texture and vegetation.

Meditation

Circular Composition. A circle of radial strokes anchors the composition, surrounded by gestures and textures in dark tones.

Circular Composition

Commitment. Intertwined hands occupy the centre of a heart of colourful patterns, against a warm sky.

Commitment

The Magic of the Wind. A winding trunk and flowering branches cross a pink-toned background, among leaves and flowers that seem to follow the movement of the wind.

The Magic of the Wind

Commissioned paintings

A painting, a story of your own.

Anna Santos welcomes painting commissions. Share your idea, subject and the dimensions you have in mind. The process begins with a conversation about your wishes and what can be created.

Discuss a commission

Subject, format and timeframe are agreed directly with the artist.