Saudade Canvas Print

Saudade, a word in Portuguese that has no direct translation in English. It describes a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves. Moreover, it often carries a repressed knowledge that the object of longing may never return. Original photography with texture applied. Location: Gun Cay, Bahamas

Deborah is a photographer and painter living in historic Georgetown, South Carolina. Her inspiration comes from literature, fine arts, and the natural world. Many of her abstracts and mandala designs are created from her original photographs of flora and fauna and she is fond of creating digital illustrations and abstracts that blend Victorian Art Nouveau with modern techniques and styles. If you would like to see images of the original paintings posted here as they would look framed and hung, please email.