Where all things meet on paper
Pictorial realism inspired by light and dark contrast and imaginary illustration. I work in oils, charcoal and digital, exploring my favourite themes and creative curiosities.

Levante-se uma escola - oil on paper, for A garota não's album named Ferry Gold
Pinturas para o álbum “Ferry Gold” d’ A garota não
Art | Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
Dogs!
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
Seahorses
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
Sadina desenlatada - the triptic of freedom
Sadina desenlatada – the triptic of freedom
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
Sadina girl by the sea
Sadina
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
Sea light – A Água da Figueirinha
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
Home – the Iceberg man
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
Arrábida
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
Sheshells
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
She-owl sequence
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
we are all a fish scale feature
Fish scale Tale
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
Southern Xica from the West
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
A wall in Setúbal, Portugal
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Murals by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
down the oad
Drawing | Painting by Joana Batista
Laica
Drawing | Painting by Joana Batista
The Iceberg Album
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What She Said
Drawing
Crying man
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Charcoal characters
Drawing | Painting by Joana Batista
Mothership
Digital art | Drawing | Painting by Joana Batista
Iceman
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
Drips
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista
She-Owl
Drawing | Illustration by Joana Batista | Painting by Joana Batista