Maria Magro with one of her watercolors, where light and architectural details become fragments of memory. (Credit: Photo provided by the French embassy)
Her watercolors are a reflection of her personality: soft, delicate and discreet. Maria Magro, wife of the French ambassador, has voluntarily accompanied her husband on his various diplomatic missions, the most recent of which brought them to Lebanon. For the watercolorist, preserving the couple — and thus the family — is paramount, in keeping with the traditions of her native country, Portugal. Even though, deep down, she knows she has had to give up her own dreams, it is a choice she fully embraces and whose advantages she recognizes.From city to city, a life on the sidelinesFor Magro, painting goes hand in hand with travel. Over the years and through the cities she has lived in, the watercolorist has developed a body of work deeply tied to the places she has resided in, turning houses, gardens and architectural details into fragments...
Her watercolors are a reflection of her personality: soft, delicate and discreet. Maria Magro, wife of the French ambassador, has voluntarily accompanied her husband on his various diplomatic missions, the most recent of which brought them to Lebanon. For the watercolorist, preserving the couple — and thus the family — is paramount, in keeping with the traditions of her native country, Portugal. Even though, deep down, she knows she has had to give up her own dreams, it is a choice she fully embraces and whose advantages she recognizes.From city to city, a life on the sidelinesFor Magro, painting goes hand in hand with travel. Over the years and through the cities she has lived in, the watercolorist has developed a body of work deeply tied to the places she has resided in, turning houses, gardens and architectural details into...
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