His digital landscapes are both surreal and fantastical. Color is a central theme in his works—his “Pure” series features works digitally painted in one color. Frades says: “Life is in color: the blue days, the red in a cloth, the yellow sun of the south of Spain…all is color. The structure of a work is in shades of grey (value), but the salt is color. It’s the most wonderful physical propriety in the Universe.”