Archive for March, 2011

Vive la France!

Posted on Monday, March 21st, 2011

Coaxed by circumstance and coincidence France has become the subject of these new works.

French Chateau fresco on travertine

Always willing to move and grow I welcomed the change of scenery just like a cool breeze on  a summer’s day.

Lavender Field fresco

As I painted this lavender field of Provence I was reminded of a wonderful trip of my youth spent meandering through Europe as a newlywed buying  chocolate in Switzerland, a fresh warm baguette in France, and enjoying the pairing in the countryside much like this.

Grapes on Tegola

And who can think of Italy or France without thinking of wine and grapes. This 300 year old terra cotta roof tile was the perfect rustic backdrop for a cluster of grapes.

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Liana Sofia Tumino

Celebrating 19 years of continued exploration and specialization in fresco painting, an ancient art that requires painting into wet plaster with pure pigment.

Liana Sofia creates small to medium frescoes on panels of wood, tile, stone or cement board, while larger works are detachments from wall to cloth, the result of a restoration process called “The Strappo Technique.” or Fresco detachments.

Rich with the memory of the moment of capture, each fresco begins with a photograph taken within the villages of Liana Sofia's parents and grandparents. She aims to re-live the experience and beauty of each place as she paints it, to evoke a sense of presence to the viewer.

Fine art collectors across the country have become intrigued by Liana Sofia's work when they understand the historical significance of the medium as well as it’s challenges,complexity and unique beauty.

Italian Film I LOVE!

*Golden Door (Nuovomondo)
The Leopard (Gattopardo)
Mafioso
Cinema Paradiso
Kaos
Respiro
Life is Beautiful
*The Tiger and the Snow (La Tigre e la Neve)
Il Postino
The Flowers of St Francis
The Bicycle Thief
*Mid-August Lunch(Pranzo di Ferragosto)
Wildflower (Fiorile)
Quiet Chaos (Caos Calmo)
The Nativity Story (well not
Italian but filmed in Calabria)

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