Posted on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Happy New Year to all! 2010 is filled with promise and excitement as the Celebration of Fine Art celebrates it’s 2oth anniversary! Be sure to plan your visit as all 100 artists are gearing up to show their best works for this awesome event opening January 16. Open 7 days a week, 10 am -6pm through March 28. Visit www.celebrateart.com for more details.
This tryptich titled “Casale in Campagna” Fresco on Cement Board is one of the many new pieces that will be on display in my studio No.254 in the Northwest Section of the tent. Hope to see you there soon!
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Posted on Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
A journey to my father’s hometown of Ragusa, will culminate into a series of frescoes of Sicily .
From my mother’s village in Calabria, Ragusa is “close but yet so far.” You can take a bus or train to Villa San Giovanni in the city of Reggio, where a 45 minute ferry takes you across the strait of Messina.
Above is the view towards Calabria from the ferry, below is the view towards Sicily.
From Messina the bus or train continues on to Catania where you need to board a bus to Ragusa….a 12 hour venture. By car it could take as little as 4 but there is some lovely things to see on the way.
Places like Isola Bella above, Toarmina and Castelmonte below.
Upon arrival to Ragusa and the ancient town of Ibla, a Unesco world heritage site, you are faced with the beautiful facade of San Giorgio in a most beautiful piazza.
Navigating through the cobblestoned streets and many stairs throughout the town I came across this lovely scene.
I became inspired to take over 1000 photographs during this 4 day visit. These were both taken from the stairs of Santa Maria delle Scale of which there are over 300!
This fresco on a rustic limestone tile has a 1941 5 centessimo coin inserted into the plaster.
View this and more at the upcoming Celebration of Fine Art in Scottsdale Arizona. www.celebrateart.com
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Posted on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
This is the final installment of “What’s on my easel in real time” edition 1. It has been fun so look for another edition soon. Since my last post I have added 2 sections of plaster to this peice. Giornata 2 (the 2nd section of plaster and my 2nd painting day) was all of the stone work in the background.
Giornata 3 (the 3rd section of plaster and my 3rd painting day) was the scenery in the window.
Now along with Penelope she waits to be transferred. I will let the rest speak for itself, except to say that she needs a name…any suggestions?
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