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  • Phare du Petit Minou

    This lighthouse is built against the Vauban military fort of the same name and aligned with the Portzic lighthouse. It is 26 meters high, reaching 34 meters above sea level, and stands on a giant rock jutting out into the waves. Its main role was to ensure entry to the port of Brest, and for this reason, the French Navy requested its construction in 1839. The lighthouse is built in cut stone extracted from the Aber-Ildut quarry, under the supervision of Louis Plantier, an engineer who participated in the installation of about fifteen lighthouses in Brittany.

    My painting reproduces a photo that takes the lighthouse from a very low angle, capturing the moment of sunset inside the arch of the stone bridge.

    I chose to do it entirely with the spatula and I discovered how important it is for this tool to be flexible and of the right size to enhance each detail. The effect of the spatula is important, especially in the modeling of bodies and masses such as rock and stone.

    I chose a canvas that developed the painting horizontally and in large dimensions, which required much more time and work, with particular attention to capturing and replicating the colors in their right temperature.

    I also loaded the lighthouse light with color, more than it is in reality, because I like to highlight the importance of its function in navigation and in life.

    TITLE:   

    Phare du Petit Minou

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 110 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    July 2022

    SERIAL N.:

    20220701

    NOTES:

    Made with a spatula and finished with a brush

  • My Mother – a Jaguar

    Every cub feels safe with its mother. This security is the first force that leads it into life and “teaches” it to face the world around it.

    Behind them there is the profile of other felines lurking, ready to attack and devour it while it is still a cub. But the mother will teach it the art of defending itself and building its future. The only absolute certainty but, unfortunately, also limited in time.

    TITLE:   

    My Mother – a jaguar

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    70 x 50 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    April 2022

    SERIAL N.:

    20220402

    NOTES:

    Made with brush

    OWNER:

    Today owned by Daniela Incerti and Daniele Marconi

  • The Indian’s Holi Festival

    The Holi Festival of Colors in India is a celebration of the victory of good over evil, with the destruction of the demon Holika. It is celebrated every year on the day after the full moon of the Hindu month of Phalguna, which corresponds to the beginning of March. People celebrate the beginning of spring and other events of the Hindu religion; they parade through the streets sprinkling colored powders on everyone, dancing and singing.

    I saw this photo awarded by Corriere della Sera in the spring of 2022. It was too bright to pass by without looking at it. I immediately filed it in my “photos to draw” folder and, one day, after finishing the tulips and still having many colors left on the palette, I decided to experiment using the spatula.

    At Atelier Crespi I had watched Maestro Fontanini teach this technique to a colleague, Vittorio Ragazzini, and, discreetly, I had understood that the color was mixed a lot on the palette and little on the canvas.

    Thus, and unexpectedly, this painting was born, an expression of the joy and happiness of the subject, who lets himself be shaped and seems to enjoy being modeled by the hands of his friends.

    The shot is by photojournalist Channi Anand (AP)

    TITLE:   

    The Indian’s Holi Festival

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 70 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    March 2022

    SERIAL N.:

    20220302

    NOTES:

    Made entirely with a spatula

  • Red Tulips

    I had just started my painting course when I had the opportunity to accompany my wife to Holland. First stop was the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, an educational and seductive tour, an encouragement to study color and its effect on the perception of reality.

    Although I was enchanted by his Sunflowers, I was afraid of dealing with such an important subject, so I chose a simpler subject: a field of tulips.

    The difficulty of this painting was to represent the most distant flowers, which in the original photograph appeared blurry and poorly defined.

    TITLE:   

    Red Tulips

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 50 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    April 2022

    SERIAL N.:

    20220401

    NOTES:

    Made with brush

    OWNER:

    Today owned by Valentina and Andrea Macario

  • The White Cyclone

    In an oil painting it is always better to start with the darkest colors. Correcting a part of the painting where the white color dominates is always very difficult. This was one of the cornerstones of the school of the master Fontanini (for this reason the apples, that is the first painted subject, had a black background). However, I have always liked challenges and so be it! So I looked for a scene where a white horse runs on a snowy expanse. It seemed to me the best choice to test my limits. Too bad that in the first version I completely got the proportions of the neck wrong and therefore the final version (the one reproduced here) is the second edition of the same subject.

    TITLE:   

    The White Cyclone

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 40 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    March 2022

    SERIAL N.:

    20220301

    NOTES:

    Made with brush

  • Awareness and beauty in the passage of time

    Old Man

    Silently the door of heaven
    closes.
    The night stops waiting.
    The dawn still asleep.
    The sun sleeps supine.
    The sea lingers doubtfully.
    The seagulls still sleepy
    fly like ghosts.
    The golden sand sticks to the feet of an old man.
    The footprints, it seems, hide from others.
    As if he wanted to leave
    this confused land.

    Remembers the past time
    He fears the future time.
    Then he sees among the rocks corroded by furious waves. A familiar flower.
    He remembers when,
    already a man
    he had given it to his wife.
    A sincere smile,
    a tear, now falls on the face.


    Antonio Petrucci
    (2022 Poet)

    TITLE:   

    Awareness and beauty in the passage of time

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 40 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    January 2022

    SERIAL N.:

    20220101

    NOTES:

    Painted with a brush

    OWNER: Now owned by Antonio Petrucci

  • Nostalgia di Sole

    December 2023 – I look out the window and the blinding white light is a solid background that highlights the profile of all the houses that surround me. This Milanese winter erases all the details. I am surrounded by objects cut out from a newspaper and glued onto a white sheet.

    Nostalgia di Sole is so strong and harks back to the months of August, where the sky rivaled the sea and a tenacious lifeguard ensures that this enchantment remains safeguarded.

    TITLE:   

    Nostalgia di Sole

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 40 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    December 2023

    SERIAL N.:

    20231201

    NOTES:

    Made entirely with a brush

  • Cousin’s Cat

    This is my wife’s cousin’s cat: Massimo. It’s a photograph of him that inspired me for the plastic pose and the color that is highlighted by the light coming from the left. The most fun part was making the leaves of the plants that could be placed on multiple levels thanks to the work of the spatula.

    Here a quick intervention by the master Fontanini gave greater roundness and depth to the segments of the fountain.

    TITLE:   

    Cousin’s Cat

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 70 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    October 2023

    SERIAL N.:

    20231002

    NOTES:

    Made entirely with a spatula. except for the basket

    OWNER:

    Today owned by Dr. Massimo Meroni

  • Marsaxlokk – Malta

    Marsaxlokk is a fishing village located in the south-east of Malta. Its picturesque harbor, decorated with colorful boats called luzzu, has become an icon of the island. The Marsaxlokk fish market, held every Sunday, is an unmissable culinary experience. On the evening of July 31, a procession dedicated to Madonna Ta’ Pompej takes place, which is very suggestive.

    That evening, sitting in the last restaurant of the walk, we admired the fireworks that light up the black sea and the Maltese fishing boats that are an unforgettable sight. (photo by my wife Luisa)

    TITLE:   

    Marsaxlokk – Malta

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 100 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    October 2023

    SERIAL N.:

    20231001

    NOTES:

    Made entirely with a spatula

  • Palmo Mare – Ronchi

    In Ronchi in Versilia there is a unique bathing establishment, because it is quiet. Where everyone has their own space and time to think and rest. Where the sun accompanies the beach and the umbrellas in perfect harmony. Everything is slow, rhythmic and elegant in living and respecting. My wife took this photo from our cabin, which inspired me for the light and peace it inspires.

    TITLE:   

    Palmo Mare – Ronchi

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 80 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    July 2023

    SERIAL N.:

    20230701

    NOTES:

    Made entirely with a spatula

    OWNER:

    Today owned by Daniela and Enzo Sermattei

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