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  • 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

  • Procida – the mosaic of the Gulf

    On August 3, 2022, my wife Luisa and I spent 10 beautiful days in the Gulf of Naples. Naples, Procida, Ischia, Capri and Sorrento. A tour in total tranquility, interspersed with ferry trips, walks, romantic dinners and above all lots of photography.

    In the beautiful Procida we were accompanied by APE taxi by Mr. Peppino who helped us discover the most fascinating corners of the island.

    This winter I then extracted from my photographs of that day perhaps the most classic one which I then reproduced in a painting, all color and depth.

    TITLE:   

    Procida – the mosaic of the Gulf

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 80 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    June 2023

    SERIAL N.:

    20230601

    NOTES:

    Done entirely with a spatula, except for the two planes of sea.

    OWNER:

    Today owned by Valentina and Andrea Macario

  • A rainy day is not the same for everyone

    This Reuters photo struck me in particular. The renunciation and submission to their own living conditions of these two little girls who work in an Indian dyeworks is disarming. In these countries the working conditions of minors are still the same as those that existed in the West over a hundred years ago. Yet it is here that the wealth and well-being that we enjoy is produced.

    Heavy rains have displaced thousands in northeastern Assam state, with no letup in the deluge. Many people have moved to makeshift camps set up by authorities on higher ground [Reuters]

    In this painting I partially learned how to drape a fabric (of which the maestro Fontanini is an excellent author) furthermore I tried to represent an intense and bright environment under a light rain that weighs down the clothes of the two subjects and fabrics hanging from the ropes after the dyeing process.

    TITLE:   

    A rainy day is not the same for everyone

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 60 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    May 2023

    SERIAL N.:

    20230501

    NOTES:

    Painted with a brush

  • Climbing exercise

    I took this photo in Lecce during a trip to Salento in 2022. I find the contrast between the colors of the creeper that overlooks the door and the one that climbs up from below along the wall extraordinary. Unfortunately, the photo does not highlight the color well, which in real life is full and transparent. The back wall was done before starting to paint the creepers with the spatula..

    TITLE:   

    Climbing exercise

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 50 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    April 2023

    SERIAL N.:

    20230401

    NOTES:

    Made with a spatula and brush – Today owned by Andrea Macario

  • Like a feline shiver

    I slipped and the bucket was there, ready, innocent and calm.

    Now all my fur is soaked in water. It’s as if the freezing humidity penetrated under my skin, a sensation I can’t ignore. The cold shakes my soul, forces me to arch my back and tense every muscle in my body.

    And then, the shiver.

    An irresistible impulse runs through me, I shake all my fur, from muzzle to tail, an uncontrolled dance to free myself of this unbearable sensation.

    But the water doesn’t disappear so easily. Little drops fly all around.

    This painting participated in the SMALL is BETTER! Exhibition – from 14 to 21 DECEMBER 2024 at Arte Spazio Tempo, Campo del Ghetto Nuovo, Cannaregio 2877, Venice.

    Curator of the exhibition Gina Affinito, the gallery owner Paolo Bertuzzo and Valentina Recchia, teacher in art therapy at ARTEDO Venice, School of Arts Therapies, for an emotional reading of the works entitled: “SMALL MEETINGS WITH ART THERAPY”

    TITLE:   

    Like a feline shiver

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    20 x 20 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    November 2024

    SERIAL N.:

    20241102

    NOTES:

    Fantasy subject – made with spatula and brush

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