Tag: Mediterranean

  • When the Mediterranean Goes Tropical

    Logbook – Third dive (the most colorful surprise).

    As promised, here comes the third “surprise”: the legendary Parrotfish.
    Through the third porthole, the seabed looks like an underwater carnival: deep velvet-blue water, seaweed swaying like theater curtains, and a swarm of tiny yellow fish zipping by in formation—basically an “official escort.”

    And then, him: feathers? fins? Who knows—but the outfit is pure star power.
    Red, orange, yellow, green, and blue… a full-on color explosion, with the look of someone who absolutely knows he’s the main character. He stares at you as if to say, “Yes, I know. I’m photogenic even underwater.”

    Surprise within the surprise: in the background, a sperm whale appears—huge and discreet—watching the scene with a baffled expression, like the sea’s wise old sage: “A parrot down here? And you in a submarine? The Mediterranean is really putting on a show today.”

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    When the Mediterranean Goes Tropical

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    60 x 60 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    Jan 2026

    SERIAL N.:

    20260103

    NOTES:

    Fictional subject, created solely with a palette knife

    AI used exclusively for preliminary studies; final work created by hand.
    When I use AI, I treat it like a sketching lab. For example, here I gave a precise brief—subject, lighting, materials, even an optical lens effect—and then corrected the output with specific indications (the parrot’s head rotation and observation position, plumage colors, and subjects on the seabed). AI doesn’t decide: it speeds up the study phase. Ethics lie in two things: not opaquely copying other people’s material and honestly declaring that it is a design aid, while the final work (and the artistic choices) remain mine.

  • An unexpected encounter

    Logbook – First dive of our submarine in the Mediterranean Sea.
    I look out through the first porthole… and someone waves at us with tiny paws, like we’re the late bus.

    My son Andrea has already given it a title: “The Catfish.”
    Curious, sweet, and just a little… unpredictable, it peers inside like it’s deciding whether to adopt us. Around us: bubbles, little fish, and that sudden sense of wonder you get when the sea decides to tell you a story.

    In the background, a hammerhead stares, baffled: “Sorry… but who invited the new tenant?” And yet this is only the first surprise of the trip. The next window on the seabed… promises an even more unexpected encounter.

    TITLE:   

    An unexpected encounter

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    60 x 60 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    Jan 2026

    SERIAL N.:

    20260101

    NOTES:

    Fictional subject, created solely with a palette knife.

    AI used exclusively for preliminary studies; final work is handcrafted.
    When I use AI, I treat it like a sketching lab. For example, here I gave a precise brief—subject, lighting, materials, even a lens effect—and then corrected the output with specific indications (the cat’s gaze and subjects in the background). AI doesn’t decide: it speeds up the study phase. The ethics lie in two things: not opaquely copying other people’s material and honestly declaring that it is a design tool, while the final work (and the artistic choices) remain mine.

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