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  • Palmo Mare – Serata d’Estate

    A SUMMER EVENING OF ART AND CONVIVIALITY

    On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, on the occasion of the traditional Summer Festival organised by Enzo and Daniela Sermattei at Palmo Mare in Ronchi, Marina di Massa, I had the pleasure of presenting a selection of twelve of my works, some of which were being exhibited to the public for the first time, including After the Night, the Work Is Not Yet Done and The Suspended Stillness of Valletta.

    For one evening, the long row of beach cabins was transformed into a small and original open-air gallery: twelve works, displayed one after another along the walkway, each individually illuminated against the blue walls and white cabin doors. As evening fell, the lights created an unusual and evocative setting, guiding visitors through the entire exhibition.

    More than a hundred people, including regular guests of Palmo Mare and outside visitors, took part in the evening, made even more enjoyable by the clear sky and live music. The aperitif offered by Enzo, with sparkling wine, pappa al pomodoro, couscous, cold cuts and small cream-filled krapfen prepared by the Palmo Mare kitchen, completed an evening of art, encounters and relaxed conviviality by the sea.

    Event Information

    Period: One-off event on August 19, 2026, 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM

    Event curator: GPaolo

    Where: Stabilimento Balneare – Palmo Mare di Ronchi – Lungomare di Levante, 98, 54100 Massa MS (Marina di Massa)

  • July, an Almost Deserted Beach

    Sometimes it is not the grand landscapes that strike me, but the moments that seem to pass unnoticed.

    A little girl, her small dog, the sea before them. No running, no noise. Just time suspended in a simple moment.

    I did not take that photograph with the intention of painting it. It was the image itself that came back to me days later, asking to be transformed into colour.

    On this small 20 × 20 cm canvas, I tried to convey not only a scene, but also a feeling: the freedom that belongs to childhood, when the sea seems endless and a dog on a leash is the perfect companion with whom to explore the world.

    TITLE:   July, an Almost Deserted Beach

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    20 x 20 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    July 2026

    SERIAL N.:

    20260701

    NOTES:

    The subject was painted entirely with a palette knife.

    I observed the scene while walking along the beach at Marina di Massa. The following day, I described it to an AI in order to obtain a preliminary study image, while the final work was created entirely by hand.

    AI does not make the decisions: it accelerates the study phase. The ethical principle lies in two things: not copying other people’s material in a non-transparent way, and openly stating that AI was used as a design aid, while the final artwork—and all the artistic choices—remain my own.

  • The beach bores me

    The beach bores me. When I’m there, I feel bored.

    If it weren’t for Enzo, who allowed me to set up my easel and paint, I would have no choice but to sleep on the deck chair. The Apuan Alps watch over me from above, while in front of me, the beach stretches out before a shimmering sea that fades into the horizon.

    My daughter-in-law posed as a model, and my son, as a photographer, captured this scene, which I then transferred onto the canvas.

    TITLE:   

    The beach bores me

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    50 x 60 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    August 2024

    SERIAL N.:

    20240802

    NOTES:

    Entirely created with a palette knife, except for the face

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