Summer Colors

This is my entry at June's Theme Week at E-bay ACEO group


ACEO 3.5x2.5 inches. Available here

Since ever watermelon's been my favourite fruit, I can be ill and feel bad but I can't say "no" to a watermelon slice. I've always tought that this preference is due to the fact that I'm born at summertime and am totally summer addicted (hate cold, hate fog, hate anything that's winter relatated with the only exception of Chritsmas time).

Guess what? I ate the whole slice before painting it (it was bigger than in the paint) and had to use a photo for reference!

Keys of my home

I had this aceo size paper on my hand and wanted to do something that didn't take much time to be painted, no ideas (also if my head is a sort of vulcano sometimes I have troube in finding the right inspiration).
Than come hubby putting my keys on the table to send me checking the mail. There they lied for a while, just the time to sketch it down and add some color.


ACEO 3.5 x 2.5 inches

Forever young

This is not really new, I painted it a while ago, but since I forgot to show it, I think it's the right season to do.



Watercolor 13x10 inches on Favini 350 gms/180lbs paper.

Stealing Candies - NFAC

I listed today in E-Bay NFAC (Nibblefest art Contest) this paint.
The NFAC is monthly themed art contests. Contests run from the 20th to the 27th of every month. All artwork is listed at 99¢ with no reserve!

This is my entry.


"Stealing Candies" 5 x 7 inches Watercolor on Fabriano paper.
Click Here to place a bid

What happens when everybody's out of home busy at work and at school?
Have you ever wondered why your children continue to deny the disappearance of such an amount of candies from the sideboard?
Here is revealed the true truth!


Work in Progress

Call for artists.

While strolling in Facebook's highways I discovered this "call for artists", due to its title I entered to have a look. I was fashinated by the subject, a strong and deeply thoughful (is it allowed to say "thoughful"?) topic for a painting challange.
The title is "A BOOK ABOUT DEATH", cool isn't it?

I wasn't sure I would have entered in this cyclopic attempt, but this seed has put roots in my brain, and now roots are in my stomach and I'm thinking that I WANT to do it.

I went in contact with its promoter, Mr. Rose, and he asked me to translate the descriprion of the exibition in italian, which I did pleasently because I feel that the more we are the better it is.
The exibition will be in New York at the EMILY HARVEY FOUNDATION.

What's nice its that you don't have to bring your paint there, and the originals remains in your property, so anyone from everywhere can partecipate.

I invite you to have a look at the prospect and eventually to join it!

I'd like to hear and see what you think about death, having lost the last year 3 very dear persons I'm very much into this subject, have you ever thought to paint the death?
The feelings it brings to you?
Don't you feel that we just avoid to talk about death because it's too much sad, too much personal???
I hope to see some of your feeling popping out in your blog and in the one of the exibition too.
Thanks for reading.

Flowers, Flowers... and more Flowers

This is not my favourite subject to paint, (if I ever had one LOL).

But here are the works I delivered for Francesca's First Communion.
The only fact that she loved all was just a prize for me!


Ninphea 6x4 inches (10x15 cm)


Wild Rose 6x4 inches(10x15 cm)


Fucsia 6x4 inches(10x15 cm)


Rose 6x4 inches(10x15 cm)



Apple Flower 6x4 inches(10x15 cm)


Tropical flower 6x4 inches(10x15 cm)


Tulips 6x4 inches(10x15 cm)

What's supposed I'm doing at this time.

I have decided: I'm not a good blogger.
I'd like to post more often and to say here much more interesting things, but I don't do it.
Why?
It's simple, I can't find the time to do all the things I love or must do.
I always miss a half day, each day, to spend doing things I usually don't do.

Well, you should be asking what I'm doing in this days, I'm not painting that much, not in the sense I'd mean I usually paint, I'm preparing a gift for Francesca, my friend Sabrina's daughter. Francesca will have her First Communion on May 3rd and I'm preparing a set of OSWOA painting that she'll give to her relatives and friends at the party that will follow the ceremony.
Theoretically the most important Christian Festivity is the Baptism
(Shower), but as we usually give it to the baby when he/she's very little, it becomes that the First Communion is the real first act one can do participating in first person.

So fine, Francesca came to my show and watch all the paintings I hanged to the wall and she decided she loved the flowers with the green painted matte; here I go and I'm preparing those for her. It's not a big work, it will be 8 or max 10 little paintings, I'll show 'em here if won't be in a hurry and if I'll be able to take some pics.

I want to add a picture of what's happening here around, spring is blooming, it rains a lot and when the sun pops out the clouds it's too hot!

My peach tree (in a vase and coming from a seed that the boys planted 3 or 4 years ago)

Liliac in the school's garden

Peony, my favourite flower at this time!

Have a great time you all!