tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55008665190196917052024-02-07T14:49:27.375+01:00ART By LoredanaMy life is in colors my dreams in watercolors!Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-16988428350671331562011-04-02T16:13:00.001+02:002011-04-02T16:13:45.102+02:00Fishermen - 6 of spades in 2011 ACEO Playing Card Deck<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artbyloredana/5581667429/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/5581667429_8dd68fb834.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artbyloredana/5581667429/">Fishermen - 6 of spades in 2011 ACEO Playing Card Deck </a>, inserito originariamente da <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artbyloredana/">Loredana Mariotto</a>.</span></div><p>ACEO 2,5 x 3,5 - watercolor on Fabriano 300 gms paper.<br />Painted for the 3rd ACEO Playing Card Deck at Ebay Aceo Group. This year I have the 6 of Spades.<br /><br />Tis is from a pic I took in Zanzibar a couple years ago. The color of the sky and the mix of bluish of the sea gives a great contrast to the white if the sails of this little boats.<br />The boats are carved in a single piece of wood and yhis wood looks so black.<br />Fishermen don't love that people takes pics of them or better they'd like to gain some money from this but my camera was powerfull enough to be able to get son excellent shoots that are perfect for some more paintings!</p>Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-43473180084165430392011-01-15T12:04:00.004+01:002011-01-15T12:16:09.488+01:00Edelweiss II<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artbyloredana/5356280067/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5043/5356280067_054b8e568e.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 368px; height: 250px;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artbyloredana/5356280067/">Edelweiss II</a>, inserito originariamente da <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/artbyloredana/">Loredana Mariotto</a>.</span></div><p>I know I must give you all my apologize for not posting for a so long time, but those of you who know me from a long time knows how lazy and how busy I am. So, forgive me and post your comment on my last paint.<br />Hugs to tou all! :)</p>Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-15650194032895451192010-03-12T15:34:00.004+01:002010-03-12T15:40:29.041+01:00Piazza Vittorio - Torino<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artbyloredana/4381177391/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/4381177391_e0ff650a7e.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 389px; height: 294px;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artbyloredana/4381177391/">Piazza Vittorio - Torino</a>, inserito originariamente da <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/artbyloredana/">Loredana Mariotto</a>.</span></div><p>This was made for my friend Rebecca Salcedo.</p>Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-37505427076081997502010-03-11T14:13:00.005+01:002010-03-11T15:09:24.417+01:00Like Louis Comfort TiffanyDo you like Tiffany lamps? I've a passion for it, maybe because of all this color mixed and well standing alone at the same time, or maybe because of their fashionable light, you notice it when there's one in a room.<br /><br />It's a while that I have this in mind and found a little time last thuesday, while I was painting with my friend Gabriela. I thought it would have been a nice and easy exercise, something you can do in a sort of doodling... if you ever think like me, forgive it and get a try, it took me 3 days to get to an end.<br />IT'S NOT SO EASY!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Wisteria brench.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xfw5Us4N-HcHcqzdGPU-Arh34hBgAlcmXB5EgjX3SmiPJJa1KkeI-0yJTi7XzEeftW3drDbgCl4j1Goxwpli47CmW71il1HUbE_BD0me4XlTpxSWV6CHK_un2_7d59obAUPAfJpCeOg/s1600-h/Wisteria+Brench+Copy_final+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xfw5Us4N-HcHcqzdGPU-Arh34hBgAlcmXB5EgjX3SmiPJJa1KkeI-0yJTi7XzEeftW3drDbgCl4j1Goxwpli47CmW71il1HUbE_BD0me4XlTpxSWV6CHK_un2_7d59obAUPAfJpCeOg/s320/Wisteria+Brench+Copy_final+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447377257321595042" border="0" /></a>Watercolor on Arches 140lbs paper painted with Winsor & Newton paints.Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-186298813437760332010-02-16T16:35:00.004+01:002010-03-12T16:55:05.710+01:00Hi all,<br />again I missed to post here since had much, really too much things to do, not necessary art related.<br /><br />Last week-end my younger son Davide had his confirmation at Church and this is the last occasion to meet all the relatives together.<br />To prepare this great festivity it took ages because of the weather (snow, snow and again snow) choose the right restaurant cause we live in a hill zone and the snow causes many probs. And finally to prepare the gadget-box of sweets for everyone.<br /><br />In the middle count a couple flues rushes and a run to hospital with the elder son (he was lucky enough to have not broken any bone).<br /><br />Anyway, my dreams of painting are just a little flame in the middle of all this "to do" things.<br /><br />I painted for the gadget and produced 100 bookmarks with a lighthouse this is the result:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcEOfKeZyxS-1AB_ggwe8sVf5t6XZ-5qlqgkg909_MU2PqxaD4q6vgFEcNLAc2KJjl68YZqJqOsu5g3gnXT8E23tMemKsF1pzCagf6vyERemGHCTo3ZxHtMGwVLuog3npFkZd29qltm8/s1600-h/Bomboniere+Davide+%28Small%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcEOfKeZyxS-1AB_ggwe8sVf5t6XZ-5qlqgkg909_MU2PqxaD4q6vgFEcNLAc2KJjl68YZqJqOsu5g3gnXT8E23tMemKsF1pzCagf6vyERemGHCTo3ZxHtMGwVLuog3npFkZd29qltm8/s320/Bomboniere+Davide+%28Small%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438865889995732514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the paint that I used as base of these bookmarks:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDJidFfrAbfw1SH9tW10kke3p5VE8gnTJxRftj7VlYtlJ4l5S2bfokYEtPjl-YQJxJrc0w6tA3GfCAmjUsmh7cviVGAL7dneAhuPzVYpvyb6CSJG1yswooQ_AH6ipVySCflNIiS76CIs/s1600-h/Lighthouse+copy_final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDJidFfrAbfw1SH9tW10kke3p5VE8gnTJxRftj7VlYtlJ4l5S2bfokYEtPjl-YQJxJrc0w6tA3GfCAmjUsmh7cviVGAL7dneAhuPzVYpvyb6CSJG1yswooQ_AH6ipVySCflNIiS76CIs/s320/Lighthouse+copy_final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438869359725143890" border="0" /></a><br />Watercolor on Favini 180lbs paper (approx 10x5,5")Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-54235812988548341932009-11-29T18:11:00.005+01:002009-11-30T09:41:40.152+01:00We Should be Friends<a href="http://shop.ebay.com/lallodicco/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7XkiX3gJZDQrVN4HH9TPiV4yOb-rXIzXLwymJTB1GCDikeo4Nb1oPv7zbzIjNJmBbVBHhWHE9jRhdzC8Z9gzcjy5-ubraFdFwfnPgwm1EFasEhw72J5qlVxZugD4qtTLlZc3YsYsHfI/s1600/pingu+copy_final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7XkiX3gJZDQrVN4HH9TPiV4yOb-rXIzXLwymJTB1GCDikeo4Nb1oPv7zbzIjNJmBbVBHhWHE9jRhdzC8Z9gzcjy5-ubraFdFwfnPgwm1EFasEhw72J5qlVxZugD4qtTLlZc3YsYsHfI/s320/pingu+copy_final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409574768783141634" /></a></a><br />This is my new ACEO, it will be listed at E-Bay tomorrow, November the 30th, Monday, for the Cyber Monday big sale. The Holy Season is here and my soul is in it!Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-64056431020234088462009-11-23T16:00:00.004+01:002009-11-23T16:06:33.093+01:00Enlarging the FamilyThis is a little ACEO made for this month Nibblefest Contest, inspited by this month's subject which is "Holidays"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZnKL2Qilch9OZlce0cCYkFfX-IsyFdyEqHOx6yXuSo1e712v2bcR9UK-ggwXAgrVUWwsh2PXEplf5ncm3Mveyoayv-WcABXzWDC7O1jEx6bG-KEvnaFm20Je3GJ4R7XDtML9KlclFIA/s1600/Enlarging+the+family+blu_final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZnKL2Qilch9OZlce0cCYkFfX-IsyFdyEqHOx6yXuSo1e712v2bcR9UK-ggwXAgrVUWwsh2PXEplf5ncm3Mveyoayv-WcABXzWDC7O1jEx6bG-KEvnaFm20Je3GJ4R7XDtML9KlclFIA/s320/Enlarging+the+family+blu_final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407314377080676866" /></a><br />"Enlarging the Family" <br /><br />In this days I'm working also in a portrait of my EBSQart friend Aimee, I hope I can end it in the next days (still needs some shadows and final touches), but also am working on some ACEOs for the next coming Holy Season. Will show it very very soon! Stay tuned!Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-20496705283442727782009-11-10T11:05:00.005+01:002009-11-10T11:32:57.975+01:00Works in progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JmsM6sPBsV3F8731swT42ofM9TX_CatGwImgwdfbkXo9p07wXUnKnvQzUY7-NdsqNWCFSpFlk52WSKb1W58sK942FGksGUHbeAsd1ebaszbEC28-QM77MPzR79TD0sXRDWz707Vp5Tk/s1600-h/DSCN2932.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JmsM6sPBsV3F8731swT42ofM9TX_CatGwImgwdfbkXo9p07wXUnKnvQzUY7-NdsqNWCFSpFlk52WSKb1W58sK942FGksGUHbeAsd1ebaszbEC28-QM77MPzR79TD0sXRDWz707Vp5Tk/s320/DSCN2932.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402420689332029586" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: left;">The works under the roof are going well, the home painters are working hard and soon (I hope before Friday) everything will be tainted.
<br />In the meantime I worked on some drawings to prepare the next paintings:
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<br />- The portrait of Aimee for the EBSQart Portrait swap 09.
<br />- A few ACEO to be ready for Christmas time.
<br />-The November Challange of my WnW (Watercolor Wet & Wild).
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<br />Now that the decorators are working upstairs, I planned to stay down working with colors on my drawings... Guess what???
<br />My watercolor box is under the plastic cover you see on the table in the picture, all well taped not to be ruined, and I'm here wondering why the hell I was so stupid to left it there!
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" lang="EN-US" ></span></span></div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Loredana/IMPOST%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>14</w:HyphenationZone> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 2.0cm 2.0cm 2.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style>Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-36925267124608922212009-10-26T12:58:00.004+01:002009-10-26T18:22:55.592+01:00In wait...This is a note just to let you know how things are going here.<br /><br />I have some more home-works waiting to be done and when I'll end will be able to dedicate much more time to my artworks.<br /><br />This morning I did the worst: I washed the all the (suit) cases I used this summer, it's a boring work and I hate it but couldn't do any different and had to doit.<br /><br />After writing here I'll go to put a cover to every radiator here at home, 10 in total and some of the caps need some sewing stitches.<br /><br />In the while I need to talk to the home decoartor because we have some works to do here.<br /><br />The good big new is that I'm setting up a little studio for myself. It will be under the roof, near our new bedroom and I can't wait to have it all "well done" as since now my painting room was moved from the kitchen to the dinning-room and vice-versa.<br /><br />A happy note is that my Camelia is in bloom and is giving me a lot of wonderful flowers, a late blooming plant, when I bought it my choice was to give the garden a joyful note in the time when the nature says It's time rest".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGP8PUklnauf5l507CV5-LPgEg56zot0TFC5bbkj1wAyFrFFgBDtcIbkReYryZ3u2EUs0WdXzxUvrMsG8h4n76od0JVIAkvKZmK3a8H-KEEztCqEyOSvO2H-BZQBRk_xXb923iZR4i3aM/s1600-h/DSCF0812.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGP8PUklnauf5l507CV5-LPgEg56zot0TFC5bbkj1wAyFrFFgBDtcIbkReYryZ3u2EUs0WdXzxUvrMsG8h4n76od0JVIAkvKZmK3a8H-KEEztCqEyOSvO2H-BZQBRk_xXb923iZR4i3aM/s320/DSCF0812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396959219397576130" border="0" /></a><br />(((Hugs)))Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-56037135831468219872009-10-14T07:59:00.004+02:002009-10-21T08:06:50.057+02:00The Good Witch and the Naughty Cat<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">HALLOWEEN is arriving.</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX04x8gQc1reioXXDff5CEdFf7mzVd-uNB_G1Pp90sJ4CCj817xSWkcmbBZ0GjMWvZ0I5FsPC2jh29JoQwgRaOFby1xazAyzCQXE5MItxnBgoCdTeR0swP_tHi6W45KZzK7PqPhI0fkJA/s1600-h/Good+witch_final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX04x8gQc1reioXXDff5CEdFf7mzVd-uNB_G1Pp90sJ4CCj817xSWkcmbBZ0GjMWvZ0I5FsPC2jh29JoQwgRaOFby1xazAyzCQXE5MItxnBgoCdTeR0swP_tHi6W45KZzK7PqPhI0fkJA/s320/Good+witch_final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392333620333045122" border="0" /></a>The Good Witch and the Naughty Cat<br />- ACEO - 2,5 x 3,5 inches<br /></div><br />This one was made after an attempt to follow an Anime lesson in a new book I've bought.<br />I don't love all kind of anime, but find that it's a very good way to learn to draw the faces expressions, I hope to go give some more try.<br /><br />Actually <a href="http://cgi.ebay.it/NFAC-Original-Watercolor-Halloween-ACEO-EBSQ-WnW_W0QQitemZ130338805853QQcmdZViewItemQQptZArt_Paintings?hash=item1e58cc585d">this Aceo</a> is listed at Ebay.Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-71612313252853940622009-10-09T16:57:00.005+02:002009-10-10T14:06:19.497+02:00TOY #1I hadn't much time to paint lately, but when yesterday I read a post from my friend Mary Lewis at my WnW group, talking about a frog I remembered that I had somewhere a sketch ready to became an ACEO. I searched it in the mess that actually is my painting-zone and painted this one. I hope that soem more can follow it.<br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0D8Bk9kkuq5goUXw9Ds4KNHUgiKFS0F6h0cArB47fLZ58Q1p768ftQ66t_4FBhLTl3wQqm6C2VaXcQOE1ua5dX-qdmk0T_Yq4voQ5AIfSYu-EOxkod_5vof086KtLbhQQKjjxgto1D2E/s1600-h/ranocchia+copy_final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0D8Bk9kkuq5goUXw9Ds4KNHUgiKFS0F6h0cArB47fLZ58Q1p768ftQ66t_4FBhLTl3wQqm6C2VaXcQOE1ua5dX-qdmk0T_Yq4voQ5AIfSYu-EOxkod_5vof086KtLbhQQKjjxgto1D2E/s320/ranocchia+copy_final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390616035501645106" border="0" /></a><br />ACEO 3,5 x 2,5 inches<br />Watercolor on Arches 140lbs paper, painted with Artist Winsor & Newton paints.<br /><br /></div> Watercolor of one of my son toys. They're growing and don't play anymore with them, before beeing dismiss in a box in our garage, I want to give a last chance of glory, in hope that one day someone will ask to play again.Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-42029131563823013532009-09-22T17:02:00.006+02:002009-09-22T18:16:59.834+02:00A long summer.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoLUBh77rV_tsp-Rvn8rAGecoKumxueAr9LtttpscRzDscShwW91FQXSjAqTUsyFQQtZQ1DoiQzCwKQOvSv1PGMsfAi_LWjrph3vlaBXPwu_Z90XzchSa5tcv7LirjZqKtyZxiA0vHmE/s1600-h/Toronto70+20-09-09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoLUBh77rV_tsp-Rvn8rAGecoKumxueAr9LtttpscRzDscShwW91FQXSjAqTUsyFQQtZQ1DoiQzCwKQOvSv1PGMsfAi_LWjrph3vlaBXPwu_Z90XzchSa5tcv7LirjZqKtyZxiA0vHmE/s320/Toronto70+20-09-09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384326109180567090" /></a><br /><br />Hi everyone!<br />The summer 's been long and a hard pleasure with the boys at home for 3 months and a half, but I'm back.<br />I'm here and happy to be back to my normal life.<br />I want to give you a possibly short update about my vacations.<br /><br />In July, I went/come to USA and it was a fantastic time.<br />I can't describe every single thing I've been amazed from but I'll tell you about some things I've found quite strange or different from here.<br /><br />At first I want to tell you Americans that you're lucky to be artist in this land, because it's a wonderful inspiring place and because you as artists have a lot of opportunity that here in Italy we don't have. I've seen so many open shows in many towns that here we don't have and neither it's allowed to use open spaces to go and market your art.<br /><br />You're lucky as artists to have so many and big art-suppliers shops. I only bought a thing in USA and it was a big Tom Lynch plastic squared palette (the only space remained in the cases was an external pocket)<br /><br />It was easy to drive in the roads with our satellite GPS but mostly I loved the way you sign the next exits in the highway and the "toll-free" too as we were 4 in the car! (we don't have this here)<br /><br />I loved the 24/24 open markets and I loved to have a policeman inside it I felt really sure going to buy late in the night.<br /><br />I wondered for about 20 days where you Americans go to buy the fresh food, than in Dan Diego I met a nice Italian lady "Hi Daniela" who lives there with her family since 8 years (not to say how little is the world but she is from my same town) and she told me that in USA you have the "Deli" shops...<br />I stood stunned because I thought that a Deli was an Indian Restaurant.<br /><br />I found strange that in San Francisco the same breakfast at Starbucks costs 10$ less than in San Diego, same brand and same breakfast. I must admit that I miss a lot Starbucks, I think we have only one or two just in Milano and Roma.<br /><br />The biggest surprise for me was Los Angeles, I liked it a lot, maybe because I thought it was an horrible town or maybe because we had our hotel near Beverly and Hollywood.<br />The place that disappointed me more was Malibù, I surely prefer Santa Barbara.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7lNZXlXiwWWAvxXGDhpYF6HhnzL_DMB3LgXUUtwHzYX9Eea-AucTqKL7Ydb9MO9tNR7RP9JR0F66LB-_PCfhS5aH8PpH_9gMcCYYpyrPzA9PZ7QbgwZ8DLQ7tMGo_0a9dgiinlP9KWM/s1600-h/Santa+Monica+29-07-09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7lNZXlXiwWWAvxXGDhpYF6HhnzL_DMB3LgXUUtwHzYX9Eea-AucTqKL7Ydb9MO9tNR7RP9JR0F66LB-_PCfhS5aH8PpH_9gMcCYYpyrPzA9PZ7QbgwZ8DLQ7tMGo_0a9dgiinlP9KWM/s320/Santa+Monica+29-07-09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384320176211866594" /></a><br /><br />Just a note about the fact that I had to visit every Entertainment Park on the Road, I could visit only the San Francisco Moma and I didn't liked it much (well the architecture is fantastic), but this is because I don't appreciate a lot the Modern Art in its inner specific definition. Abstract is not in my mood.<br /><br />An other note: I've never seen as many tramps as in San Fran, it hurt my heart.<br /><br />I took about 1200, pics mostly are not related to the landscape or portrait of the family, but mostly are reference for my artworks (i.e. photos of each salt&pepper of each restaurant I visited, people sleeping everywhere, Fed Ex trucks allover, trash baskets, people walking with coffe cups in the streets etc...)<br /><br />We have mostly ate in steak-house and Italian restaurants, this is because we just had problems like this, I can't imagine if we had to eat elsewhere. I'd like to point a thing about Italian restaurant in general, those that have an Italian owner had a much similar taste in their dishes to those whe have here, and the owner mostly told us that they had to modify the recipes to be much USA tasty. Those who had a non Italian owner or cooker were absolutely... awful! And I tried to explain that in Italy we don't use garlic at all in our food (in one restaurant we couldn't find any course without garlic if not the dessert).<br /><br />We still laugh a lot when we think at the faces of our waiters when we ordered our meals we usually go with an appetizer, than a first course with pasta and a second one with meat or fish and veggie, it seems that you don't eat so much, and I discovered why. I've seen people eating ad drinking beer at any time of the day, we don't do that we eat 3 times a day but a full complete meal, for breakfast a tea or cappuccino with tosted bread (no butter) and jam. But you should have to see the reastaurant's bills :D<br /><br />When I left USA I was very happy to have visited California, but I thought I'd never wanted to live there (not for a real reason), now that I'm back since a while I start thinking that maybe it could be a nice idea to move there, but you know that Italians are people that love to stay sit in their land and I'm not ready (yet) to leave this loved but hated country!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jRi-ZQ6rPncsk72HPc3qYX4UUe3cIyQKxfWF7B7w1r2w61NbVAAgw60H-xcKPW3J5z8DU-wz92ubHASZVkgE6ZjDeTpn5vD9yOOEhrWB-97kBmffF0_fLU5homMxKQl3EhskmIo6b9I/s1600-h/Gran+Canyon+31-07-09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jRi-ZQ6rPncsk72HPc3qYX4UUe3cIyQKxfWF7B7w1r2w61NbVAAgw60H-xcKPW3J5z8DU-wz92ubHASZVkgE6ZjDeTpn5vD9yOOEhrWB-97kBmffF0_fLU5homMxKQl3EhskmIo6b9I/s320/Gran+Canyon+31-07-09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384323083597668994" /></a>Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-18889307479278025662009-08-24T21:47:00.001+02:002009-08-24T21:47:23.014+02:00Last Landscape<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artbyloredana/3853609162/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/3853609162_6a63e6384d.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artbyloredana/3853609162/">Last Landscape </a>, inserito originariamente da <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/artbyloredana/">Loredana Mariotto</a>.</span></div><p>This is the only painting I've been able to produce in the last two months, not witout a certain effort due to the few time I have actually and also due to the subject that involves the deepest side of you. the back side of the postcard produced brings a short poem composed by me that says this words:<br /><br />"A last sight, than, the dark...<br />a new light, <br />I hope."</p>Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-48817091498419002292009-06-03T10:16:00.004+02:002009-06-03T10:25:01.425+02:00Summer ColorsThis is my entry at June's Theme Week at E-bay ACEO group <br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=130310087601"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zQYxaRMTUtgsqNII7cKsyJTqoQoVN4saXsuh6GudHItbQCgK8XC56ZL4CpROWlagswlJjKmESLHRSJsU-HWqIyPg-b-UY4X7BrWDBjtT0LQr_7ytNF0ppqoaqRLzJELe58Pbdyd_t8g/s1600-h/anguria01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zQYxaRMTUtgsqNII7cKsyJTqoQoVN4saXsuh6GudHItbQCgK8XC56ZL4CpROWlagswlJjKmESLHRSJsU-HWqIyPg-b-UY4X7BrWDBjtT0LQr_7ytNF0ppqoaqRLzJELe58Pbdyd_t8g/s400/anguria01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343012452571257186" /></a></a><br />ACEO 3.5x2.5 inches. Available <a href="http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=130310087601">here</a><br /><br />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).<br /><br />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!Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-11895807859751631892009-05-31T17:44:00.007+02:002009-06-07T22:01:16.503+02:00Keys of my homeI 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).<br />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.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4jjS_JjsTSIXyEJPzpRlf_5oQ1iiJyEi4uEcoMp6sVO0wkL5QvB2Dlz4yAm2E9muss9bydbQSCe19DzfS56hbQ9PUshDQD3Lf9J6cKEqwt3rSRMnXHBwt8HUmwHkfYF2F_7d8hT6lTc/s1600-h/Chiavi.jpeg_final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4jjS_JjsTSIXyEJPzpRlf_5oQ1iiJyEi4uEcoMp6sVO0wkL5QvB2Dlz4yAm2E9muss9bydbQSCe19DzfS56hbQ9PUshDQD3Lf9J6cKEqwt3rSRMnXHBwt8HUmwHkfYF2F_7d8hT6lTc/s400/Chiavi.jpeg_final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342016162528200866" /></a><br />ACEO 3.5 x 2.5 inchesLoredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-12388921783135571852009-05-28T10:59:00.006+02:002009-05-28T11:50:28.710+02:00Forever youngThis 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.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i_uaefkdB_sYKNbuIFGR4nOSsDbQY27LWN8a2HZDl-H7KIktqOt0qa4XD_gVCMwISy6ytbC2n6iRvc0KHcRPM3yQea_7fLGZnwyIRMIiepCDH7m_gaIyXoP6xzufNYa7ly7FKXMmZdA/s1600-h/Forever+young+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i_uaefkdB_sYKNbuIFGR4nOSsDbQY27LWN8a2HZDl-H7KIktqOt0qa4XD_gVCMwISy6ytbC2n6iRvc0KHcRPM3yQea_7fLGZnwyIRMIiepCDH7m_gaIyXoP6xzufNYa7ly7FKXMmZdA/s400/Forever+young+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340797809289713602" /></a><br /><br />Watercolor 13x10 inches on Favini 350 gms/180lbs paper.Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-8658649432393462012009-05-21T12:46:00.006+02:002009-05-21T14:17:47.159+02:00Stealing Candies - NFACI listed today in E-Bay NFAC (Nibblefest art Contest) this paint.<br />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!<br /><br />This is my entry.<br /><CENTER><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq79I-8QxAzG94_ztdAkf1Hrw5DYIvhTNmme1fapEeKBYEoQrYrN7sDDf38PGdkKvN7_Jjnf0W4YLmK8di8qIQep5vc6ncVGsVmE_fAnApuzQgOZ2Am345WqA2ErrbrOjifH0wuTmwGQ/s1600-h/stealing+candies+copy_final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq79I-8QxAzG94_ztdAkf1Hrw5DYIvhTNmme1fapEeKBYEoQrYrN7sDDf38PGdkKvN7_Jjnf0W4YLmK8di8qIQep5vc6ncVGsVmE_fAnApuzQgOZ2Am345WqA2ErrbrOjifH0wuTmwGQ/s400/stealing+candies+copy_final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338241790558039090" /></a><br />"Stealing Candies" 5 x 7 inches Watercolor on Fabriano paper.<br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=130307927699">Click Here</a> to place a bid<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">What happens when everybody's out of home busy at work and at school?<br />Have you ever wondered why your children continue to deny the disappearance of such an amount of candies from the sideboard?<br />Here is revealed the true truth!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6uxSVEcLGdpRiqGR8MRlxX1KkKQ2dPyrnONupKOt7GYRq3z0a3KCO2dC8Ggaz2XGdghLuH4J3BwrtIHlmnuzNu77k2Xq1JFAz27hjywRFm88JolpAIQvJuvYaRjlZvuG2YRyjlP25b8/s1600-h/stealing+candies+wip.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6uxSVEcLGdpRiqGR8MRlxX1KkKQ2dPyrnONupKOt7GYRq3z0a3KCO2dC8Ggaz2XGdghLuH4J3BwrtIHlmnuzNu77k2Xq1JFAz27hjywRFm88JolpAIQvJuvYaRjlZvuG2YRyjlP25b8/s400/stealing+candies+wip.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338242562363087218" /></a><br />Work in Progress<br /></CENTER>Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-25149451020591189772009-05-14T13:57:00.001+02:002009-05-18T16:16:39.570+02:00Call 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.<br />The title is <a href="http://abookaboutdeath.blogspot.com/">"A BOOK ABOUT DEATH",</a> cool isn't it?<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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. <br />The exibition will be in New York at the <a href="http://www.emilyharveyfoundation.org/">EMILY HARVEY FOUNDATION</a>.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />I invite you to have a look at <a href="http://matthew.rose.paris.googlepages.com/abookaboutdeath">the prospect </a>and eventually to join it!<br /><br />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? <br />The feelings it brings to you? <br />Don't you feel that we just avoid to talk about death because it's too much sad, too much personal??? <br />I hope to see some of your feeling popping out in your blog and in the one of the exibition too.<br />Thanks for reading.Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-6314500210685587302009-05-11T11:55:00.001+02:002009-05-11T13:03:49.703+02:00Flowers, Flowers... and more FlowersThis is not my favourite subject to paint, (if I ever had one LOL).<br /><br />But here are the works I delivered for Francesca's First Communion.<br />The only fact that she loved all was just a prize for me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3CbZoSI1JN-d8iSw1BRDLH3rY-d93EZBHZssjwYgN1atm7v6K9T8X5hkMsgUbDa6EHukDK1w1G9y3IPeQq_nJgrxBtMNoZF1wZ0H6FMoIy8yMte8dBwMcH-QyyELu-myXfvD8Dw1Pbo/s1600-h/ninphea+copy+(Small).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3CbZoSI1JN-d8iSw1BRDLH3rY-d93EZBHZssjwYgN1atm7v6K9T8X5hkMsgUbDa6EHukDK1w1G9y3IPeQq_nJgrxBtMNoZF1wZ0H6FMoIy8yMte8dBwMcH-QyyELu-myXfvD8Dw1Pbo/s400/ninphea+copy+(Small).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334481512566575874" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ninphea</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">6x4 inches (10x15 cm)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6Hp4ScL-_vWmbOQT9UYsIzVahBs-scMFJosaCDJzdWcbKrGsKn5Wg9t-lp4uNuMe6VfbUx4ZYoH_xrRdbeN0OgK0k_aNQ3TwOqGRR57e5SxBXdX6L2-qJVTP6r6s3YMXSohoCUToLPo/s1600-h/wildrose+copy+(Small).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6Hp4ScL-_vWmbOQT9UYsIzVahBs-scMFJosaCDJzdWcbKrGsKn5Wg9t-lp4uNuMe6VfbUx4ZYoH_xrRdbeN0OgK0k_aNQ3TwOqGRR57e5SxBXdX6L2-qJVTP6r6s3YMXSohoCUToLPo/s400/wildrose+copy+(Small).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334492792807834418" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wild Rose</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">6x4 inches(10x15 cm)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQpkMgRwiPmE6bxtHNKUTfd5ZLLOsWJoTdXw3BKxgs7pUbVC_uSYXWqhUxGhoOaHOqjl7RdXX1O_q_h7NThbL5MS46y_A_L3QWzqV05ZJedN7GGZWERiQ482HN7oBzYAlKZPA2zIOtEU/s1600-h/fucsia+copy+(Small).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQpkMgRwiPmE6bxtHNKUTfd5ZLLOsWJoTdXw3BKxgs7pUbVC_uSYXWqhUxGhoOaHOqjl7RdXX1O_q_h7NThbL5MS46y_A_L3QWzqV05ZJedN7GGZWERiQ482HN7oBzYAlKZPA2zIOtEU/s400/fucsia+copy+(Small).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334482068495716898" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fucsia</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">6x4 inches(10x15 cm)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr_hdUiKscm9UeJCpuO7jp_0VJitSDYXcshyphenhyphen_vtywb3gq-JDfKpthJfBBLbTPgoumifEVdfhWfTVQ22wfLWyFpehfOEOC1ucBdrGSOfzzNYPsnnsIJYzE5FvkbRisLzWtcfTBPnhQC10/s1600-h/rose+copy+(Small).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr_hdUiKscm9UeJCpuO7jp_0VJitSDYXcshyphenhyphen_vtywb3gq-JDfKpthJfBBLbTPgoumifEVdfhWfTVQ22wfLWyFpehfOEOC1ucBdrGSOfzzNYPsnnsIJYzE5FvkbRisLzWtcfTBPnhQC10/s400/rose+copy+(Small).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334494081337203618" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rose</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">6x4 inches(10x15 cm)</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPOTOuP709qLtv97yoDFEm_k6dq1egHsPkYZcq8XH1YL6gQ181X8KOSlmxvsJrudwAii4wuxegfS7mmsVIHmzg5Px3iBxmfy4Va3N3h94rpu-Qlj5YqL27ppWoHVFl3s7_rEp0IPrvak/s1600-h/peach+copy+(Small).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPOTOuP709qLtv97yoDFEm_k6dq1egHsPkYZcq8XH1YL6gQ181X8KOSlmxvsJrudwAii4wuxegfS7mmsVIHmzg5Px3iBxmfy4Va3N3h94rpu-Qlj5YqL27ppWoHVFl3s7_rEp0IPrvak/s400/peach+copy+(Small).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334482794998796050" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Apple Flower</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">6x4 inches(10x15 cm)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMUUgNAgdjtEd2vahQgP5dSeiOjZ8vw5gHecejB7kvmV4iunyHCAlTWUCIumDTvNq4faTpftYJILeECTwkZx0w1zrhogKdKKfM_xdyHuVaXw9bj_5M7rwWkgTCleFLiVLwfRfWsAPl28/s1600-h/Tropical+flower+(Small).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMUUgNAgdjtEd2vahQgP5dSeiOjZ8vw5gHecejB7kvmV4iunyHCAlTWUCIumDTvNq4faTpftYJILeECTwkZx0w1zrhogKdKKfM_xdyHuVaXw9bj_5M7rwWkgTCleFLiVLwfRfWsAPl28/s400/Tropical+flower+(Small).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334486194759718226" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tropical flower</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">6x4 inches(10x15 cm)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQntSqLFGIM7XTkoHJjTFRnyt9JVzEbVykJTIbwKrnwI5WCya6rLm1tVIIy0mExjR5orkCgPmI4XTG3VmEczA9Sgh4mMRy18F_vYpu0emEvKc4UPZnhNs83DjDopOpo5DThNNG_Qx5sw/s1600-h/Tulips+copy+(Small).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQntSqLFGIM7XTkoHJjTFRnyt9JVzEbVykJTIbwKrnwI5WCya6rLm1tVIIy0mExjR5orkCgPmI4XTG3VmEczA9Sgh4mMRy18F_vYpu0emEvKc4UPZnhNs83DjDopOpo5DThNNG_Qx5sw/s400/Tulips+copy+(Small).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334487610270127938" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tulips</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">6x4 inches(10x15 cm)</span>Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-2240672457758820692009-04-21T06:51:00.007+02:002009-04-23T09:39:06.377+02:00What's supposed I'm doing at this time.I have decided: I'm not a good blogger.<br />I'd like to post more often and to say here much more interesting things, but I don't do it.<br />Why?<br />It's simple, I can't find the time to do all the things I love or must do.<br />I always miss a half day, each day, to spend doing things I usually don't do.<br /><br />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.<br />Theoretically the most important Christian Festivity is the Baptism<br /> (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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />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!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCYswWDnnVGXreSN4TwLEUGJhA99mfElR3hZZ23krNgZGBZYgjdmQ8ApRZaar-_AbBZrMDq-oewB0chn7iXyUBE96sTWK_6rVW5SoND8PKaFu2qu7ym85tqMUtWtKGefude_d3juOvXw/s1600-h/DSC00183+(Handheld).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCYswWDnnVGXreSN4TwLEUGJhA99mfElR3hZZ23krNgZGBZYgjdmQ8ApRZaar-_AbBZrMDq-oewB0chn7iXyUBE96sTWK_6rVW5SoND8PKaFu2qu7ym85tqMUtWtKGefude_d3juOvXw/s400/DSC00183+(Handheld).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327784986162987730" /></a> My peach tree (in a vase and coming from a seed that the boys planted 3 or 4 years ago)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdWzoAAaJQpRT358lCK3ydwZcgFIk_X2XH04lsQaF1rYCWWpQZJnQDkmXsbI_0T1hF09Ue8AXQfyZAQxqI7e_PiKPZRDKSJBny5WzdsU_rihasM87N4r6Ve4Xa3k46u8owBLfi2CtHFY/s1600-h/DSC00229+(Handheld).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdWzoAAaJQpRT358lCK3ydwZcgFIk_X2XH04lsQaF1rYCWWpQZJnQDkmXsbI_0T1hF09Ue8AXQfyZAQxqI7e_PiKPZRDKSJBny5WzdsU_rihasM87N4r6Ve4Xa3k46u8owBLfi2CtHFY/s400/DSC00229+(Handheld).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327785975021425938" /></a> Liliac in the school's garden<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0aswi2cunvndjfXmqX6iRo7t7ltVOqNRgo7-m5Pc9mvZcDn7dSUazrOH54TniQcGAi0fXydWuILkxwNNgOXo0BHpchQZb-s_h-jCdh3R03BV9vyUtzzw33ztr6pu4wfBBo5K94ivrRQ/s1600-h/DSC00232+(Handheld).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0aswi2cunvndjfXmqX6iRo7t7ltVOqNRgo7-m5Pc9mvZcDn7dSUazrOH54TniQcGAi0fXydWuILkxwNNgOXo0BHpchQZb-s_h-jCdh3R03BV9vyUtzzw33ztr6pu4wfBBo5K94ivrRQ/s400/DSC00232+(Handheld).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327786491357345618" /></a> Peony, my favourite flower at this time!<br /><br /><em><strong>Have a great time you all!</strong></em>Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-67767554006650560752009-04-02T21:05:00.008+02:002009-04-03T16:07:22.051+02:00The Show is off...Finally the show is off. I recovered my paints yesterday afternoon and now I need a hundred days of complete relax!<br />I didn't thought it was so tiring, and every evening came back home whit the only will to splash myself in bed and rest there until lunch time! (Nothing of this has ever happened :D)<br /><br />This my first exibition has been a great experience, 31 paints showed!<br />Thanks to all the people that has came to see, and to my friends that has invited me to join them in this adventure. Here are some pictures I took there.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VyDaNxSp-Dqb8NpmX6gANvc6dHQiFD1dhzr-fQAMI2h8lqSZMHV00gtJoIr8qSj3uphhiO42kcXDGnOhkb3Ky1IVUO_gqrwXh4vLr4WCuCEjGJ6GD35lPTIvBCamnvay2G3uRBq8V1A/s1600-h/exib+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VyDaNxSp-Dqb8NpmX6gANvc6dHQiFD1dhzr-fQAMI2h8lqSZMHV00gtJoIr8qSj3uphhiO42kcXDGnOhkb3Ky1IVUO_gqrwXh4vLr4WCuCEjGJ6GD35lPTIvBCamnvay2G3uRBq8V1A/s400/exib+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320460449281321010" /></a><br />5 artists 5 media<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxYQ4m3YAWJdqxuEVc7NmofIri0ZAHD9YW3-jEhFC9BV8siSAw4FGcv2-Uh14NJTbH_yoV71bGA8wWkHnRJZPMXtfUgdBWR_55bditKbdZBXR4jVNHExQAmQlzgqa5LEykunmJS5sRvc/s1600-h/exib+1+(Small).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxYQ4m3YAWJdqxuEVc7NmofIri0ZAHD9YW3-jEhFC9BV8siSAw4FGcv2-Uh14NJTbH_yoV71bGA8wWkHnRJZPMXtfUgdBWR_55bditKbdZBXR4jVNHExQAmQlzgqa5LEykunmJS5sRvc/s400/exib+1+(Small).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320460972509869346" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNit4Dh_iXigHJOY9xFPyEVQoJb-THinwxCyokguc4XRrEzV27_PaZmRChUhlW0oARsWFGnliT3EP4cPf8avG2oAfcxyKe9RhP-9NzKbcqlroRnF0HyZekYOkuRcpADPiwtnb58EqkgdE/s1600-h/exib+4+(Small).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNit4Dh_iXigHJOY9xFPyEVQoJb-THinwxCyokguc4XRrEzV27_PaZmRChUhlW0oARsWFGnliT3EP4cPf8avG2oAfcxyKe9RhP-9NzKbcqlroRnF0HyZekYOkuRcpADPiwtnb58EqkgdE/s400/exib+4+(Small).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320461852229393106" /></a><br />Some of my paintings<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHhs2HzrcOD_uquLX4N6WBRgW_2pyCpqiaf75EkNUKvZ_Dwlk0HKlj0rLXJLmEbXAjtEd4ReExZ6GyCCnbmIs4UpzRZHWqtYeD_6ozhxjyUfepDhuQwb8Fdx3dcJqXOl_7XvlF1ll-Co/s1600-h/exib+5+(Small).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHhs2HzrcOD_uquLX4N6WBRgW_2pyCpqiaf75EkNUKvZ_Dwlk0HKlj0rLXJLmEbXAjtEd4ReExZ6GyCCnbmIs4UpzRZHWqtYeD_6ozhxjyUfepDhuQwb8Fdx3dcJqXOl_7XvlF1ll-Co/s400/exib+5+(Small).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320462635015166930" /></a><br />Me and my artworks<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXh-g-ZIT_9YSTJq77NN4Eq-1aBjbtILkmDGnW9pUpoj9d_Mpsm56VnU5QhIO236rfl61aEAM7vHX9PHDWfNMRr6ohyv6FgpgH051dcE4_NCMFX8qnjg00MnmddR7gFSnXWxZAg3DSjkk/s1600-h/exib+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXh-g-ZIT_9YSTJq77NN4Eq-1aBjbtILkmDGnW9pUpoj9d_Mpsm56VnU5QhIO236rfl61aEAM7vHX9PHDWfNMRr6ohyv6FgpgH051dcE4_NCMFX8qnjg00MnmddR7gFSnXWxZAg3DSjkk/s400/exib+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320464156268580146" /></a><br /><br />The Cutlery triptych A great success!Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-63261528528821596432009-03-25T08:19:00.003+01:002009-03-25T08:34:01.631+01:00Torino - Venerdì 27 Marzo ore 18:00 - La forma dei segni nei coloriSiete ovviamente tutti invitati a partecipare. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUHCJ3yFk2BlY8wQ-IEufRIGUhfIuTRYjxe6n82U2Lb6Umdf3NVcj4sLtMe3iTx5ddQpHboICoMWsIcoSw1zsT2x_h0wTAvruM9wpKf7yU9ecDOzqfauxDHr0apBlWn8AdRLBJKL1140/s1600-h/La+forma+dei+segni+nei+colori.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUHCJ3yFk2BlY8wQ-IEufRIGUhfIuTRYjxe6n82U2Lb6Umdf3NVcj4sLtMe3iTx5ddQpHboICoMWsIcoSw1zsT2x_h0wTAvruM9wpKf7yU9ecDOzqfauxDHr0apBlWn8AdRLBJKL1140/s400/La+forma+dei+segni+nei+colori.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317022122234848242" /></a><br /><br />"LA FORMA DEI SEGNI NEI COLORI"<br /><br />" 5 artisti per 5 tecniche diverse...<br />Olio, Acquerello, Incisione, Tecnica Mista e Ceramica,<br />un incontro a tutto tondo con l'arte e con le sue varie sfaccettature."<br /><br />Presentazione a cura di Davide Botto.<br /><br />Mariotto Loredana<br />Acquerelli delle meraviglie<br />L’acquerello meglio di ogni altra tecnica pittorica, rende la dimensione del fiabesco, dell’onirico, dell’immaginario. Ed è perciò che Loredana Mariotto lo elegge mezzo espressivo non solo della propria personalità, ma autenticamente della propria persona. Nei suoi fogli si apre così un universo di sogni, di suggestioni, di memorie, di piccoli luoghi meravigliosi la cui sincerità non sarebbe possibile se non fossero davvero lo specchio di un mondo interiore.<br /><br />Migliore Giuseppe<br />Materiali senza limiti<br />Non si può in alcun modo inquadrare il lavoro di Giuseppe Migliore in qualche comoda categoria artistica. Rifiutando qualsiasi vincolo, l’artista si diverte ad utilizzare i materiali più inconsueti per giungere alla realizzazione di opere che, allo stesso modo si sottraggono alle classiche definizioni di figurativo e astratto.le sole cifre interpretative calzanti per l’arte di Migliore sono la spontaneità e la distanza da ogni preoccupazione dogmatica.<br /><br />Agagliate Angela <br />Il bisogno di dipingere.<br />I colori con cui Angela Agugliate riempie i suoi oli, rispecchiano il bisogno “primario”, quasi biologico che l’artista ha di dipingere. Analogamente, i suggerimenti che offrono lo spunto per i soggetti originano delle impressioni colte nella vita quotidiana: le emozioni offerte da un paesaggio crepuscolare, dall’eleganza del movimento animale e della figura umana. La sua pittura è un’autentica espressione figurata delle impressioni.<br /><br />Cantino di Reino Bruno <br />Percorsi in libertà<br />Il vantaggio di non provenire dall’accademia, è senz’altro quello di essere scevri da ogni artificio programmatico, scoprendo l’arte senza infilarsi in ciechi dibattiti stilistici. In altre parole: la libertà di scoprire.<br />Bruno Cantino, nel percorso compiuto nell’ormai lunga attività artistica, manifesta costantemente questo anelito verso la libertà, sintetizzata in modo eloquente dal percorso ideale che unisce le incisioni e i monotipi qui presenti, che di tale libertà sono la più lirica espressione.<br /><br />Pessone Franca<br />Ceramiche e viaggi<br />Le ceramiche dipinta da Franca Pessone inducono a viaggi immaginari che, tra foglie, fiori e ori, conducono da bisanzio a Vienna. La caratura preziosa e onirica di questi lavori riporta come un mantra alla dimensione dell’esplorazione, che del resto è metaforicamente quella che compie l’artista quando utilizza la pittura come catarsi. Ci si perde nei luoghi e nei tempi, ma ci si ritrova nel sé: questo comunica l’arte di Franca Pessone.Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-12643251173015312712009-03-23T09:47:00.005+01:002009-04-14T09:53:30.305+02:00Geranium - GeranioGeranium.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXC1daIsXJMbMXOW3jV5r70YOwnv7mzQ7ZY0E5LdQIEm9efg4rddrGpfFr5qHLZ3QFCQ8nSNx5HXgbQgCMxRM9HKAU0j8N0K13C0rrvj5dQ2vYDA8UuqGnaBUOINnfbbhYxwbujXVlEYs/s1600-h/geranio+copy_final+(Small).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXC1daIsXJMbMXOW3jV5r70YOwnv7mzQ7ZY0E5LdQIEm9efg4rddrGpfFr5qHLZ3QFCQ8nSNx5HXgbQgCMxRM9HKAU0j8N0K13C0rrvj5dQ2vYDA8UuqGnaBUOINnfbbhYxwbujXVlEYs/s400/geranio+copy_final+(Small).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316315594219663042" /></a><br />Watercolor and black indian ink on Arches 140lbs paper 9 x 12 inches<br /><br />I alreadyy had a paint that had this green border, I decided to give a brother for the art show, so it won't be alone on the wall.<br /><br />Daphne<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqQ7Zb9AZOjdcQb043X3ef6SGFVQZuYSI2OodPUsLQs_5VlphMIYuccoweEDUOc97cl_li_AmfQ39QjBhD2mF7Z-YkYz_i_xIoDsHEBYafAhq4IDsSa2C5E8MaxVYjlCfd0xsJhfPfJU/s1600-h/daphne+border+rid+copy_final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqQ7Zb9AZOjdcQb043X3ef6SGFVQZuYSI2OodPUsLQs_5VlphMIYuccoweEDUOc97cl_li_AmfQ39QjBhD2mF7Z-YkYz_i_xIoDsHEBYafAhq4IDsSa2C5E8MaxVYjlCfd0xsJhfPfJU/s400/daphne+border+rid+copy_final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316317336749952482" /></a><br />Watercolor and black indian ink on Arches 140lbs paper 9 x 12 inchesLoredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-37482236531482507392009-03-16T09:06:00.002+01:002009-03-16T09:09:36.194+01:00Porticciolo all'Elba - Elba's arbor.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdlnRc9J1aSFzj2NnKKB1Bx9DI4kpEigP19WcCPug9VgWnOY4LyaHSo3THuAySFeckY-WaqBmpKzme3dcPYf63KmwRwfhnpzL2rn_uT2u3143cS90YQ2SYGYBpJMiQj-qnQBK7Jh0sXQ/s1600-h/Elba.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdlnRc9J1aSFzj2NnKKB1Bx9DI4kpEigP19WcCPug9VgWnOY4LyaHSo3THuAySFeckY-WaqBmpKzme3dcPYf63KmwRwfhnpzL2rn_uT2u3143cS90YQ2SYGYBpJMiQj-qnQBK7Jh0sXQ/s400/Elba.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313694489450073730" /></a><br /><br />9 x 13 inches - Watercolor on Arches paper.Loredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500866519019691705.post-25261863146017148242009-03-12T18:51:00.005+01:002009-03-12T20:04:54.158+01:00The Japanese LadyI never thought that preparing a show could be like having a nap, but neither thought it was so stressful I made this one to relax the mind. It helped!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMdSgK6Unj3Myso9AgYXgfZqMm2UVnS7PpSeZwwCGInv57m3V7ISeqdmmezY8xgm3Ckrw-l0WMQh7L58zqi-nvKirjqxutUrgc5lYN3jsi-OMhQkq2Kiw7Dmu6Tm5GC2ewUh95C9UwGc/s1600-h/geisha+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMdSgK6Unj3Myso9AgYXgfZqMm2UVnS7PpSeZwwCGInv57m3V7ISeqdmmezY8xgm3Ckrw-l0WMQh7L58zqi-nvKirjqxutUrgc5lYN3jsi-OMhQkq2Kiw7Dmu6Tm5GC2ewUh95C9UwGc/s400/geisha+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312379029725838210" /></a><br /><br />8x8 inches<br />Watercolor on Arches 140lbs paperLoredana Mariottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02931238238518189309noreply@blogger.com2