FORENZA VITA Nonna Filomena Celesta Sole Canvas Print

This is my Nonna Filomena hanging washing in Forenza, a small town in southern Italy. I noticed that the washing and background melted into each other colour-wise with only the feint hues of blues, burnt ochre and yellows visible....captivating and memorable. Painted from sketches and memory in 1973.

I have been painting and drawing ever since I can remember.....fueled by an adrenalin rush that grips me when a particular idea or image presents itself and stubbornly leads me to a sketch pad and canvas! Although I have been an art teacher, I am self-taught and have painted and drawn mostly for self-gratification. However, it gives me great satisfaction when my work is acknowledged and gives pleasure to an onlooker. I was born in Forenza, Italy, a small town in southern Italy, in 1953. I have derived great pleasure from my art, sometimes happy to give some of my work away as gifts, content in the knowledge that it would be enjoyed and cared for. My only regret is that I did not take scans or photos of the pieces, now scattered all...