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Memories of my early years in Forenza, southern Italy, when fresh bread was brought home from the bakery. Mum would make the dough the night before, take it to the only bakery in town, have it baked and bring it home on her head....sometimes with pizza made with any left-over dough. The size of bread would depend on family size and how long it would last before it got too hard....Dried bread made "aqua sale" or "pane cotto" dishes...nothing as wasted!

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...