Vista Cimitero - Forenza Canvas Print

This painting portrays the view from my Aunty Luigia's house in Forenza, Southern Italy. As the town sits high up the nearby cemetery is never away from a 390 degree view. Many "Forenzese" never leave the town so the cemetery and local churches are a constant reminder of their vulnarability. Painted in 2009 from 1973 sketches.

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...