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Sunday, 25 March 2012

Creative Workshop

http://www.onnivora.org/

When I discovered this wonderful little theater that opened up recently in Perugia, I was quite surprised and very pleasantly so.
I had a show there months ago (Stephanie, Barefoot on Stage -- A Piedi Nudi sul Palco), and then began giving workshops.
The next one on April 15th at 10-12.30 will be about painting with a piece of cardboard, or other firm heavy cards.
If you are in town, in the neighborhood, why not stop by?

This painting, which is quite large, was painted in this fashion. I used tempera and lots of cut up cardboard to get a very free effect.

Sunday, 9 October 2011

Portrait painting

ACTUALLY.....this new portrait (this is just a detail) of a girl sitting on a sofa, is from a photo I took of a girl I met, only she was dark-haired, and the outfit she was wearing was nothing like this (except for the stripes). BUT the composition was the same, and the look on her face was very similar.
SHE motivated me to do this painting....what do you think?

VERAMENTE....questo nuovo ritratto (questo è soltanto un dettaglio) di una ragazza seduta su una sofa, viene da una foto che ho scattato di una ragazza che ho conosciuto, soltanto che lei aveva capelli scuri, ed i vestiti che indosava non erano come questi (le strisce sì). MA la composizione era come questa, e lo sguardo sul suo visto era molto simile. E' stata LEI a motivarmi a fare questo quadro...che ne pensate?

Wednesday, 3 November 2010

Legs, legs LEGS!

gambe, gambe GAMBE!!
La mostra CACTUS LADIES (6 novembre alle ore 17.30) dimostra l'importanza delle gambe delle donne! Oppure no....
Venite a scoprire come sono realmente le gambe delle donne....
venite a conoscere le c a c t u s l a d i e s!

A presentare la mostra ho il piacere a dirvi che il critico d'arte è Guido Buffoni. Insieme a lui, a presentare la mostra sarà Matteo Grandi, editore del seguitissimo Piacere Magazine (e le sue disacranti editoriali!).
Venite a stare un pò insieme, in mezzo ai miei nuovi dipinti creati per questa mostra.

La foto sopra è stata scattata ad un matrimonio al centro di Perugia.

LEGS LEGS LEGS....
The show CACTUS LADIES on the 6th of November at 5:30pm, shows the importance of womens' legs! Or, maybe not....
Come and discover how legs really are....
come and meet the c a c t u s l a d i e s!

Presenting my show, I have the pleasure to tell you that the art critic will be Guido Buffoni. Together with him will be Matteo Grandi, the editor of the very popular Piacere Magazine (and his daring and spunky editorials!).
Come and be together a bit, in the midst of my new paintings created just for this show.

The above photo was taken of a girl at a wedding in the middle of Perugia.

Saturday, 7 August 2010

Un Piccione per Enzo - manifesto - Poster for benefit for Enzo Barbacci

The event Un Piccione per Enzo was a benefit for our friend, artist Enzo Barbacci.
Now in the Rocca Paolina in the center of town is a large poster with all the pieces printed on it that were presented and offered during the benefit for the Chianelli Residenza. The piece I created is in the left hand corner, the woman with the blue glasses entitled "Blue and you".

L'evento Un Piccione per Enzo è stato una beneficienza per il nostro amico Enzo Barbacci, pittore e vecchio amico dagli anni '80. Ora alla Rocca Paolina al centro della città di Perugia c'è un manifesto che contiene tutti i quadretti dipinti per la beneficienza per la Residenza Chianelli. Il mio pezzo sta a sinistra in fondo, la donna con gli occhiali blu, il pezzo si intitola "Blue and you".

Sunday, 23 May 2010

Serata di beneficienza Un Piccione per Enzo

Afternoon and evening of collective artshow with proceeds going to the Comitato per la vita Daniele Chianelli
May 22, 2010 an event planned by Sabrina Lauri, artist and dear friend of our artist friend Enzo Barbacci. The show was held in the residence for children and adults who in the center, have the possibility to stay in their own appartments while undergoing cure for leucemia, tumors. Old friends, and directors Franco Chianelli and his wife Luciana, showed us around the center. Here are some photos.
Thanks, Sabrina for having planned such a marvelous evening. And for the wonderful video you prepared containing all of our art produced for this event and the phrases we added regarding Enzo.

Serata mostra di beneficienza con il ricavato al Comitato per la vita Daniele Chianelli. Il 22 maggio Sabrina Lauri, cara amica di Enzo Barbacci, e artista, ha organizzato nella residence di Chianelli, un evento bellissimo. Ha creato inoltre un video con tutti i lavori degli artisti, e le frasi che hanno scritto in riguardo al nostro amico Barbacci. Il centro ospita i pazienti della leucemia e tumori insieme alle loro famiglie, mentre ricevono le cure o fanno degli interventi. I nostri cari vecchi amici Franco e Luciana Chianelli ci hanno fatto visitare le diverse sale del centro.
Grazie Sabrina per aver preparato e organizzato un evento meraviglioso.

Wednesday, 14 April 2010

Painting...dipingendo

Here are two paintings reflected in some aluminum type paper and photographed. Painting a lot lately and today going to photograph with a very special "friend model".

Qui sono due dipinti riflessi in una carta speciale tipo aluminio, poì fotografata. Sto dipingendo molto ultimamente, ed oggi vado a fotografare un'amica speciale che mi fa da modello.

HOW TO SPEAK ITALIAN...in 60 seconds

Cavolo...means cabbage BUT you can use it when you want to say WOW!
Non so. So simple, and it means, I don't know. The word no, is no (easy) AND the word so comes from the verb sapere which is to know. So is used for I.....io so, I know. But in this case it is so simple...forget the I, and just say NON SO. Everyone will know what you mean, that is that you don't know!!
Raffreddore -- it means, a COLD. Like a fever, a cough, like what I feel I may be coming down with right now. If I want to say that I have a cold, I say "Sono raffreddata". That translates that I have (or I am) with a cold. You can also say "Ho un raffreddore" which means, I have a cold. Anyway you look at it, you will have to stay in bed or around the house, until you become....guarito or guarita, which means that you are cured!
IMPEGNATA!!! That is what I have been lately. BUSY! Lots of IMPEGNI (appointments, things to do, tasks, chores, you name it!) Actually I should say IMPEGNATISSIMA....meaning very very busy. And to tell you the truth, that is exactly how I like my life!
Per favore.....it is a nice way of asking someone "please" do this or that, or take one, or asking a favor. BUT you can also use it with hands wide and saying PLEASE!!! Stop it! Don't! Be quiet! It is all in the way you say it, and your body language. PLEASE!!!!!
Lo.......this is used when you have a noun like Spagnolo.....you see, this word means a Spanish man. Lo is used because the word starts with sp and you have to use lo rather than il, probably because it makes it easier to pronounce the two sounds....lo with sp rather than il and then sp lo sp, not il sp......When, on the other hand you need to use plural, that is Spagnoli, you must change the lo to gli and then say gli spagnoli. Oh my, this is difficult even for me. Signing off now, will be back with an easier lesson next time.
If you know Spanish, can it help you to know Italian?? YES!! Do I know Spanish? NO! But when I hear it, I can understand lots of it, and I am SURE it's because I know Italian.
Differente....it is easy to see what it means. But the hard part is the ORDER you put this word in. You don't want to use it like in English BUT to put it after the noun that you are calling different. Like I want a different book. Vorrei un libro differente. See, it is AFTER the noun, that is how you use adjectvies in Italian. And don't forget to say the letter E at the end....different - TAY.

Curiosities of Italian Life

VERY curious indeed, this Italian life. On the OUTSIDE it looks like people have loads of money, buying expensive iphones, cars, clothes and even eating out and spending money here and there. BUT on the inside, we are all having troubles with paying bills, hoping our children find jobs (most want to leave Italy now, lots do anyhow). So, the curious thing is that Italians look like they are having an easy time, but believe me.............
Moods........hmmmmmmm......when I am on facebook, I see the difference of the mood here in Italy and the mood in the States. There is a huge difference. People here are moody, due to the politics, especially. We just don't have the fun-loving thouughts and moods of the people in the States. Of course, I am from there, so I have a pretty happy mood most of the time. But being in the middle of complaining and low moods makes it even harder to stay up. Grrrrrrrrrr!!!
No shopping list. What do I mean? I mean, when you go to the market, you don't always need to have a shopping list....you see what looks fresh, colorful and good, and then buy what excites you. I have often had guests for dinner without really knowing what I am going to make. I see zucchini, or tomatoes, or something else and then the idea comes to me. That's how it is in Italy, the visual gives one the idea of what to do next.
City streets.....why oh why are there so many HOLES in the streets!! They just wrote about them the other day in the paper, and there are hundreds (or thousands, don't remember) of holes of all dimensions all over this city. And that means uncomfortable driving that is for sure!! Bump bump bump! The rain opens them up more and then they get bigger. They fill them up sometimes but not well enough. Another of Italy's problems, beautiful country, but we have a large share of things that need to be improved.
Politics. Read on!! In Italy, no matter what the occasion, dinner parties, tv shows, meeting people on the street, watch out, because politics and talking about them is what is in store!!! People just can't get together without talking politics. It is a BIG part of Italian life. And talking about it often can get you in trouble IF the people you are talking to think differently than you do. If they are of another viewpoint, watch out!! If you ever saw two Italians with differing views, you will know what I mean.
SNOW....will it or won't it snow? If it does, the curious thing about snow in a small town, is that everything just about STOPS all of a sudden. They are very slow in cleaning up the streets, but in a way it is nice because you can go out and walk all over the place without any cars around, and then, it is very very beautiful and quiet. So.....into bed I go and perhaps tomorrow it will SNOW!!

EATING and other things....in Italy

TOMATOES -- it is easy to talk about tomatoes in this country. And easy to eat them. They come is such a variety, the ones for sugo, the ones for salad. Ones you can cut into little pieces, or lay out flat with oregano and oil and vinegar and salt.....They are so good, they get lots of sun, and people love to use them in cooking. If you don't know how to use them, just ask an Italian mamma in the store. She for sure can tell you everything you need to know.
Good parmesan, bad parmesan. You know, here in Italy we have wonderful parmesan. It is really really delicious. I once heard that in the States they take the waxy part of the parmesan and even use that to be ground into the stuff you can buy in a box. If that is true, that is really terrible!!!! It would be like eating candles!
Lemons. Why lemons? Because you can squeeze them in water, add sugar or honey; you can squeeze it on meat or fish or salad, or use them to decorate a plate. You can use the peel for flavor in a cake, or to decorate the top of a dessert. You can even use half to put into the dishwasher and make things come out sweeter. Why lemons you ask???
Wintertime weight gain. Yes. Easy to munch on cookies, or almonds or parmesan!! Or a glass of wine and nuts, or a bruschetta! Hard to take off that one or two kili.....that means taking a walk, and today it is going to rain, so wouldn't it just be easier to stay inside, with a nice glass of hot milk and coffee and a few cookies??
JUst how sweet do you want things? In Italy, sweets are sweet but not as sweet as in England, or the States. A cake may have something on it, but not as gooey and sweet as in other places. Salt, on the other hand, is used more freely here than perhaps in the States. Foods can often be very salty, though very good too. Sugar and salt, each country has their own way of using them.
Honey.....it's the time for honey lately, because it is cold, and in the evening is a good time for camomilla tea, or some other hot drink. I like to use honey, good for the throat, and tastes so good. The hard honey is the best, easier to bend a spoon getting it out, but better for you and more "real" and usually biological, whereas the liquid might just have some sugar in it, or not be quite as natural.
Sweet potatoes. If you love American sweet potatoes, the ones they serve on Thanksgiving, be prepared to NOT find them in Italy. It is very hard to find them (actually I just heard a Chinese market has them) but the ones they have in the normal markets are white on the inside! Sweet but white! Isn't that strange!
RED WINE (vino rosso) goes with meat, and WHITE WINE (vino bianco) goes with fish. But wine is so good in Italy, especially the really good ones, any wine is fine most of the time. Room temperature (reds) and white chilled.
CELERY?? When I was a kid, we ate celery sticks all the time. With salt, without, in the lunchbox, or at home in a glass of cold water. I think I have never been served a piece of celery like this in Italy UNLESS they served it with lots of other vegetables to create a vegetable platter to dip in oil and salt, and that dish is called pinzimonio. (better check my spelling on that one, and I will let you know!)
I am going to cook when I get to L.A. BUT it won't be as good as in Italy (see my last post under curiosities of Italian life). I try the best I can BUT the ingredients just aren't the same. And the cuts of meat are different too.

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