“Portraits can be able to capture more than just appearances—they reveal emotions, stories, and the essence of their subjects.“
Happiness – watercolour in hugs.
“The sweet and open smile of this mother is magnetic, I love her!” Michael J. Fox
Watercolours on paper 34×38A zio Salvatore che per primo diede un valore alla mia arte. “Signori si nasce e io, modestamente, lo nacqui.” Totò
Watercolour on paper 50×60“Riemergere da se stessi è tanto difficile quanto più si è profondi.” Michela Murgia
Soft pastel Rembrandt on black paper 21×29,7Independence – Rembrandt soft pastel on coloured paperAlla mia mamma, che è nata nello stesso istante in cui sono nata io. Grazie per la tua dolcezza, pazienza, forza e per aver lottato sempre per me. Eri una bambina ed è stato bello vederti crescere con me e per me. Buon 60⁰ compleanno.
To my mother – watercolour on Arches paper 30×40To my girl, all your innocence and fire.
When you reach out, I am here hell or high water.
This nest is never going away
My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze.
Ablaze – Alanis Morissette
Watercolor on canvas 60×60To my girl (…) my precious, gentle warrior.
To your sweetness and your strength in exploring.
May this bond stay with you through all your days.
My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze.
Ablaze – Alanis Morissette
Watercolor on canvas 40×60 “Everything will be ok in the end. If it’s not ok, it’s not the end.” John Lennon. Rembrandt soft pastel on black paper 30×42“A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.”
-Victor Hugo-
While I was painting, this magnificent ray of sunshine came through, and I couldn’t resist capturing the moment.
Precious moment – watercolour on Arches paper 31×41
Honey eyes – Rembrandt Soft pastel on coloured paper 35×50True friend. “You’re one of those people you meet when life decides to give you a gift .” Charles Dickens. Watercolor sketch on travel diary“And that fight I fought it all alone and in the most profound silence.”
Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm
To Agni, 50×70 watercolour on paperPouting. “I don’t want to.” Watercolour on Winsor&Newton paper, 28×38Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star – watercolour on sweet dreams
Many a peacock hides his peacock tail from all eyes and calls it his pride. Friedrich Nietzsche
Watercolor on Arches paper – 41×56But your eyes –– they’re beautiful. They’re wild, crazy, like some animal peering out of a forest on fire. Charles Bukowski Watercolour on paper 30×40
The expressions behind the faces
When paintings are books that tell stories
Capturing the essence of faces, freezing them forever in an expression is never easy. That’s why for me the most important work happens when the canvas is still white. If I only have a photo in my hand of the person to portray, without knowing anything about that person, I begin to imagine their background, what happened to them, why they have that particular expression in that photo. And before starting to portray them I tell myself their story. Each of us has a story to tell and my paintings are their book.
