15 April 2019
2019-Irlanda-100x120cm-olio-su-tela

Monday 15th April 2019 – Ireland

In every work that I paint, my first concern is not to give up at the first impact, even if it is beautiful and interesting. As in this Irish painting, in which there is a cliff seen from above, I try to get inside the details of the rocks, inside the shadows and lights that give life to this place. Then the deep blue of the ocean in the foreground, which to the children who came to see me in […]
24 December 2018
2018 Fortezza 52,5x115,5cm olio su tela

Monday 24th December 2018 – Fortress

For this Monday that is also the Christmas Eve I show you this view overlooking the ocean from the fortress of the island Inis Mor, one of the Aran Islands. It is a painting composed of three canvases and the whole format is 52.5×115.5 cm. In the foreground there are rocks with some touches of color because of the earth and grass, in the background a small part of turquoise sky fades into the overseas of the ocean. I like […]
2 July 2018
Francesco-Zavatta-Irlanda-35x45cm-olio-su-tela

Monday 2nd July 2018 – Taste of Ireland

I’m just back from the trip to Ireland, and I present a little taste, this oil on canvas of 35x45cm. During the journey it was really exciting to finally see some precise glimpses, which I had been painting for years only by pictures. This artwork represents the Dun Aengus, a fortress from c. 1100 BC, overlooking the sea 100 meters above sea level, in Inis Mor, the largest of the Aran Islands. We visited also Connemara and the Cliffs of […]