23 August 2021
In these two moorings all the tension is in the middle part, in the strong movements of the ropes and in the chromatic contrasts between the wood of the poles and the water. From the center, the tension descends downward, sinking downward as if it is an abyss. It is a dramatic picture, and the presence of the colour purple goes well with this feeling. I can’t say that I enjoy it when I paint dramatic pictures, but I think […]
24 May 2021
In this series of four moorings there is an almost brutal beauty, given by the yellow water a color that is not real, but it is sophisticated and lived-in. Then these poles, so unique that they spires each one as it is, vertical, dense with matter. There is a detail that I would like to point out to you and it is the second pole starting from the left, the element of the rope as it rests on the knot, […]
8 February 2021
The white lighthouse is one of the most significant symbols of the port of Rimini. This painting well embodies the Rimini that I feel inside when it is winter, the one that I like the most! The preparation of the background of the canvas helped me a lot, a base with neutral colors like gray and earths, which then allowed me with a few touches of a palette knife and brush to bring out the structure of the port. Technique […]
25 January 2021
The port is my favourite place: walking far and wide and seeing the reflections of the ropes in the water is a sensation that always arouses so much tranquility. In this painting the boats are stationary, everything is mirrored because the water is very clear and my eyes always fall there, in those physical strings that come towards me. Their line breaks that apparent calm and creates a feeling of expectation, of something that is about to happen in that […]
