17 August 2020
As has always happened to artists of all time, it also happens to me to do commissioned artwork. Last year, for a friend from Milan, I made this painting of the Giant’s Tooth, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of her father, a great fan of this peak which he has climbed several times. I had the opportunity to present the painting during the birthday day, showing him with images all the steps of realization of the work, from […]
13 April 2020
In the last days I was thinking about what to wish for a Happy Easter so unusual and unbelievable. I wanted something unique and unrepeatable! The greatness of these Resegone mountains seems suitable to me. I really like this painting and there is a beautiful symphony between the peaks and the sky, crossed by that beam of light that gives a wide breath. The reddish earth that covers the lower part of the mountains is a color that is so […]
17 June 2019
What I freally like about my job is the chance to travel. Last week I went to the Fondation Beyeler in Basel to see the exhibition of Rudolf Stingel, a formidable artist able to use the most ancient means of art history, painting, and make it always new. The painting you see below (where I also had a picture taken) of 335x459cm oil on canvas left me breathless! I drew my English in front of the lady who took the picture: […]
25 March 2019
Once in a while, I feel the need to paint large formats, with no special client needs, but with a taste for thinking big. In this view of Mont Blanc there is this greatness to which I was aiming, in particular in the movements of the peaks that break the fast rhythm of the snow and in the wind that crosses the part of the sky. It is a work of great size 150x250cm and should be seen from far […]