italian work                                                    (click on thumbnails)

in september of 2008 i did an artist residency at palazzo rinaldi in noepoli, italy and also spent time in rome.  this work was inspired from that trip.  .

I was fortunate to be there during the change of season, where the sunny days of summer were disappearing into the rainy days of autumn. It was never the same landscape twice. The pieces have a reference point of image but are derived from the memories of the place.

The series of postcards were created as a sort of travel memento where you can hold on to the place. The small plaster and canvas paintings are of a handheld size and have an artifact feel to them. The work is small in size so as to create a sense of intimacy and immediacy with the viewer. they are oil and soft pastels. 

more work that was a result of the residency can be found under 2009/2010 work.

basilicata postcard series

lucania                                                         terrace fog                                                         day of light

oil and soft pastels on paper   oil and soft pastels on paper         oil and soft pastels on paper

5" x 7"     5" x 7"           5" x 7"

terrace view                                                    noepoli                                                              la fossa del bersagliere

oil and soft pastels on paper      oil and soft pastels on paper       oil and soft pastels on paper

5" x 7"5" x 7"  7" x 5"

loamy hillside                                                olive grove from the piazza                                   i calanchi

oil and soft pastels on paper   oil and soft pastels on paper   oil and soft pastels on paper

5" x 7"     5" x 7"     5" x 7"

il parco nazionale del pollino                       coming to noepoli

oil and soft pastels on paper         oil and soft pastels on paper

5" x 7"    5" x 7"

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landscapes on plaster/landscapes on canvas

boxes

view on the hill                                            ride to aliano                                                        from rome

oil and soft pastels on plaster                       oil and soft pastels on plaster         oil and soft pastels on plaster

4" x 5.75"      4" x 5.75"               6" x 7"

rock formations                                            calanchi near aliano                                            umbrella pine - palatine

oil and soft pastels on plaster  oil and soft pastels on plasteroil and soft pastels on plaster

4.5" x 5.5"       6" x 7"   4" x 5.5"

solitary                                                               fog coming in

oil and soft pastels on plaster and canvas     oil and soft pastels on plaster and canvas

7" x 6"    6.5" x 7"

hills from rome                                                    palazzo rinaldi view

oil and soft pastels on canvasoil and soft pastels on canvas

10" x 10"6" x 10"

noepoli box                                                  thirty four  box                                                    il pollino box

mixed media    mixed media  mixed media

9" x 7.5"  9" x 5"                  7.5" x 5"

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