mARTedì: a forest of birch
I completed “Le Betulle” in early April this year but it has taken until this week to dry completely…yellow pigment in everything from oil, ink and polymer clay is a … Continue reading
Ch-Ch-Changes
Studio Updates Up until the mountain winter thwarted studio work efforts (and instilled in me the desire to hibernate), I’d had a lot of commissions in a short space of time and … Continue reading
Lives Creative: Painter Francesca Simonetti – Montelaterone
“An imagined world, that of women, made of desires and expectations […] As in theatre, a painting allows the viewer to imagine so many things, to take on real life … Continue reading
Lives Creative: Stefano Pifferi, Painter and Framer
“I paint for sheer joy of the soul connecting with the canvas…” Another self-taught painter, using oils and acrylics, Stefano often paints late into the night after business hours. … Continue reading
mARTEdì: Old Sketches & New Experiments in the Studio
The Kittykatmandoo studio is moving across town to a renovated medieval room. It’s been years in the planning [everything takes a long time in Italy] but now it’s so close … Continue reading
Lives Creative: Artist Christine Persson
“As long as I can remember, painting and nature have been the joyful driving forces in my life.” A couple of years ago I posted about artist Swedish-born Christine Persson’s … Continue reading
mARTEdì: Pitigliano, Dante & Handpainted Summer
Pitigliano Made in May at Il Bisonte with the Printmaking Sisters’ workshop from the photo below, which I took in June 2012. Pitigliano was the first Tuscan town I visited when I … Continue reading
mARTedì L’Estate Tuscan Countryside Prints
It’s already been 8 months since the printmaking workshop at Il Bisonte – which means only another 4 till the next – hurrah! And I don’t think I ever posted … Continue reading
Lives Creative – The Printmaking Sisters, Firenze
Lives Creative will be a weekly-occurring post, delivered Thursdays, highlighting and promoting an artist, writer, maker or downright creative person in the Monte Amiata region of Southern Tuscany. Having said that, … Continue reading
