Albero

Attraverso queste opere sto cercando di trovare lo spazio tra gli oggetti. Viviamo in un mondo occupato da oggetti che vediamo, ma e riempito dall'aria che non vediamo. Questi dipinti sono un'indagine dello spazio tridimensionale realizzato attraverso l'uso del colore, forma, e la prospettiva artistica su una superficie bidimensionale. Il tema dell'albero è particolarmente importante perché l’essere umano dipende a alberi e piante per l'ossigeno che forniscono che riempia questo "spazio" con aria respirabile.

Through this body of work I am seeking to find the space between objects. We live in a world occupied by objects we see, and filled by the air we don’t see. These paintings are an investigation of three dimensional space realized on a two dimensional surface, through the use of color, form, and artistic perspective. The subject of the tree is particularly important because as humans we depend on trees and plants for the oxygen they provide to fill this “space” with breathable air.

new tree painting

Rome is a living museum, not only because of its history, architecture and art but for the plants people have growing in their gardens. There are plants from all over the world. I walk the streets and I am amazed by the beautiful and strange trees I see.

Drawing at the Vatican

  my special pass

 The garden just outside the gallery where I draw.

 cinghiale

 lupo

Todays drawing

For my anatomy class we have special permission to draw the statues in the animals gallery of the Vatican Museum. I have been going there about once a week since February. We are studying animal anatomy in the context of Orwells "Animal Farm". Its an interesting study of human characteristics imposed on animals. The gallery at the vatican is great it has both wild and domestic animals, carved from some awesome pieces of stone. The pictures don't do justice.

L'angolo mio del accademia

This is my little corner of the academy. I have been developing my painting process, with egg tempera. It is a combination of techniques I have picked up over the last few years. These are two paintings I have done exploring the process. Its not exactly what I am looking for but they are getting close. I'm working on a large one which is working out even better.

1st Day Spring Semester

The old entrance.

Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma

Its the first day of the new semester at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma. They have changed the entrance to the academy, or more likely restored the old entrance. Now we enter from the court yard instead of from the street. I feel it is going to be a great semester. I'm excited to paint.

A few of my latest paintings in Rome