The camera shutter re-creates mechanically what magically happens to the human eye. Using the aperture opening, the shutter of the camera can limit the amount of light that enters through the lens. With automatic settings, the camera decides this opening when you focus. The interesting thing is that the setting is adjusted according to what …
A pattern has appeared. When I have finally loaded the car with my supplies and I approach the end of the driveway that connects to the street, I must decide whether to turn left or right. I consider this decision in bed before rising; trying to ‘map out’ my destination for the morning. If I …
My wife and I stopped at the Brancacci Chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence. It was after 5 pm and the chapel was officially closed. However, we could see it quite well from a distance just standing in the transept of the church. It is undoubtedly one of the most important works from …
I’m sorry that I can’t organize my life better in order to find time to paint. I try to put some time aside on my busy agenda but end up not being able to respect my own appointments. Never mind. I find time here and there and when it happens, I really am immensely happy. …
I woke up this morning at 5 am. Actually, it was about 10 minutes before the hour but I sat in bed and looked inside my spirit for a few minutes before checking the clock. I knew I didn’t have any lessons in the morning so I was free to go painting if I wanted. …
When I moved to Italy in 1986, I resided in Rome and took frequent trips to the countryside nearby. In my first years here, I also traveled to Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria, Campania and Sicily so I saw quite a bit of the Italian countryside. I was living the dream of centuries; ‘The Grand Tour’ albeit …
I attend a sort of art laboratory organized by my wife. It’s called ‘Sofia’ and we meet with a handful of other people on Saturday morning for about 3 hours. The first part of the session involves a ‘lectio divina’ while the last part concerns painting. To begin with, we read something from the Holy …
I went to Venice on the 22nd of November to be present for the opening of the exhibit ‘On the footsteps of Marco Polo: Italian Painters Paint Hangzhou” at the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa in San Marco Square. I stayed in the city for only one night and spent a lot of time walking around …
I went to Venice for the inauguration of the exhibit ‘Following in the Footsteps of Marco Polo: Italian Artists Paint Hangzhou’ at the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa in San Marco’s Square. It was the second time that I have been in Venice and I appreciated the fact that I could visit the city in another …
Nov 10 I am a self-taught painter even though I have a Masters degree in Painting. This is not a contradiction but a matter of fact. A painter learns by painting. If I give you instructions on how to write a piece of programming code and ask you to execute the same steps, you will …