As If In Recognition, Familia, 26

day 5: a day (or more) of rest
"Anno Nuovo, Vita Nuova!" or "New Year, New Life!"
(An expression of the belief that with a new year comes a chance for  new beginnings... a fresh start.)


day 4: the finished painting
For some unknown reason I'm calling her "Filomena", and maybe she really is an ancestor of mine, membro della famiglia dall'Italia.

This painting is for sale (with lots more photos too): https://www.etsy.com/listing/174341597

AS IF IN RECOGNITION, FAMILIA,  8x10" original oil painting by puci

day 3: creating the pre-painting composition (using Adobe Photoshop)
I decided to rely more on my painting intuition, with nothing pre-planned except for cropping the image a bit.

Same image, just cropped in a bit to fit the 8x10" size

day 2: capturing the selected image
I found her, just outside her gated home. You can see her too, just as I originally found her. Here's the link: http://goo.gl/maps/s8Y0R

Google Street View of "Filomena" in Lazio, Italy. We gaze at each other as if in recognition...

day 1: planning the destination

As mentioned in the previous entry, "An Interruption", I snuck away to Italy amidst the Christmas rush. I decided to go to Lazio Italy, specifically the region of Isola del Liri, hoping to find there the spirit of mi familia...