Il Falegname (The Carpenter), 28

day 5: a day (or more) of rest

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." ~Albert Einstein

day 4: the finished painting

The wonderful paintings of Henri Matisse & Milton Avery came to mind as I was painting/experimenting with shapes & colors. (Simplicity can be as complex as complexity!)

This painting is for sale (with lots more photos too) in my online store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/176215426

IL FALEGNAME (THE CARPENTER),  8x10" original oil painting by puci

day 3: creating the pre-painting composition (using Adobe Photoshop)
Not sure how I will approach this painting. I think that "flipping" it was the right thing to do. I wonder if the spirit of my ancestors will come forth in this one too...

day 2: capturing the selected image
Here's the third of three Italians from Lazio, Italy. Until Google updates this street view, you may find this man just as I did here: http://goo.gl/maps/4F85C

day 1: planning the destination

As mentioned in the nearly last post of 2013, "An Interruption", I snuck away to Italy amidst the Christmas rush. I decided to traverse via Google Street View to Lazio Italy, specifically the region of Isola del Liri, hoping to find there the spirit of mi familia and capture 3 Italians to paint.

Donato's Cousin, 27

day 5: a day (or more) of rest

"How do you know when you are in love?

  How do you know when you miss someone?

  How do you know when you are inspired?

  How do you know when you found the right answer?

  You FEEL it, that is how you know."  ~ Shamalah-Allah

day 4: the finished painting
I think of my mother & father often, with love & gratitude in my heart. As I was painting this man's face & hair, a likeness of my father emerged. So I decided to go with it. It's not my father's face exactly but could easily be his cousin from The Old Country, thus the title, "Donato's Cousin".

This painting is for sale in my online store (with more photos too): https://www.etsy.com/listing/175474871

DONATO'S COUSIN,  8x10" original oil painting by puci

day 3: creating the pre-painting composition (using Adobe Photoshop)
I decided again not to work out the composition too much ahead of time. My only decisions were to how to crop and then to flip it.

day 2: capturing the selected image
Here he is, and if you follow the link you'll see the much larger landscape as well as a woman (his wife?) hanging clothes on the line: http://goo.gl/maps/rgVnB

day 1: planning the destination

We are still in Lazio Italy. My goal is to find and paint 3 figures. This man is the second I found with a likeness of mi familia.