Decision making is part of our everyday life. We begin in the early morning
and continue throughout the day making one after the other of decisions that
govern our lives. They’re turning points. Most not drastic but some decisive
and able to change the corse of our thinking and behavior.
Remember my last post, in January, I vowed to make reforms in my painting
habits and schedules and I was convinced that from that new year’s day on I
would create a disciplined life for myself in the studio.
INSTEAD I have been delving into a variety of activities. First, I have
become an “Angelo del Bello” (translated, that is an Angel of Beauty). NO,
nothing to do with beauty contests, make-up and the like! It’s a volunteer
organization that helps keep the parks in the city of Florence clean, erases
ugly writings on walls and in the streets. I work in the famous Iris Garden
overlooking Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo.
Here I am with a friend wearing my safety jacket. We
were hoeing and weeding in one of the many flower beds in the famous Iris
Garden
I have also joined the newly formed choir within the American
International League of Florence. We are eight women (sometimes more, sometime
less) and began this group to entertain at our annual Bazaar, a fundraising
event to support needy charities in Florence and province.We worked hard to be
presentable for December 8th (the date of our charity market), to learn the
carols, music and words, and we did it as a flash mob having a lot of fun. It meant many
practices which consumed my days completely. The choir has continued, and so
have I, learning new songs thru weekly practices. We will be
entertainment during parties at old folk’s homes.
My
painting in the show at Chianciano Terme, a SPA town south of Florence. was awarded Honorable Mention. This show closed at the end of March but
I have been invited to continue with this painting and 2 others in another show
in Montepulciano.. These are all historic picturesque towns south of
Florence.
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| Transparency - Figure |
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| "Transparency" |
I began this post talking about decision making but I never explained
myself. Remember? In February I applied for a show here in Florence entitled “ Portraits of
MERCY in the Bible” reasoning that at least I would be showing in Florence,
nearby. I’m not a painter of sacred art as such but I participated anyway. Part
of the regulations for this show required me to select a passage from the
bible that I used as inspiration. Again I chose a painting from the past.
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| "The Annunciation" |
“The Annunciation” I have always considered this
as an annuciation, benevolent, protective. The Magnificat. But, as I searched the
Bible, reading various passages, I realized how little I knew about this book of
history. My decision was to find out more, read more from the bible, and,have
founded a bible study class that meets from time to time. A new source of
inspiration for me. A turning point?
AND, last of all, I will return to Pontremoli for their show on the 25th of
April.
Here I will present a new painting, a “new painting” done over an old study
of a nude. The theme is “The Garden”. and my painting is entitled “Waiting for
Dawn.”
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| "Waiting for Dawn" |
That’s where I am today.
This has been a long post but I hope you have found it interesting. I would
love to hear from you dear readers. My idea when I started this blog was to
exchange ideas, reactions, to make contact. I hope some of you will talk to me.
In any language. Translation is easily done.
A presto. . . .
I began with work that demonstrated my beginnings: work with the human body, drawing from a live model, use of various materials, etc...
