Artwork for Silvia Pastore
Feeding the doves
Welcome Guests
Sharing the way
Carnival in Venice
Details
Painting for me is about finding beauty in everyday life. It is a tool to enrich and widen my horizons and it helps me in making a deeper connection with myself. It pushes me constantly to tune my senses and to see beyond the surface to discover new aspects and connections which can be woven together in a personal way. I have been painting for fifty years and I believe that this practice has brought me the invaluable gift of discovering beauty nearly everywhere I look.
Being an artist is to me a life journey that runs parallel with my personal growth. It is about learning to stand in a place of humble acceptance about not knowing and profound sense of respect for the gift of life surrounding me. Such state of being happens when my vision is not obscured by the habit to select, discern and control to support my opinions, my ideals, and desires. During these precious instants of pure perception ,my eyes see with unusual clarity and I discover qualities of colour, lines, spaces, and forms which had never touched me before.
I am a painter, after graduating in 1980 with a B.A. in Fine Arts from the London Central School of Art and Design, I have been working in Oils,
Watercolours and lately coloured pencils. My inspiration comes from two sources: Imagination and Nature. As regards the imagination, for me painting is bringing something into existence from a different dimension. In the landscapes and still-lives, I try to achieve a sense of order and harmony. Since moving to Herefordshire 18 years ago, I have grown to deeply love the local landscape. I love to draw and paint the views in my village during different seasons.
My objective is the creation of beauty, balance, and a sense of poetry.
I am very fortunate to be able to concentrate my time and energy to cultivate my drawing and painting skills.
BA Education, Trieste University 1973
BA Fine Art Central School of Art and Design 1980
Advanced Print making Course 1982
Renaissance Paint preparation and painting techniques 1985
Florence Academy old master’s techniques 2017
The Artist Magazine September 22, Full article on Painting from the imagination
Contemporary Artist 2023, Creative Coverage, full article
Celebrating Art Booklet, full article
Lions Ballroom, Leominster h.Art 2023
Oxenham Art Gallery in Leominster and Hereford
