art as freedom! painter and art teacher - curator of cultural activities - sometimes I write - freethinker - navigator -and dreamer!
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Ascending to the sky2 0 2 4 watercolors on paperHello everyone dear Hivers friends and welcome back to my blog. Today I present you my latest watercolor depicting an ancient tower seen from a perspective from below and projecting up into the sky. I chose to depict this medieval tower as a witness to the works of man but at the same time I painted it with strong color contrasts to emphasize Nature. Even the bare trees that begin to envelop the tower are symbols of the reappropriation of the natural world. The ascent to heaven is at the same time of both the tower and the trees, a divine sign of the ending of an era. I leave you the steps of the difficult work and a hug to all.
Wars2 0 2 4 watercolors on paperHow many wars are there in the world? Currently there are about 110 conflicts going on, some of which are over conflicting religions and others over occupation of territory. link here:
The passage of time2 0 2 4 watercolors on paperHello everyone dear Hivers friends and welcome back to my blog. Today I am sharing my latest watercolor work depicting a landscape dedicated to the passage of time. I have depicted a foreshortening with remnants of ancient buildings fading into the horizon. The sky takes on the colors of autumn as a sign of the changing seasons of life. In the foreground I painted bare trees that remind us of the strong presence of nature to which we owe our short existence. I leave you all the steps of the creative process and a dear greeting to all. Armando.
Lights and clouds on the horizon2 0 2 4 watercolors on paperHello everyone dear Hivers friends and welcome back to my blog. Today I'm back to share the subject I love most, the seascape. I wanted to depict a glimpse of the sea with its horizon full of light caused by white clouds. I tried to represent beams of light mixed with clouds radiating into the sky and illuminating the dark blue sea in the background. In the foreground I left waves with their white foam to contrast with the ultramarine and cerulean blues. The painting of course I imagined it as I often do.
Gothic2 0 2 4 watercolors on paperHello everyone dear Hivers friends and welcome back to my blog. Today I am sharing an urban landscape with which I wanted to remember the period of Gothic architecture. As you can see I depicted a street surrounded by Gothic buildings as actors in a metaphysical scene. I mentioned pointed arches and vaults with people on the street as diaphanous presences, almost ghosts. In the background the buildings are lost to a gray sky.
Fairy house2 0 2 4 watercolors on paperHello everyone dear Hivers friends and welcome back to my blog. Today I am sharing a fairy tale themed subject that I imagined. The protagonist of the fairy tale is an abandoned house in a deserted place with no greenery around and no door. The doorway invited you to enter and cross the threshold. The bad character who crossed the threshold was transformed into a plant by the fairies who lived in the house enriching the desert around it with vegetation. Slowly the world out there was enriched with green!