Che invidia Mariano, hai visto dei posti bellissimi questa estate, complimenti per la resa dei colori e dell'architettura, opera ammiratissima, great painting!!! Best, Marco.
Hi Mariano, it's great. You are amazing. How long did it take you to complete this large painting. Do you work from a photo? Your colors sing. Simply breath taking.
Caro Marco, io sono nato in posti bellissimi;Neresine,Istria attualmente Croazia. Profugo a 2,5 anni trapiantato a Genova, non c'e tanto da invidiare credi. L'impero Austriaco aveva sviluppato la regione, come evidenziato dall'archittetura di Abbazia. Ci sono delle villette fenomenali, e il mare e' ineguagliato forse, nel Meditterraneeo. Io cerco di andarci ogni anno un mese o due da quando sono in pensione per respirare aria buona! Ti ringrazio per la visita e per il graditissimo e immeritato commento.
Hi Joan, I am so happy you like it, I appreciate your time and your comments. I did about the same painting a couple of months ago in 16x20"but was too crowded, and felt the need for a bigger canvas do try to do justice to the piece, took me 5 day (8 hours day ~) plus 6 hours for the imprimatura. Abbazia is e very painterly place and yes worked from a printout 8x10" from a photo that Maeve (my wife)took last summer. I slept in the Hotel Opatija more than one night. The subject of another of my small painting; I know the town pretty well, is a beautiful place.
Wow! my friend. Wonderful painting. You say it took you five days, eight hours a day? I`m afraid I haven`t got that much patience as you know Mariano. Probably your patience is why you are coming along in leaps a bounds eh? All the best my friend. Vic.
Hi Vic, Thank you very much, it was a complex drawing, is amazing how many mistakes you can make in a drawing specially that big. It stands out, so you have to reconsider and redraw, it does take time at least for me. The painting was the pleasurable time at least for me, as time fly when you have fun; mix and paint , mix and paint!
Hi Silver, Thank you very much for visiting my blog, Opatija is a small turists resort squeezed between mountins and sea. Thank you for your nice comments and happy holidays.
Hi Mariano..I also thought I had seen it before!So its bigger and better now:)It would have taken loads of patienceto do all those tiny windows!But great result.
wow..Mariano, this is such a big painting...full of sparkling sunshine. It is just excellent--What a scene! I would love to live there. I like it very much
Hi Arti, Yes did it 2 months ago but a 16x20" , this is 32x36 and a bigger area is drawn to include the all waterpolo pool. It was difficoult to mantein the focus on the church spires, the window were easy because of the size(more than a brushstroke wide).The background is very thinly painted, the water very thickly,the building thinly first than with really thick paint were i wonted my accent light to hit. So happy you like it better! Thanks for your support.
Hi Celeste, You seem antusiastic about this one, and I am very happy for it. My good friend Alberto Valentini in Le Hague suggested to me to try bigger size as there is more freedom , and he is right. Opatija is a beutiful place much better than in my oil.
Hi Mariano, thank you for stopping by my blog. I want to wish you and your family and wonderful Christmas and a very healthy and happy New Year. I'm off to continue my baking. Have a great day.
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Che invidia Mariano, hai visto dei posti bellissimi questa estate, complimenti per la resa dei colori e dell'architettura, opera ammiratissima, great painting!!!
Best, Marco.
Hi Mariano, it's great. You are amazing. How long did it take you to complete this large painting. Do you work from a photo? Your colors sing. Simply breath taking.
Caro Marco,
io sono nato in posti bellissimi;Neresine,Istria attualmente Croazia. Profugo a 2,5 anni trapiantato a Genova, non c'e tanto da invidiare credi. L'impero Austriaco aveva sviluppato la regione, come evidenziato dall'archittetura di Abbazia. Ci sono delle villette fenomenali, e il mare e' ineguagliato forse, nel Meditterraneeo. Io cerco di andarci ogni anno un mese o due da quando sono in pensione per respirare aria buona! Ti ringrazio per la visita e per il graditissimo e immeritato commento.
Hi Joan,
I am so happy you like it, I appreciate your time and your comments. I did about the same painting a couple of months ago in 16x20"but was too crowded, and felt the need for a bigger canvas do try to do justice to the piece, took me 5 day (8 hours day ~) plus 6 hours for the imprimatura. Abbazia is e very painterly place and yes worked from a printout 8x10" from a photo that Maeve (my wife)took last summer. I slept in the Hotel Opatija more than one night. The subject of another of my small painting; I know the town pretty well, is a beautiful place.
Wow! my friend. Wonderful painting. You say it took you five days, eight hours a day? I`m afraid I haven`t got that much patience as you know Mariano. Probably your patience is why you are coming along in leaps a bounds eh? All the best my friend.
Vic.
Hi Vic,
Thank you very much, it was a complex drawing, is amazing how many mistakes you can make in a drawing specially that big. It stands out, so you have to reconsider and redraw, it does take time at least for me. The painting was the pleasurable time at least for me, as time fly when you have fun; mix and paint , mix and paint!
Browsing through some of your paintings. They are very nice. This one is particularly interesting. Seems to spell life in community living.
~Silver
Reflections
Hi Silver,
Thank you very much for visiting my blog, Opatija is a small turists resort squeezed between mountins and sea. Thank you for your nice comments and happy holidays.
Hi Mariano..I also thought I had seen it before!So its bigger and better now:)It would have taken loads of patienceto do all those tiny windows!But great result.
wow..Mariano, this is such a big painting...full of sparkling sunshine. It is just excellent--What a scene! I would love to live there. I like it very much
Hi Arti,
Yes did it 2 months ago but a 16x20" , this is 32x36 and a bigger area is drawn to include the all waterpolo pool. It was difficoult to mantein the focus on the church spires, the window were easy because of the size(more than a brushstroke wide).The background is very thinly painted, the water very thickly,the building thinly first than with really thick paint were i wonted my accent light to hit. So happy you like it better! Thanks for your support.
Hi Celeste,
You seem antusiastic about this one, and I am very happy for it. My good friend Alberto Valentini in Le Hague suggested to me to try bigger size as there is more freedom , and he is right. Opatija is a beutiful place much better than in my oil.
Thank you, Dear Mariano! Merry Christmas to you and your family.
This is magical!
Hi Mariano, thank you for stopping by my blog. I want to wish you and your family and wonderful Christmas and a very healthy and happy New Year. I'm off to continue my baking. Have a great day.
Hi Mariano, besides tell you that this painting is beautiful I want to tell you Merry Christmas and Happy New 2010!!!!!!!
Roberto
Hi Roberto,
You are so kind and generous with your comment. Thank you, and Marry Christmas and Happy New year from my family to yours
Merry Christmas Mariano--you can send this painting to me as my present...lol...just kidding. It is a beauty! Hoping you have a wonderful holiday. :(
Hi Celeste,
Merry Christmas to you, and thank you much for your comment.
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