Mondovi, Piedmont, Northern Italy. A midday walk in late October, we enter the dark undergrowth under the foliage of the... Read More
Mondovi, Piedmont, Northern Italy. A midday walk in late October, we enter the dark undergrowth under the foliage of the brightly colored autumn birches that frame us. The undergrowth was so dark and it was quite impossible to watch to the sky through the thick crown of trees.
I sat down against a birch trunk to fully enjoy the quiet of the moment.
The next morning I had only one desire: to bring that feeling to the canvas. But I couldn't do it on the small canvases I kept at home. No! Such beauty can not be expressed in 40cm2! It needs space, a lot of white canvas to cover. The next morning, I had this beautiful Belgian linen made. I was so excited to take it home. I placed it on the easel and watched it for two days. I didn't know where to start. From above, from below, from the canopy of trees, from the undergrowth?
It was the first of my large paintings. I will never forget the doubts, the fear, the despair, but also the joy, the satisfaction and the pride. Ah! How beautiful!
The artwork is ready to hang, no frame needed. Comes with a signed certificate of authenticity.
