Perugina Art: March 2009

Moonlight series

inspired by the Zodiac sign of Cancer

pace e serenita`
peace and serenity

no 6

watercolour and gouache
on arches cp 300gsm

38×57 cm

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just a quick note letting you all know

this will be my last post for a while and i don't know for how long.

i am ok, however feel i need to take a break for a while, and collect myself so i can take up painting with renewed energy, positiveness and inspiration something that i am very much lacking in at present.

i will certainly miss doing this but feel it best to try and recuperate and get some needed rest and some sunshine as i have found myself very exhausted with many late nights with very little sleep painting these works and others over the last few months.

this upsets me because painting has provided me with such joy, and i am at my happiest when doing so and as such will miss it.

pushing through with very little energy, motivation and inspiration left, i worked on this last painting today so i could at the very least post it up to complete this series. i don't think there are anymore Moonlight Ladies to paint here, that need to what i call - 'come out'!

thanking all of you who have been so very kind in providing support here and on RB, i have very much appreciated the time you all take to leave your positive comments of encouragement on my paintings and i will certainly miss this support.

having said this, i am still answering emails and i will try and visit blogs and keep in touch on RB with those of you i have come to know when i can, as this is also something which fills me with great joy as i also love to provide support and encouragement in return.

i guess this is a nice work to finish with as it is my wish.
wishing everyone pace e serenita` which in Italian means
peace and serenity
dal cuoreas this is my wish for you all as well
love, hugs and a presto

patricia
la perugina

Friday 20 March, 2009.

Moonlight series
inspired by the Zodiac sign of Cancer

una danza al chiaro di Luna

a dance by moonlight

no 5

watercolour and gouache
on arches cp 300gsm

38×57 cm
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il vestito rosso

the red dress

watercolour on arches

300gsm cp fine

32 x 40 cm

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back to whimsy, fantasia, and frivolity it seems…

available in sepia as a card through

Redbubble

work in progress

la perugina

self portrait II

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The picture above is where i am currently at.

This second attempt at a self portrait has given me little rest over the last few days.

I feel there is still much work to do to complete it.

I tried to start this again the night before last, however realised it was impossible for me to even contemplate picking up a brush due to the intense concentration and emotions experienced with the first portrait.

There were many lessons learnt i felt through the first painting and after some thought, restless sleep thinking about what needed to be tackled, and after a little rest yesterday afternoon, i'm giving it another go... improving it in areas which i felt needed more careful attention.

I am posting here my progress so far, so as to remember this for next time.

It's a more controlled render than the first, and has a different 'spirit', nevertheless it is also an experience and am building on my skills in watercolour.

There is some pressure when posting a work in progress, and this is a lesson also, one i welcome as with all my wips. Having said that, this one i feel most vulnerable about, however it is something i am compelled to push myself through at the moment despite how tired i feel.

I want to thank those of you who were so kind to leave thoughts on my first portrait, here and on RB, and my replies to you each individually are pending - for this i sincerely apologise! I felt very vulnerable and exposed posting it, so your encouragement and kindness by way of these supportive comments have gone a long way in making me feel a little stronger to start this one.

tutto quello che vedi qui

all you see here

self portrait

watercolour on arches

cp 300gsm

38 x 57 cm
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It was time i tried a self portrait, and this one from a photo taken last month inspired these words below, and for some hours today inspired this watercolour you see here.

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senza maschera - without mask

no trucco - no makeup/trick

no deceiving the truth

open eyed
looking straight into the eyes of the person who is willing to look back

written by

patricia vannucci

la perugina

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all you see here

makes me who i am

where i have been,

yesterday, today, tomorrow

where i am

where i will go

what i have seen, beautiful and not so

what i have touched

who has touched me

my memories

those i want to keep

those i'd rather forget

my dreams

secret and known

what i hold in my heart

things i have heard

what I have spoken

what i have held in my hands

what i have lost and found

these things make me who i am

i do not know how to be another

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It is very difficult to know when to stop working on a painting - this was one of the many lessons today and over the last 24 hours it seems.

I worked on it some more and perhaps should have left it alone, living with it before making any further adjustments or decisions.

Each painting provides an opportunity to learn about ones self...about their ability... about their faith in what they do... about their thought processes... for me now it is more than just the painting it seems... and this also was the lesson.

I was most distressed over this yesterday and last night when i posted this here, perhaps feeling vulnerable as it was my first serious attempt at a self portrait and in a medium i still know very little about.

These are my thoughts which i leave here.

'these things make me who i am

i do not know how to be another'

Tuesday March 10, 2009