PORTRAITS - Giuseppe (Pino) Ferreri
ITALIAN EYES na
MARK MESSIER na
PATIENCE $640
STANLEY $350
NUBILE $1920
JESUS AND MADONNA na
JAPANESE WOMAN IN KIMONO $850
CALABRIA IN HIS HEART - Giuseppe (Pino) Ferreri
MOON LIGHTING
Laundres $860
QUARRYMAN $640
Magna Grecia CZ ITA $350
NETO RIVER CR, ITA $425
TORRE MELISSA $640
SUNSET
(PIZZO CALABRO) $640
PIAZZA MATTEOTTI
Catanzaro - ITALY $640
QUARRIMAN
Catanzaro - ITALY $640
RICORDI di CZ LIDO na
WORK PHASES - FROM CANVAS TO PAINT
TROPEA PHASE 1
TROPEA PHASE 1
TROPEA PHASE 1
The 18"x24" white CANVAS gets the first tint of oil paint after been sketched using a carbon pencil
TROPEA PHASE 2
TROPEA PHASE 1
TROPEA PHASE 1
As work continues some details gets introduced on the canvas.
The tridimensional shapes
TROPEA PHASE 3
TROPEA PHASE 1
TROPEA PHASE 3
In this sequence you can see how other shades of color are added to differentiate from the others and thus create the background
TROPEA PHASE 4
TROPEA PHASE 4
TROPEA PHASE 3
Once the background is created more details are placed with some more vibrant colors
TROPEA PHASE 5
TROPEA PHASE 4
TROPEA PHASE 5
Work advances creating a few more details in the foreground
TROPEA PHASE 6
TROPEA PHASE 4
TROPEA PHASE 5
The painting at this stage is 90% complete and a little drying time is necessary and give the final retouches
TROPEA FINAL
TROPEA FINAL
TROPEA FINAL
After taking care of the final tweaks a painting has to dry for at list 6 to 12 months before the varnish gets applied
