Italian Gallery
My husband and I went on an artist’s tour of Tuscany 1998 and this gallery
contains work done in the late 90s. Oh my gosh, we had such a wonderful time.
The greens hills, the red poppies,
the red Chianti, the golden raviolis, the elaborate churches, the shapes,
colors, sounds and smells of Tuscany. What a wondrous place. The trip helped me
to recognize, appreciate and share my artistic talent. Medieval Italy cherished
its artists.
Jane La Fazio
(see examples below)
Click on the images for a larger version.
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"Laundry
Alfresco"
price: original sold image size: 10x8” Signed, limited edition Giclee print are available $60 |
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I chose the subject because it was so quintessential European-so simple and so humbly beautiful. Twentieth century laundry hanging against an ancient stone wall. The pencil drawing for this was done “plein air” (on location) in Volpaia, Italy, and I completed the painting at home, [while listening to a Andre Botticella cd]. |
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"Tuscan Landscape
Altarpiece"
price: sold image size: 10x8” Signed, limited edition giclee prints are available $60 |
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This painting combines the two most memorable images I have of Tuscany, the green rolling hills and the elaborate altarpieces I saw in the cathedrals. To me, it’s like looking through a medieval church window, out on to the lush, spring landscape. |
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"View
from Sant' Antimo, Montalcino"
price: sold image size: 14x10” |
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The fabulous Tuscan countryside in the spring. I painted this sitting in the grass outside a huge Renaissance Cathedral, in Tuscany. I still remember hearing the buzz of bees and the nearby workers speaking in hushed Italian, and feel the soft stirring of the breeze. |
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"Tuscan
Cross"
price: sold
image size: 15x15” |
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Made from beautiful cotton gift wrap papers I purchased in Florence, Italy. I wove strips of paper with strings of beads and ribbons, creating a contemporary cross image. |
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"Italian
Cherries"
price: sold image size: 20x14” |
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When I look at this painting, I can still feel the warm breeze, hear the bees buzzing, smell and taste the ripe cherries in my mouth, reminding me of the hours I spent painting this on location in Tuscany. |
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"Tuscan Landscape
Quilt"
price: sold image size: 15x22” |
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Another version of the glorious Italian countryside. The rolling hills depicted with traditional Italian patterned papers, that I purchased in Florence. |
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"Silvia's
Fruit Stand, Pienza"
price: sold image size: 20x14” |
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Pienza is one of the many charming medieval towns in Tuscany. This fruit stand was tucked in between two ancient buildings on a cobblestone street in lovely Pienza. |
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"View of Tuscany" Signed, limited edition giclee print are available three sizes, with prices from $100-$250. |
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Pots of red geraniums are all over Tuscany, and as soon as we returned home to San Diego, I planted red geraniums in terra-cotta pots, so I’d be reminded of our trip. Chianti and ripening tomatoes on a window sill, frame yet another view of the glorious Tuscan countryside. Created for the permanent collection of Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, California. |
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