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My drawings, watercolours, paintings,about Nature that I love and more.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>112</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-1678913776623868702</id><published>2012-02-28T22:41:00.002Z</published><updated>2012-03-02T19:34:19.543Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Parco della Riviera d&apos;Ulisse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Museo Diocesano di Gaeta'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mostra naturalistica'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Riserva di Gianola'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Convegno degli inanellatori italiani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='schizzi'/><title type='text'>Gaeta, mostra con gli inanellatori.Exhibition in Gaeta with the bird ringers</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9ub5z4E6ugs/T01TjP-h8pI/AAAAAAAABBs/BAn4agunfv4/s1600/sala-flore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9ub5z4E6ugs/T01TjP-h8pI/AAAAAAAABBs/BAn4agunfv4/s200/sala-flore.jpg" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Le mie opere in mostra al Museo Diocesano di Gaeta&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;My pictures in the Diocesan Museum in Gaeta &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dg1rPTqVyak/T01ToSQFp4I/AAAAAAAABB0/PH5L5D9orPo/s1600/opere-troisi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dg1rPTqVyak/T01ToSQFp4I/AAAAAAAABB0/PH5L5D9orPo/s200/opere-troisi.jpg" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;opere di A.Troisi&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GQ_yjojAS3w/T01TxohnRsI/AAAAAAAABB8/DLNRsUI2cRU/s1600/quadro-con-leone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GQ_yjojAS3w/T01TxohnRsI/AAAAAAAABB8/DLNRsUI2cRU/s200/quadro-con-leone.jpg" width="150" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Un leone romano a guardia di un mio quadro...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;A roman lion guarding my watercolour... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OHeN2RQET-o/T01T3WQCbTI/AAAAAAAABCE/5AqRgaONgE8/s1600/opere-cogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OHeN2RQET-o/T01T3WQCbTI/AAAAAAAABCE/5AqRgaONgE8/s200/opere-cogo.jpg" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;opere di L. Cogo&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BVRr7nxwiL8/T01UvQu-y4I/AAAAAAAABCk/IqFjTV-PMpQ/s1600/sbandieratori.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BVRr7nxwiL8/T01UvQu-y4I/AAAAAAAABCk/IqFjTV-PMpQ/s200/sbandieratori.jpg" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;gli sbandieratori di Minturno&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Questo fine settimana è stato diverso dalle solite ammazzate per partecipare alle mostre collettive.&lt;br /&gt;
I miei sentiti ringraziamenti vanno al personale del Servizio Naturalistico del Parco della Riviera d'Ulisse, (Fabio e Caterina in primis) che ci hanno accompagnato nell'allestimento della mostra al Museo Diocesano (grazie Damiano!), nell'ospitalità e nelle visite guidate, in una complessa e ricca organizzazione che ha incluso uno spettacolo di &lt;a href="http://www.sbandieratorideicasali.com/sbandieratori.html"&gt;sbandieratori&lt;/a&gt; di Minturno, (!) prima del taglio del nastro (!!) dell'inaugurazione. Una festa e un tributo inusuali, di cui mi sento parte.&lt;br /&gt;
L'occasione era il Convegno degli inanellatori italiani, e Gaeta li ha accolti dandogli il dovuto risalto.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;This last week-end has been a different experience from the similar tour-de -force group exhibitions.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;My thanks to the Naturalistic Department of the Ulisse's Riviera Park and to the Diocesan Museum for organizing a complex happening, including the Convention of Italian bird-ringers, our nature art exhibition and guided tours to the Park, ending with a traditional show with flags by the &lt;a href="http://www.sbandieratorideicasali.com/sbandieratori.html"&gt;Sbandieratori di Minturno &lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;It was a feast and an unusual homage, to which I gladly took part.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;La mostra rimarrà aperta sino al 18 marzo, il sabato e la domenica pomeriggio, ed è sita nelle sale al piano terreno del Museo Diocesano, che contiene opere di pregio. Ingresso: 3 €.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Espongono: A.Troisi, I.E. Rosa, L.Cogo, M.E. Ferrari, S. Maugeri, R.Bertoli, S. Sacchetti, C. Flore.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Grazie al Parco, gli accompagnatori ( e noi artisti) abbiamo goduto di una visita guidata alla Riserva Naturale di Gianola, ricca di resti archeologici, sopratutto quelli di una grande villa romana con annesse terme. Mi sono fermata a fare degli schizzi velocissimi; il cielo era velato e una foschia nascondeva le isole e il colore del mare, ma il fascino delle coste mediterranee era intatto.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;The guided tour to the Natural Reserve of Gianola showed us round&amp;nbsp; a beautiful coast, rich in archeological remains, particularly those of a grand villa with annexed Thermae. I stopped to do some very quick sketches; the sky was overcast and a slight haze concealed the islands and the horizon. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBWJIVv4RaQ/T01UW3BdrqI/AAAAAAAABCM/bUUJRG_ak3Q/s1600/cisterna-maggiore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="95" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBWJIVv4RaQ/T01UW3BdrqI/AAAAAAAABCM/bUUJRG_ak3Q/s320/cisterna-maggiore.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Schizzo della costa dalla Cisterna Maggiore-Gianola&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XzAhzMGZLVw/T01Ufv_abXI/AAAAAAAABCU/NHjNKdftQGs/s1600/scketch_ginepro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="95" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XzAhzMGZLVw/T01Ufv_abXI/AAAAAAAABCU/NHjNKdftQGs/s320/scketch_ginepro.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Ginepro contorto presso la Cisterna dalle 36 colonne- Gianola&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ai-yd4EP9HI/T01UjxbYE_I/AAAAAAAABCc/luvmPqhx1Ww/s1600/piscine-romane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="97" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ai-yd4EP9HI/T01UjxbYE_I/AAAAAAAABCc/luvmPqhx1Ww/s320/piscine-romane.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Le piscine romane-Gianola&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Mi sorprendono sempre le persone che, non essendo pratiche di disegno, quasi gridano al miracolo quando vedono apparire sulla carta un riflesso della realtà. Il loro entusiasmo mi invita ad essere grata per questo dono, a non darlo per scontato.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I am always surprised by the amazement of people who don't practice drawing, when they see on paper a reflection of reality. Their enthousiasm reminds me to be grateful for this gift, and never give it for granted. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Djq0xuDe4CE/T1EghjCuRwI/AAAAAAAABDM/a2cF3YC8Rwg/s1600/mare-circeo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="128" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Djq0xuDe4CE/T1EghjCuRwI/AAAAAAAABDM/a2cF3YC8Rwg/s320/mare-circeo.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Queste sono le mie&amp;nbsp; opere in mostra. &lt;i&gt;These are my pictures in the exhibition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-1678913776623868702?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/1678913776623868702/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/02/gaeta-mostra-con-gli-inanellatori-in.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/1678913776623868702'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/1678913776623868702'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/02/gaeta-mostra-con-gli-inanellatori-in.html' title='Gaeta, mostra con gli inanellatori.Exhibition in Gaeta with the bird ringers'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9ub5z4E6ugs/T01TjP-h8pI/AAAAAAAABBs/BAn4agunfv4/s72-c/sala-flore.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-7151207819778301901</id><published>2012-02-12T21:39:00.000Z</published><updated>2012-02-12T21:39:16.731Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='herbicidal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wild herbs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='graminaceous'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='graminacee'/><title type='text'>Frammenti urbani di natura- Urban traces of nature.</title><content type='html'>Riprendo un tema a me caro, la sopravvivenza dell'estetica naturale in un ambiente spesso ostile come la città.&lt;br /&gt;
Con la Giunta precedente, era invalso l'uso orrendo di passare con i diserbanti&amp;nbsp; per eliminare le "infestanti", le mirabili sopravvissute dell'asfalto, che con le loro forme e colori mi davano piccoli piaceri e suscitavano la mia curiosità.&lt;br /&gt;
Rimanevano sui cigli e ai piedi degli alberi ammassi di sterpi secchi, tristi e informi.&lt;br /&gt;
Questa Giunta, forse per risparmiare, certamente non per&amp;nbsp; sensibilità, non è un così puntuale "Terminator" anche se in tarda estate, purtroppo, estirpa tutto ciò che è verde.&lt;br /&gt;
Comunque vorrei dedicare qualche immagine a queste forti forme di vita, invisibili Cenerentole che si stagliano eleganti contro i muri delle nostre strade.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I'm getting to work on a theme I cherish, the survival of natural beauty in an often hostile environment, as towns often are. During the previous Council, wild herbs, those wonderful survivors of tar, used to be destroyed with&amp;nbsp; awful herbicidals. Instead of their beautiful and diverse shapes and colours that gave me many small pleasures, the pathways were left with untidy, dried tangles of sadness.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;This Council, probably to save money and not out of sensitivity, is not such a steady "Terminator" until late summer.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I want to dedicate some pictures to these strong forms of life, overlooked Cinderellas that elegantly pose against our city&amp;nbsp; walls.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-7151207819778301901?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/7151207819778301901/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/02/frammenti-urbani-di-natura-urban-traces.html#comment-form' title='6 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7151207819778301901'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7151207819778301901'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/02/frammenti-urbani-di-natura-urban-traces.html' title='Frammenti urbani di natura- Urban traces of nature.'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3MEgySdsjc/TzfMMgwLXeI/AAAAAAAABBk/5NTJ7_SgXg0/s72-c/erbacce-acquerello.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-2023736483808307640</id><published>2012-02-07T09:22:00.000Z</published><updated>2012-02-07T09:22:27.773Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rametto'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hawthorn'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='berries'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twig'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bacche'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='biancospino'/><title type='text'>Un rametto di biancospino- Hawthorn twig</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jbMl5IO17wA/TzDq_9pHKGI/AAAAAAAABBU/6ke0dbHdwlc/s1600/biancospino-rametto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jbMl5IO17wA/TzDq_9pHKGI/AAAAAAAABBU/6ke0dbHdwlc/s320/biancospino-rametto.jpg" width="165" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Certe volte sullo scanner si ottengono luci e soluzioni formali diverse dal disegno o dalla fotografia. La forte luce dal basso, lo schiacciamento e il fondo scuro fanno risaltare aspetti diversi. Ho tenuto da parte questa stampata per poi trarne, dopo molto tempo, un acquerello un po' "sognante". Carta artigianale spagnola, molto assorbente.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Sometimes the scanned object can lead to surprising effects that no drawing or photograph could yield. That is due to the strong frontal light, the pressure onthe object and the dark background.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I kept this colour print for a long time before actually making a "dreamy" watercolour from it. On hand-made spanish paper, quite absorbent.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-2023736483808307640?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/2023736483808307640/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/02/un-rametto-di-biancospino-hawthorn-twig.html#comment-form' title='3 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/2023736483808307640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/2023736483808307640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/02/un-rametto-di-biancospino-hawthorn-twig.html' title='Un rametto di biancospino- Hawthorn twig'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jbMl5IO17wA/TzDq_9pHKGI/AAAAAAAABBU/6ke0dbHdwlc/s72-c/biancospino-rametto.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-8028758493764886965</id><published>2012-02-04T15:56:00.000Z</published><updated>2012-02-04T15:56:52.326Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sculture romane'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bianco e nero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='maschera grottesca'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='disegno a matita'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='laura frankstone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Museo Nazionale Romano'/><title type='text'>stessa mano, stessi giorni,diversi stili... same hand, same days, different styles...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i2wJB2izXSQ/Ty1ON0wh__I/AAAAAAAABA0/qRrj6x326SA/s1600/museo-rom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="237" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i2wJB2izXSQ/Ty1ON0wh__I/AAAAAAAABA0/qRrj6x326SA/s320/museo-rom.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Ieri, 3 febbraio, sono andata con Laura Frankstone al Museo Nazionale Romano. Laura è un'artista straordinaria -e una bellissima persona-che ho conosciuta tramite Sketching in Nature e, seguendo il suo &lt;a href="http://laurelines.typepad.com/"&gt;blog&lt;/a&gt;, ho saputo che sarebbe venuta a Roma. Ci siamo incontrate e abbiamo visitato il bellissimo Museo mentre fuori nevicava...ci siamo soffermate a disegnare. Questa inquadratura, oltre che divertente, era anche comoda, perchè potevo stare seduta. Per un soggetto classico come questi marmi, ho usato la "classica" mina e il chiaroscuro. Poi...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Yesterday, february the 3rd, I went with Laura Frankstone to visit the National Roman Museum while snow started to fall over Rome. Laura is a splendid artist -and person-whom I met through Sketching in Nature and, following her &lt;a href="http://laurelines.typepad.com/"&gt;blog&lt;/a&gt;, I read she was coming to Rome. So we met and went sketching in the magnificent Museum. I picked this particular "backside" view :one because it was fun, two because I could sit down on mine! So, for a classic subjct, I chose the "classic" pencil and shading. Then...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Poi ci siamo fermate a mangiare in un ristorante con il gusto dell'horror. Troneggiava sul bancone questa orrenda maschera, rossa (ma avevo solo l'arancione) e incorniciata da una pianta-parrucca. Anche questo soggetto era divertente, e ho usato le veloci penne gel mentre Laura riprendeva anche altri scorci del ristorante. E oggi...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Then we stopped for lunch in a restaurant with a taste for horror. The counter was dominated by this horrifying red mask (but I only had orange) with a wig of leaves from a plant at its back. Gel pens for a quick sketch, while Laura filled a page with different corners of the place. And today...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Oggi Roma si è svegliata bianca, compatta, giocosa, tranquilla, silente...tanta neve,&amp;nbsp; una boccata d'ossigeno e d'incanto per una città solitamente&amp;nbsp; nevrotica e affannata. Il mio giardino era perfetto, immacolato:sparite le tracce del cantiere, il prato distrutto...&lt;br /&gt;
Il nespolo dei vicini aveva preso delle pose interessanti, inchinato dal vento. Così ho dedicato qualche minuto a delinearne le zone non innevate, con un penn(ar)ello Tombo tenuto leggero. Avrei potuto fare di meglio ma avevo i piedi congelati.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Today Rome woke up solidly white, playful, quiet, calm...so much snow to fill with enchantment a normally neurotic and rushed city. My garden looked perfect, immaculate: no traces of the works and of the poor lawn... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;The medlar tree in the neighbouring garden had acquired an interesting pose, all bent by the wind and weight. So I dedicated a few minutes to the dark areas, with a Tombo pen held lightly. I could have done better but my feet were freezing!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-8028758493764886965?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/8028758493764886965/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/02/stessa-mano-stessi-giornidiversi-stili.html#comment-form' title='3 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8028758493764886965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8028758493764886965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/02/stessa-mano-stessi-giornidiversi-stili.html' title='stessa mano, stessi giorni,diversi stili... same hand, same days, different styles...'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i2wJB2izXSQ/Ty1ON0wh__I/AAAAAAAABA0/qRrj6x326SA/s72-c/museo-rom.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3811460272494430273</id><published>2012-01-24T12:40:00.002Z</published><updated>2012-01-30T09:41:58.228Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='schizzi di uccelli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stonechat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='saltimpalo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bird sketches'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fenicotteri'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='orbetello'/><title type='text'>Schizzi recenti- e quasi decenti...recent-and barely decent-sketches...</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Fenicotteri in display&lt;i&gt;-Flamingoes displaying&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Saltimpalo, femmina- &lt;i&gt;Stonechat, female&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Certo che si vede la differenza quando è un po' che non si disegnano animali dal vero, soprattutto in movimento...la mano scoordinata dall'occhio, questo lento a registrare le forme e i dettagli, e intanto la bestiola si agita... Mettiamoci pure dover guardare attraverso il cannocchiale, in posizione precaria, col taccuino in bilico, e l'approssimazione è servita!&lt;br /&gt;
Ah, che nostalgia degli elefanti a pochi metri a Etosha e dei muretti su cui appoggiarsi per disegnare a occhio nudo!&lt;br /&gt;
Forse si potrebbe fare un'equazione comodità=qualità. &lt;br /&gt;
Questi schizzi sono stati fatti domenica a Orbetello, in Oasi WWF il saltimpalo che avevo preso per uno&amp;nbsp; stiaccino ,e i fenicotteri al solito posto, di fronte all'Ospedale. Tanti, molto rosa, pochi giovani. Facevano un display bellissimo, colli eretti, testa girata alternatamente di qua e di là, poi scrollata abbassandola e aprendo le ali.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;There is a notable difference when it's some time you don't sketch moving animals from life...the hand is un-coordinated from the eye, the latter is slow in taking notes of details, and in the meantime the critter frets...Add to this having to look through a scope, in an uncomfortable position, sketchbook balanced precariously, and voilà approximation!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;What a difference with the close-ups of Etosha elephants and the stone fencings as props for sketching !&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Maybe there's an equation comfort=quality.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;These sketches were made on sunday in Orbetello.&amp;nbsp; The flamingoes were displaying, necks extended, heads turned here and there and then shaken and lowered while the wings opened. Fascinating.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3811460272494430273?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3811460272494430273/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/01/schizzi-recenti-e-quasi-decentirecent.html#comment-form' title='8 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3811460272494430273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3811460272494430273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/01/schizzi-recenti-e-quasi-decentirecent.html' title='Schizzi recenti- e quasi decenti...recent-and barely decent-sketches...'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_LuuRGVdfnw/Tx6jAWdj8EI/AAAAAAAABAM/VcCshs79jRM/s72-c/fenicotteri-display.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3022749815690769756</id><published>2012-01-21T05:23:00.001Z</published><updated>2012-01-21T05:23:42.335Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='marsh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pond'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stagno'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lama'/><title type='text'>Un posto magico ed effimero- a magical and fleeting place</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qMT2ISjCtG0/TJuxOatrIuI/AAAAAAAAAUY/NBNaFqHa6aw/s1600/copertina-panda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qMT2ISjCtG0/TJuxOatrIuI/AAAAAAAAAUY/NBNaFqHa6aw/s320/copertina-panda.jpg" width="246" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Un lavoro eseguito sul posto in un anno in cui il livello del Lago di Bracciano era molto alto, e si era formata una lama di acqua bassa brulicante di vita e luci.Acquerello.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;A watercolour sketched in nature , in a year when the Lake of Bracciano was particularly full, and it had created a little marsh full of life and light. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3022749815690769756?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3022749815690769756/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/01/un-posto-magico-ed-effimero.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3022749815690769756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3022749815690769756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/01/un-posto-magico-ed-effimero.html' title='Un posto magico ed effimero- a magical and fleeting place'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qMT2ISjCtG0/TJuxOatrIuI/AAAAAAAAAUY/NBNaFqHa6aw/s72-c/copertina-panda.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3031741612520433523</id><published>2012-01-08T15:35:00.000Z</published><updated>2012-01-08T15:35:26.448Z</updated><title type='text'>Studio aperto- La mia Namibia</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ID-VaqD3Kaw/Twm1meaiXaI/AAAAAAAAA_g/mUioQuIBLvo/s1600/gadget.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="248" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ID-VaqD3Kaw/Twm1meaiXaI/AAAAAAAAA_g/mUioQuIBLvo/s400/gadget.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Per la prima volta, lo studio dove dipingo con Fabio Ascenzi si apre al pubblico.&lt;/div&gt;Per chi non ha potuto visitare Terre d'Africa, per chi volesse rivederne una parte, per chi&amp;nbsp; vuole fare un viaggio nella natura delle savane e dei deserti attraverso la pittura...e per chi vuole fare due chiacchere e bere un bicchiere insieme.Vi aspetto.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3031741612520433523?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3031741612520433523/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/01/studio-aperto-la-mia-namibia.html#comment-form' title='3 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3031741612520433523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3031741612520433523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2012/01/studio-aperto-la-mia-namibia.html' title='Studio aperto- La mia Namibia'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ID-VaqD3Kaw/Twm1meaiXaI/AAAAAAAAA_g/mUioQuIBLvo/s72-c/gadget.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-6040853256089722680</id><published>2012-01-02T13:13:00.000Z</published><updated>2012-01-02T13:13:41.038Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bread basket'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pane'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sketch'/><title type='text'>primo sketch del 2012-first sketch of 2012</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;
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Ieri sera avevo proprio bisogno di disegnare, era troppo tempo che non lo facevo...così ho scelto la prima cosa che mi è capitata dopo cena, un soggetto per me del tutto insolito e colorato con i pastelli a cera poi, che non uso mai...mi sono divertita molto, a disegnare, a scrivere, e vedere i nessi che si creavano nella mia testa tra il soggetto e i pensieri. Un po' di allegria alla faccia dello "spread"! che tra l'altro mi fa pensare al burro che si potrebbe spalmare su questo pane...gnam!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Yesterday, 1st day of the new year, I really felt the urge to start drawing again, anything- so I took the first subject I found on the table after dinner. Unusual subject and technique for me, and lots of fun. Here's the translation of the italian handwriting.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;"As this year the &lt;u&gt;Maya&lt;/u&gt; have foreseen the &lt;u&gt;end of the world&lt;/u&gt;, I will begin it by drawing with lots of self-irony, childish technique and a casual subject: left-over bread in the &lt;u&gt;mexican&lt;/u&gt; basket that I've been using for years, so nice and colourful.-DON'T TAKE YOURSELF TOO SERIOUSLY could be a good proposition for this year!- So then: bread (simplicity) and colous, instead of "panem et circenses", and life smiles on you!-(spiral:) I chose wax pastels that I hadn't used since childhood, because I&amp;nbsp; was sure that this uni-ball pen woud have bled if I'd used watercolours...&lt;b&gt;well&lt;/b&gt;, just a little!"&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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La mostra è ampia e completa, illustra dai primi agli ultimi lavori della pittrice (sono presenti anche le sue tre sculture) e mi ha fatto conoscere una personalità completa, piena di energia, una sapiente colorista e raffinata compositrice di linee sensuali e prorompenti. Non tutte le opere mi hanno stregata, ma da tutte ho imparato qualcosa. Soprattutto una: la libertà, senza la quale un artista resta dimezzato.&lt;br /&gt;
Se potete, visitatela. &lt;a href="http://www.fondazioneromamuseo.it/"&gt;http://www.fondazioneromamuseo.it/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Un saluto e un augurio di un 2012 ricco di bellezza, natura e speranza.&lt;br /&gt;
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Today I went to see the Giorgia O'Keeffe exhibition, one of the many interesting ones in Rome these days. I came out having met a great artist, an important, independent, and refined painter.&lt;br /&gt;
I admit I only knew her through the stereotype of "the large flower painter".&lt;br /&gt;
I learnt a lot from each picture, even those I didn't particularly like. What really conquered me is her freedom, something without which an artist is only half himself. Go see it if you can:&lt;a href="http://www.fondazioneromamuseo.it/"&gt;http://www.fondazioneromamuseo.it/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
and I wish you all a 2012 full of beauty, nature and hope.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-6082394343850568675?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/6082394343850568675/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/12/una-grande-artista-in-mostra-giorgia.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6082394343850568675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6082394343850568675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/12/una-grande-artista-in-mostra-giorgia.html' title='una grande artista in mostra-georgia o&apos;keeffe'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QSvV4uebJFU/Tv3_GeQp5RI/AAAAAAAAA-A/AdQW49-xDQk/s72-c/keefe_images.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-7500682581943929828</id><published>2011-12-21T13:25:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-12-21T13:25:37.366Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='alpi'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='larch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chaffinch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='china su carta'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='paneveggio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fringuello'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='larice'/><title type='text'>Auguri! Best wishes!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;
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Qualche anno fa, al Parco di Paneveggio per un progetto Ars et Natura, in giugno,&amp;nbsp; ho disegnato, a china su carta grigia, l'imponente radice di un larice , i suoi rami più bassi, e il padrone di casa: un fringuello di cui ho imparato il canto a memoria, perfino io che ne ho poca! Il lavoro mi ha richiesto diverse ore che ho trascorso seduta per terra, affascinata dall'intreccio dei rami e dalle fibre della corteccia, ipnotizzata dal tiri-tiri-tiri-chiùchiùchiù del fringuello, e chiedendomi se non fossi un po' matta a intraprendere questa impresa grafica. Venduto il disegno, l'avevo un po' dimenticato, ma mi sono ritrovata in mano una prova di stampa e ho pensato: eccolo il biglietto di Natale per quest'anno!&lt;br /&gt;
Gli auguri, ovviamente, li canta il fringuello...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;A few years ago, spending some time at the Paneveggio Park in the Alps in june,&amp;nbsp; I drew, on grey paper using a fine tip pen, the imposing root of a larch, part of its lower branches, and the housekeeper: a male chaffinch, whose song I learnt by heart, even I who have a poor memory!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;The hours&amp;nbsp; spent, sitting on the grass, were under the spell of the intricate pattern of branches and bark, and mesmerized by the looping tiri-tiri-tiri-chiùchiùchiù of the bird. Moreover, I kept asking myself if it wasn't a stroke of madness to tackle such a graphic quest.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I sold the drawing and somewhat forgot about it, when a print proof emerged while tidying up, and I thought: here's this year's card!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Greetings are sung by the chaffinch....&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Today I've brought home the Birdland exhibition. My study is in utter chaos, I still have to clean up the palettes I used for Terre d'Africa (!) and I still am longing to paint more Africa, more birds, and better still... I was discussing with Fabio about the outcome of these exhibitions. He reproaches me for being somewhat disappointed, and claims that considering this period of crisis, they went really well. It's true that I sold some pictures and received many heartfelt congratulations. It's true thast I feel I've grown, having experimented successfully new techniques, in order to convey my feelings in the best of ways. And maybe there will be further developments and new projects. But it's also true that I'd have been truly happy if all those who had promised to come had shown up, just to see what I'd been painting.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Uno sguardo veloce ad alcuni dei lavori presenti in mostra...&lt;br /&gt;
aperto i &lt;b&gt;giorni feriali, no sabato, dalle 8,30 alle 17,00&lt;/b&gt;; fino a venerdì 16 ore 16,00.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Via Salandra 44&lt;/b&gt; (zona Via XX Settembre), U.R.P. del Corpo Forestale dello Stato. &lt;br /&gt;
Occhio, il 15&amp;nbsp; ci sarà una conferenza, telefonare prima allo 06 46657310 per l'orario.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;A quick look to some of the works hung in the exhibition... working days open from 8,30 to 5 pm, closed sat, till friday 16 at 4 pm.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;Address above. Please phone number &lt;/i&gt;06 46657310 &lt;i&gt;before visiting on the 15 since there will be a meeting held there.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3331073207621834760?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3331073207621834760/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/12/immagini-dalla-mostra-birdland-pictures.html#comment-form' title='3 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3331073207621834760'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3331073207621834760'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/12/immagini-dalla-mostra-birdland-pictures.html' title='Immagini dalla mostra Birdland- Pictures from Birdand exhibition'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kooUCtOzIAQ/TuE6qSzKGjI/AAAAAAAAA6g/x6qY5YQDSU8/s72-c/12+aironi+b+e+cenerino.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-8075474146240217423</id><published>2011-12-02T21:55:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-12-02T22:00:31.529Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dipinti di uccelli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bird art'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='watercolors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mostra arte naturalistica'/><title type='text'>Birdland</title><content type='html'>Oggi ha inaugurato anche Birdland, la mia personale dedicata agli uccelli degli ambienti del Parco del Circeo. Grazie agli amici che sono venuti, a Nick Henson per la sua presentazione coinvolgente, e a Nicolò e Annalisa che si sono fatti in quattro per darmi tutto lo spazio necessario.&lt;br /&gt;
I disegni vanno visti come si osservano gli uccelli, essendo "posati" un po' dappertutto nella bellissima e articolata sede dell'URP el Corpo Forestale dello Stato, che ringrazio per l'ospitalità.&lt;br /&gt;
La mostra è visitabile fino al 16 dicembre dal lunedi al venerdì, dalle 8,30 alle 17,00.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-8075474146240217423?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/8075474146240217423/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/12/birdland.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8075474146240217423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8075474146240217423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/12/birdland.html' title='Birdland'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FmmMlPyFjYo/TtlKSPhvR0I/AAAAAAAAA6Y/Meyd-TPsIDg/s72-c/locandina-Birdland-bassa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-5100003420120360902</id><published>2011-11-30T22:21:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-11-30T22:23:29.141Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='himba'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Terre d&apos;Africa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fabrizio Carbone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='deserto'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sala Margana'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pittura naturali8stica'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='namibia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Federico Gemma'/><title type='text'>La  mostra Terre d'Africa! The exhibition Terre d'Africa!</title><content type='html'>Scusate, non ho avuto proprio il tempo di mettere a posto/postare le foto...ora mi prendo una manciata di minuti per farvi fare una visita virtuale.&lt;br /&gt;
Sorry, I really didn't have time to post any pictures before...now I'll make up with a virtual tour.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;l'ingresso della Sala Margana- the entrance&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;visitatori all'inaugurazione- visitors at the opening&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;L'inaugurazione è stata un grande successo. &lt;i&gt;The vernissage was a roaring success.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;la torta per il mio compleanno e l'inaugurazione opera di Francesca- The cake for my birthday and opening made by Francesca&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-msnNbTo--lw/Ttan5wONm-I/AAAAAAAAA5o/H-jXGJPbBR0/s1600/389026_2040871676443_1683855447_1425033_1277750657_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-msnNbTo--lw/Ttan5wONm-I/AAAAAAAAA5o/H-jXGJPbBR0/s320/389026_2040871676443_1683855447_1425033_1277750657_n.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Questi sono alcuni dei lavori che ho presentato, alcuni finiti pochi giorni prima...e un'immagine di domenica 27 con i bambini che disegnano, guidati da Fabrizio Carbone e il suo infaticabile entusiasmo.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;These are some of the works that I finished only days before the opening, and a picture of children drawing under the guidance of ever-enthousiast Fabrizio Carbone.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Federico Gemma's masterpiece, a large watercolour with amazing intricate patterns of light and shade around the leopard. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0KvRtdxwocw/TtarFwhFEKI/AAAAAAAAA6I/5MSB0uPBt8Q/s1600/gruppo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="232" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0KvRtdxwocw/TtarFwhFEKI/AAAAAAAAA6I/5MSB0uPBt8Q/s320/gruppo.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;...e un omaggio al gruppo di cari amici con cui ho varcato il confine africano, e che hanno veramente apprezzato i miei lavori!&lt;br /&gt;
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...and my dear friends with whom I reached Africa, and who really appreciated my paintings!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-5100003420120360902?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/5100003420120360902/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/11/la-mostra-terre-dafrica-exhibition.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5100003420120360902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5100003420120360902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/11/la-mostra-terre-dafrica-exhibition.html' title='La  mostra Terre d&apos;Africa! The exhibition Terre d&apos;Africa!'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tKwsYoIaDiM/TtaoA9XLAjI/AAAAAAAAA6A/CfryqQDqdHk/s72-c/sala-margana.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3926463061351880851</id><published>2011-11-24T21:54:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-11-24T21:54:20.057Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='deserto Namibia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Terre d&apos;Africa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tronco caduto'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='deadvlei'/><title type='text'>Il momento di svolta- The turning point</title><content type='html'>Dopo un periodo creativo intensissimo, adrenalinico e terribilmente impegnativo, dove ho passato lunghe giornate nello studio in compagnia di Amélie- la mia cagnolina- a creare, dipingere, ri-dipingere e contare opere e giorni che si accumulavano, sono al punto di svolta.&lt;br /&gt;
Oggi ho finito di impacchettare i quadri e li ho portati alla Sala Margana. Lì i miei lavori passeranno la notte con le opere di Federico e Fabrizio, e aspetteranno di essere appesi domani. Come? Dove? Lo scopriremo anche noi...&lt;br /&gt;
In macchina ho cominciato a sbadigliare. Non era stanchezza, era finamente la possibilità di rilassarmi. Sabato è il grande giorno, sono previsti tanti visitatori. In fondo c'è un po' di paura e ansia, e il pensiero che già corre a Birdland, la mia prossima e vicinissima mostra...la mia prima personale.&lt;br /&gt;
E a tutti i quadri che non sono riuscita a dipingere e stanno nella mia pancia e nella mia testa, pretendendo di prendere forma. &lt;br /&gt;
Un periodo memorabile.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Stadio intermedio di lavoro su tavola 100x40- &lt;i&gt;Half-done work on board, cm. 100x40&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;After such an intense and creative period, so demanding and exciting, where I spent long days at the studio, alone with my dog Amélie- creating, painting and re-painting, counting the works and the days that kept piling up- I have reached the turning point.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Today I've finished packing my pictures and I brought them at the Sala Margana.My works will spend the night with Fabrizio's and Federico's, and will wait until they're hung tomorrow. Where? How? We'll discover it soon...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I started yawning in the car. It wasn't just tiredness, it was finally a bit of relax. Saturday's the day, and we're expecting lots of visitors. Deep down there's some anxiety and my thoughts already go to Birdland, my next exhibition coming up very soon...my first one-woman show.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;And to all the pictures I didn't get round to paint and are there in my head and my belly, clamouring to take shape. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;A memorable period.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3926463061351880851?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3926463061351880851/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/11/il-momento-di-svolta-turning-point.html#comment-form' title='5 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3926463061351880851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3926463061351880851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/11/il-momento-di-svolta-turning-point.html' title='Il momento di svolta- The turning point'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c7zh7dVoMTc/Ts68mHAyp5I/AAAAAAAAA44/SDSAQ2h5iDk/s72-c/quadro-tronco-half.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3844356905270919171</id><published>2011-11-14T13:03:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-11-19T21:59:44.237Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='natura africana'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mostra pittura'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mostra arte naturalistica'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='namibia'/><title type='text'>Invito per Terre d'Africa</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DWLnKBrZ_ak/TsgmfogO7OI/AAAAAAAAA4U/38cZwblWNDo/s1600/invito+terre+d%2527africa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DWLnKBrZ_ak/TsgmfogO7OI/AAAAAAAAA4U/38cZwblWNDo/s640/invito+terre+d%2527africa.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Siete tutti invitati a&amp;nbsp; venire a questa mostra, ricca di colori, atmosfere e animali meravigliosi...&lt;br /&gt;
sarà una vera festa! Vi aspetto!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3844356905270919171?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3844356905270919171/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/11/invito-per-terre-dafrica.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3844356905270919171'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3844356905270919171'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/11/invito-per-terre-dafrica.html' title='Invito per Terre d&apos;Africa'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DWLnKBrZ_ak/TsgmfogO7OI/AAAAAAAAA4U/38cZwblWNDo/s72-c/invito+terre+d%2527africa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total><georss:featurename>Piazza Margana, 00186 Roma, Italia</georss:featurename><georss:point>41.8941005 12.480068699999947</georss:point><georss:box>41.8937705 12.479910199999948 41.8944305 12.480227199999947</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-4899981271107443910</id><published>2011-11-10T08:36:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-11-10T08:37:23.589Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='agama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='acquerelli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twyfelfontein'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='namibia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='incisioni rupestri'/><title type='text'>L'agama primordiale. Primeval Agama.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XPKdGJFWUOQ/TruL7r0Nx2I/AAAAAAAAA2I/aA3L6YuAs40/s1600/agama-roccia-bassa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="390" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XPKdGJFWUOQ/TruL7r0Nx2I/AAAAAAAAA2I/aA3L6YuAs40/s400/agama-roccia-bassa.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Questo signore stava all'ingresso dell'area archeologica di Twyfelfontein (Namibia), dove incisioni rupestri istoriano le rocce su una vasta estensione. L'area è di una bellezza mozzafiato, con le rocce rosse ad anfiteatro, sbriciolate nelle forme più incredibili e sparse tra una vegetazione dai colori tenerissimi, a dominare una pianura estesa e chiusa da una catena collinare.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;This guy was guarding the entrance to the archeological area of Twyfelfontein (Namibia), where the rocks bear ancient graffiti on a vast landscape of stunning beauty.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-4899981271107443910?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/4899981271107443910/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/11/lagama-primordiale-primeval-agama.html#comment-form' title='3 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4899981271107443910'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4899981271107443910'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/11/lagama-primordiale-primeval-agama.html' title='L&apos;agama primordiale. Primeval Agama.'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XPKdGJFWUOQ/TruL7r0Nx2I/AAAAAAAAA2I/aA3L6YuAs40/s72-c/agama-roccia-bassa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-514335587012453866</id><published>2011-11-04T13:55:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-11-04T13:57:12.829Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bee-eater'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Merops hirundineus'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dipinto a olio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gruccione'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hornbill'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bucero'/><title type='text'>La mostra si avvicina...the exhibition is getting near...</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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Altri due oli su tavola, piccolini, sintetici, molto gustosi da fare! Due uccelli comuni in Namibia, il Bucero beccogiallo, e il Gruccione coda di rondine su un ramo di Mopane.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Two small oils on board, small, agile, and great fun to paint! Two common birds in Namibia, the southern yellow-billed hornbill ( a female) and swallow-tailed bee-eater, on a Mopane tree.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-514335587012453866?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/514335587012453866/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/11/la-mostra-si-avvicinathe-exhibition-iis.html#comment-form' title='5 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/514335587012453866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/514335587012453866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/11/la-mostra-si-avvicinathe-exhibition-iis.html' title='La mostra si avvicina...the exhibition is getting near...'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dOerovYjCek/TrPsODWqKKI/AAAAAAAAA14/w_7v6klgK9c/s72-c/bucero-web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-4610350315854005459</id><published>2011-11-01T07:19:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-11-01T07:19:05.488Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='himba'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giraffa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pastello'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='africa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sala Margana'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dune'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='namibia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='springbock'/><title type='text'>ogni opera è un'esplorazione- each work is an exploration</title><content type='html'>Per me ogni soggetto "chiama" a un'immersione, per trovare il linguaggio adatto, poco importa se non somiglia agli altri, e non si unifica in uno stile preciso. Con questo spirito continuo a produrre opere sull'Africa per la mostra che inaugurerà il 26 novembre alla Sala Margana, a Roma.&lt;br /&gt;
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Each subject bekons me to an immersion, to find the right language, and I don't worry if it doesn't look quite like the next one, and isn't unified in a single style. Following this freedom I go on producing works for the exhibition on Africa that will open on the 26 of november, at the Sala Margana in Rome.&lt;br /&gt;
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...e la prima di una piccola serie di donne Himba, questa molto giovane, adolescente.&lt;br /&gt;
Acrilico su tavola con uno strato di carta velina incollato sopra, a rendere l'idea della fragilità e dell'antichità di questa cultura, per alcuni "primitiva", per me "naturale".&lt;br /&gt;
Non hanno nulla di superfluo, tranne qualche povero ornamento, e non hanno bisogno di nulla, quindi sono ricchi. E ci ricordano che, in fondo, l'avere non è l'essere.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;...and the first of a small series on Himba women, this one being a teen-ager. Acrylic on board with a layer of tissue paper glued over it, hinting to both fragility and ancientness of this culture, called "primitive" by some, but "natural" by me.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;They have nothing superfluous, except a few ornaments, thay need nothing, hence they're rich. And they remind us that, fundamentally, what we are is not what we possess.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-1255950909382563194?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/1255950909382563194/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/10/altri-due-africanianother-two-african.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/1255950909382563194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/1255950909382563194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/10/altri-due-africanianother-two-african.html' title='Altri due africani...Another two african...'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aKIuXs9L5iA/TqsXwhZuGeI/AAAAAAAAA00/X9RBcYCMVAI/s72-c/orici-piccolo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3725284531723822925</id><published>2011-10-25T13:54:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-10-25T13:54:57.266+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='deserto'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='africa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sossusvlei'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='namibia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='springbock'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='olio'/><title type='text'>ancora Namibia-More Namibia</title><content type='html'>A passo forzato sto producendo per la mostra, rifacendo un viaggio attraverso gli studi, il taccuino e le foto. Un viaggio che coinvolge più dello sguardo, e va a creare risonanze con i ricordi, suscitando un nuovo entusiasmo. Provo tecniche e modi nuovi di lavorare, mi diverto, soffro, ritocco...e poco a poco emerge un'Africa molto filtrata e rielaborata.&lt;br /&gt;
Il leone è nella sua veste finale ma non ve lo ripropongo, spero che verrete a vederlo. Qui pubblico due lavori ad olio, uno su tela e l'altro su una piccola tavola. Presto metterò altre cose...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;I'm working hard for the exhibition on Africa, travelling again through studies, sketchbook and photos. A trip that goes farther than the eye and creates resonances with my memories, bringing forth a new enthousiasm. I try new techniques and styles, I have fun, I suffer, retouch, toil...and little by little another Africa emerges, filtered and re-elaborated.&lt;br /&gt;
The lion is now in its final livery but I'm sparing you, I hope you'll come and see the original. I post here two oils, one on canvas- unstretched- and the second one on a little board. I'll post more soon...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3725284531723822925?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3725284531723822925/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancora-namibia-more-namibia.html#comment-form' title='5 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3725284531723822925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3725284531723822925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancora-namibia-more-namibia.html' title='ancora Namibia-More Namibia'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QiLZoHMWXLc/TqavvQJDi6I/AAAAAAAAA0s/eMU5I33l0YI/s72-c/olio-springbock-copia.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-505303736388281650</id><published>2011-10-20T10:50:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-10-20T10:50:13.169+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='africa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rettile'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='acquerello'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='agama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twyfelfontein'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='namibia'/><title type='text'>Studi di agama agama-Studies of Agama agama</title><content type='html'>E' complicato concentrarsi sui colori e le atmosfere africane quando fuori imperversa un nubifragio e il cielo nero&amp;nbsp; è rischiarato solo dai lampi...Questo splendido Agama, incontrato all'ingresso dell'area archeologica di Twifelfontein, in Namibia, si è prestato a farsi fotografare da vicino, apparentemente indifferente al nostro entusiasmo. Solo studiando le foto ho notato che, in quelle dove mi sono avvicinata di più, la sua livrea aveva assunto sul dorso una maculatura criptica (ma c'è poco da mimetizzarsi con una testa così...).&lt;br /&gt;
La complessità dell'anatomia, soprattutto facciale, e le sfumature riflettenti di questo meraviglioso sauro non sono state facili da rendere.&lt;br /&gt;
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Its hard to concentrate on the african colours and atmospheres, when it's pouring outside ad the black sky is lit up only by lightning...This beautiful Agama, whom we saw at&amp;nbsp; the entrance of the Twyfelfontein site in Namibia, posed for us in a seemingly indifferent attitude. Only observing the pictures I took really close I realized that he'd changed to a more cryptical colouring (though there's little you can&amp;nbsp; do when you are such a red-head!).&lt;br /&gt;
The complexity of his anatomy, especially facial, and the shades of his reflecting livery weren't easy to render.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-505303736388281650?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/505303736388281650/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/10/studi-di-agama-agama-studies-of-agama.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/505303736388281650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/505303736388281650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/10/studi-di-agama-agama-studies-of-agama.html' title='Studi di agama agama-Studies of Agama agama'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pJZgPpJNLI4/Tp_tQHG8KMI/AAAAAAAAA0c/KKM3pYkkTfI/s72-c/studi-agama.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-8429941754690608995</id><published>2011-10-09T13:42:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-10-09T13:42:28.675+01:00</updated><title type='text'>farsi stuzzicare dalla routine -being tickled by routine</title><content type='html'>Davanti alla prospettiva di dover disegnare, per l'ennesima volta, tracce ed escrementi (che noia!) per dei pannelli, mi sono data la possibilità di divertirmi con gli sfondi. Ho preso gli acrilici, carte diverse, una spatola...&lt;br /&gt;
ora spero che non vengano rifiutati. Mi ricordano le illustrazioni degli anni '70, quando c'era molta più sperimentazione.E' necessario ogni tanto farsi stuzzicare dai propri rifiuti interiori, e dall'affacciarsi della noia.&lt;br /&gt;
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Faced with the umptieth commission to draw scat and traces for an educational panel, I decided to have fun with the backgrounds. So I took different kinds of paper, acrylic colours, a knife and paintbrushes...Now I'm hoping they won't be&amp;nbsp; rejected.&lt;br /&gt;
They remind me of some illustrations of the '70s, when there was so much experimentation.&lt;br /&gt;
One must be ready to be tickled by our inner refusals, by the sense of boredom.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-8429941754690608995?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/8429941754690608995/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/10/farsi-stuzzicare-dalla-routine-being.html#comment-form' title='5 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8429941754690608995'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8429941754690608995'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/10/farsi-stuzzicare-dalla-routine-being.html' title='farsi stuzzicare dalla routine -being tickled by routine'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WwnH8-R03w4/TpGU0U4ZQlI/AAAAAAAAA0I/JzWmUSl1q3U/s72-c/escrementi-m-e-f.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-4644174673958395095</id><published>2011-09-29T17:52:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-09-29T17:52:31.892+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dipinto a olio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ritratto di animale'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leone'/><title type='text'>Quasi finito-riflessioni. Nearly finished, afterthoughts</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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Non ho lavorato intensamente al leone, sono presa da un lavoro di grafica, ma avendo la tavolozza con i colori freschi e il quadro davanti, ho fatto delle piccole aggiunte e&amp;nbsp; migliorato il contrasto. Sento che sono vicina al punto dove è meglio fermarsi e confrontare, con distacco, quello che è uscito fuori da quello che si voleva fare. Avevo un'idea ambiziosa ma troppo vaga all'inizio, e il leone che ne è nato mi piace, ma non è quello. Mi piace aver colto la sua espressione all'erta, averlo fuso con il fondo abbastanza bene, aver sperimentato pennellate ed effetti nuovi. E' ancora troppo realistico per me, ma credo che al contrario è quello che la maggior parte delle persone apprezza di più.&lt;br /&gt;
Ho messo la firma, poi quando tutto sarà asciutto passerò con delle velature...e per vedere&amp;nbsp; il risultato venite alla mostra, tra due mesi! Non mancherò di farvelo sapere!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I haven't worked too intensely on the picture, I'm actually on an assignment, but I have given from time to time fresh highlights and contrasts here and there. I feel I'm near to&amp;nbsp; that point when one has to stop and compare the result with one's initial intentions. I had an ambitious but too vague idea to begin with, and I do like the lion that came out of the process, but it is not the same. I like the way I managed to render his alert expression, how it merges with the background, and the new brush and knife strokes I experimented with. I am dissatisfied with the still too realistic rendering, but on the other hand I know that's exactly what most people appreciate.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I have signed it, and when it'll dry out I'll finish it with a tinted glaze...the result will be hung in two month's time here in Rome.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I ask you if you have any suggestions for the title...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-4644174673958395095?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/4644174673958395095/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/09/quasi-finito-riflessioni-nearly.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4644174673958395095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4644174673958395095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/09/quasi-finito-riflessioni-nearly.html' title='Quasi finito-riflessioni. Nearly finished, afterthoughts'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V1j_6tI6cNE/ToShw0WVcJI/AAAAAAAAA0E/eXlumCt7pNw/s72-c/leo-29-9.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-5251110699688224441</id><published>2011-09-26T18:24:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-09-26T18:24:13.158+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green belt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wangari maathai'/><title type='text'>Addio Wangari Maathai- Farewell Wangari Maathai</title><content type='html'>&amp;nbsp;Se ne è andata oggi una grande persona, un'immensa donna, che ha creato un movimento straordinario: il Green Belt. Mobilitando la popolazione africana e mondiale, ha fatto si che venissero piantati 30 milioni di alberi negli ultimi anni. Fu isignita del Nobel per la Pace nel 2004. Muore una persona, rimane il mito e l'esempio.&lt;br /&gt;
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We have lost a great person, and an immense woman; she created the Green Belt Movement, and through its energy she made it possible to plant 30 million trees in the last years. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 2004.&lt;br /&gt;
The person died, but the example and the myth remains.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/online/2011/9/26/1317023777981/Wangari-Maathai-Nobel-Pea-005.jpg"&gt;http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/online/2011/9/26/1317023777981/Wangari-Maathai-Nobel-Pea-005.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-5251110699688224441?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/5251110699688224441/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/09/addio-wangari-maathai-farewell-wangari.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5251110699688224441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5251110699688224441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/09/addio-wangari-maathai-farewell-wangari.html' title='Addio Wangari Maathai- Farewell Wangari Maathai'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-6728557481795819652</id><published>2011-09-24T22:21:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-09-24T22:21:24.461+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dipinto a olio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dipinto animale'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leone'/><title type='text'>Leone- un passo avanti. Next step ahead</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X45OotmibX8/Tn5I-xFkA4I/AAAAAAAAA0A/I2AbkbJOShg/s1600/leo-next-step.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="285" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X45OotmibX8/Tn5I-xFkA4I/AAAAAAAAA0A/I2AbkbJOShg/s400/leo-next-step.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Purtroppo non riesco a fargli una foto decente, escono sempre riflessi strani e il copo viene troppo rosso...&lt;br /&gt;
C'è ancora un bel po' da fare.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Sorry I can't manage to take a decent picture, there are always strange reflections and the body's definitely too red....Still some work to do.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-6728557481795819652?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/6728557481795819652/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/09/leone-un-passo-avanti-next-step-ahead.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6728557481795819652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6728557481795819652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/09/leone-un-passo-avanti-next-step-ahead.html' title='Leone- un passo avanti. Next step ahead'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X45OotmibX8/Tn5I-xFkA4I/AAAAAAAAA0A/I2AbkbJOShg/s72-c/leo-next-step.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-7578960450461320422</id><published>2011-09-21T19:02:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-09-21T19:02:21.315+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dipinto a olio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ritratto di animale'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leone'/><title type='text'>stadio intermedio-half-way through</title><content type='html'>Ho definito meglio tutta l'impostazione del leone, sfumando nello sfondo il corpo, lavorando la testa nei dettagli ( non sono convinta del tutto del muso). Quello che NON&amp;nbsp; voglio è fare l'ennesimo ritratto realistico del leone; voglio cercare di dare un'atmosfera evocativa. E' la prima volta che affronto un dipinto ad olio con uno stile pittorico; una bella sfida.&lt;br /&gt;
Il mio ricettario preferito dice che è meglio non dire prima cosa si intende servire a tavola, in modo che se diventa un'altra cosa in cucina, lo si può sempre rinominare "pasticcio di"...Quindi mi accollo il rischio di servire un pasticcio di leone!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-66dRjxiTUW0/TnoldATvPQI/AAAAAAAAAz0/QrBmWBKf-qk/s1600/leo-half.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="230" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-66dRjxiTUW0/TnoldATvPQI/AAAAAAAAAz0/QrBmWBKf-qk/s320/leo-half.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Now that I've defined better the shapes and details, although still imperfect, I'll be seeking to avoid making the umptieth realistic portait of a lion, and will try to create an evocative atmosphere around it. This is the first time I tackle this painterly style in oils, quite a challenge!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-7578960450461320422?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/7578960450461320422/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/09/stadio-intermedio-half-way-through.html#comment-form' title='6 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7578960450461320422'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7578960450461320422'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/09/stadio-intermedio-half-way-through.html' title='stadio intermedio-half-way through'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-66dRjxiTUW0/TnoldATvPQI/AAAAAAAAAz0/QrBmWBKf-qk/s72-c/leo-half.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3653188260240397159</id><published>2011-09-15T09:27:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-09-15T09:27:51.253+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dipinto animale'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='namibia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bozzetto olio'/><title type='text'>Studi per un leone-Studies for a lion</title><content type='html'>Devo ammettere che affrontare animali mitici come il leone non mi è facile; troppa storia, troppa arte dietro queste leggende viventi; e inutile ripetermi che sono solo gattoni.&lt;br /&gt;
A Etosha abbiamo avuto la fortuna di vederne molti; il primo l'ho avvistato io, e ho detto "leone" quasi prima di rendermene conto.Era accucciato languidamente tra l'erba alta, con la criniera spettinata, poco fotogenico e lontano.&lt;br /&gt;
Poi c'è stato un branco di splendide leonesse e qualche giovane maschio, che abbiamo seguito per un breve tratto mentre camminavano, i muscoli tesi e le calme falcate; al fermarsi della capobranco si immobilizzavano, e pareva, a noi che li riprendevamo, che si fossero bloccate le macchine fotografiche. Ma i più vicini li abbiamo trovati a bordo strada, presso la carcassa di una giovane giraffa. Erano due giovani maschi e si sono lasciati fotografare a lungo, ignorandoci.&lt;br /&gt;
Un ritratto mi piace in modo particolare e ci sto lavorando, arrivandoci per gradi. Il primo bozzetto è tecnica mista su carta, acrilici, acquerelli e colla, formato circa 30x30; il secondo è un bozzetto a olio su cartone, più rettangolare e più piccolo, che ho fatto ieri.&lt;br /&gt;
Vorrei che il leone si fondesse con l'ambiente, con il colore locale dell'erba secca, come è in realtà.Vorrei anche che il tutto vibrasse con le pennellate. E trovare il formato giusto.&lt;br /&gt;
Piano piano...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;tecnica mista su carta- &lt;i&gt;mixed media on paper&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i16S0oFNp0Q/TnG1mqGcwkI/AAAAAAAAAzo/tXZFYgnyLmY/s1600/bozzetto-leo-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="280" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i16S0oFNp0Q/TnG1mqGcwkI/AAAAAAAAAzo/tXZFYgnyLmY/s320/bozzetto-leo-1.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;bozzetto olio-primo stadio. &lt;i&gt;First stage oil bozzetto&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Un po' di colore per dare corpo...&lt;i&gt;Adding body...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Bozzetto olio finito. &lt;i&gt;The finished oil bozzetto.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;I have to admit that tackling mythical subjects like lions isn't easy for me; too much history and art are behind these living legends; useless telling myself they're only large pussycats.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;In Etosha Park we had the chance to see many of them, and I spotted the first one, saying "lion" before I knew it. He was squatting laziliy in the tall grass, his mane untidy, not very handsome and quite far away.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Then we met a pack of lionesses with a few young males, and followed them shortly while they moved away from their resting area; when the leader stopped, they froze at the point that we thought our cameras where blocked (since we were looking through them).&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;We then found a pair of young males just by the road, next to the carcass of a young giraffe. They were digesting it and let us stay a long time, ignoring us.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I particularly like one portait I took and I'm working at it, going by degrees.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;The first bozzetto is a mixed media on paper, measuring appr. 30 x 30 cm; the second one is oil on primed cardboard, smaller and more rectangular.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;My intention is to blend the lion with the tones of the environment. I'd also like the work to be vibrant; and to decide on the best format. I'll try to get there...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3653188260240397159?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3653188260240397159/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/09/studi-per-un-leone-studies-for-lion.html#comment-form' title='6 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3653188260240397159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3653188260240397159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/09/studi-per-un-leone-studies-for-lion.html' title='Studi per un leone-Studies for a lion'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPSy878rTas/TnG1WQJq4dI/AAAAAAAAAzk/hRuASQ4eeWg/s72-c/leo-mista.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-904188304722683715</id><published>2011-09-03T21:54:00.007+01:00</published><updated>2011-09-03T22:00:49.945+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impala'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sketches'/><title type='text'>Studi di impala- Black-faced impala studies</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MtyZgThoN8I/TmKS14301hI/AAAAAAAAAyA/KQG81rxQjEY/s1600/studio-impala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="282" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MtyZgThoN8I/TmKS14301hI/AAAAAAAAAyA/KQG81rxQjEY/s400/studio-impala.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I black-faced impala &lt;i&gt;(Aepyceros melampus petersi) &lt;/i&gt;sono bellissimi, confidenti, tranquilli. Sono più grandi degli springbock e hanno corna più lunghe. Se ne vedono&amp;nbsp; gruppi numerosi, ed è facile fotografarli molto da vicino. Acquerello e matita, carta da schizzi, formato A3.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Black-faced impala &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Aepyceros melampus petersi) &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;are beautiful, tame and easy-going antelopes. They are larger than springbocks and have longer horns.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;They are found in groups and are easy to photograph from close by.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Pencil and watercolour on A3 sheet, sketching paper.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-904188304722683715?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/904188304722683715/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/09/studi-di-impala-black-faced-impala.html#comment-form' title='13 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/904188304722683715'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/904188304722683715'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/09/studi-di-impala-black-faced-impala.html' title='Studi di impala- Black-faced impala studies'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MtyZgThoN8I/TmKS14301hI/AAAAAAAAAyA/KQG81rxQjEY/s72-c/studio-impala.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-7600559471331866267</id><published>2011-08-26T09:03:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-09-03T21:56:19.737+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='orici'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='watercolour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sketches'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='namibia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='springbock'/><title type='text'>Dopo la Namibia:studi- Studies after Namibia</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Quando ero in Toscana ho passato molto tempo a rivedere le foto, ritoccarle e selezionarle- e non ho ancora finito... Ho anche lavorato dal monitor, per la prima volta, riempiendo dei fogli formato A3 con studi di springbock e orici. In questo modo credo di afferrare meglio le forme di questi magnifici animali che ho visto in movimento (io e loro!) e in diverse occasioni. Prossimi saranno gli impala faccianera, la bellissima sottospecie locale (&lt;i&gt;Aepyceros melampus petersi&lt;/i&gt;), molto confidente.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;While I was on holiday in Tuscany I spent many hours going through my namibian pictures, retouching them, filing them, and sketching from the laptop's screen,&amp;nbsp; filling A3 sheets with studies of oryx and springbock. I think I can now figure out much better the shapes of these magnificent species, which I observed while on the move- both of us! The next ones will be black-faced impala,&lt;/i&gt; (&lt;i&gt;Aepyceros melampus petersi), a beautiful local subspecies.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-7600559471331866267?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/7600559471331866267/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/08/dopo-la-namibia-study-studies-after.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7600559471331866267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7600559471331866267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/08/dopo-la-namibia-study-studies-after.html' title='Dopo la Namibia:studi- Studies after Namibia'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZSYRGPEb9k0/TmKUMiec0eI/AAAAAAAAAyE/IuNTS71DR-Q/s72-c/studio-orici.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-2560646269934339662</id><published>2011-08-13T14:28:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-08-13T14:28:03.179+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='elefanti'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rinoceronte nero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='etosha'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='namibia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='live sketches'/><title type='text'>NAMIBIA PARTE 4- ETOSHA, the water holes</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D2Fv9-PPh_E/TkVLUsD4mEI/AAAAAAAAAxE/kTbWZadWe5s/s1600/ele-rino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="246" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D2Fv9-PPh_E/TkVLUsD4mEI/AAAAAAAAAxE/kTbWZadWe5s/s400/ele-rino.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Entriamo nel leggendario Parco di Etosha tra colonne di fumo, bushfires che vengono lasciati estinguersi spontaneamente. Procediamo senza vedere quasi alcun animale, fino al primo Lodge di Okakuejo.I nostri alloggi sono vicinissimi alla pozza, e lì comincia la festa: zebre, orici, gli immancabli springbock, qualche airone, sciacalli...uno spettacolo di grande vitalità e bellezza...a un tratto, mentre fotografiamo, con passo elastico entrano in scena due elefanti, ai quali se ne aggiungono altri sei. Emozionante stare a pochi metri da loro,personalità importanti come la loro mole; strano vivere la natura come&amp;nbsp; a teatro, comodamente seduti...&lt;br /&gt;
Più tardi, nella luce artificiale, tra i ruggiti di un leone lontano, arrivano una rinoceronte nera con il giovane. Timidi, teneri, bevono sospettosi dei nostri bisbiglii e se ne vanno velocemente, con il loro passo lungo.Un altro arriva col freddo, dopo cena; timoroso degli elefanti, si sposta sbuffando molto vicino alla mia postazione, e ho potuto vederlo&amp;nbsp; bene; ma non avevo da disegnare.&lt;br /&gt;
Ho fatto alcuni schizzi tra una rafficadi foto e un'altra; di notte, ho disegnato con la lampada frontale.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;We enter the legendary Etosha Park between columns of bushfire smoke&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;i&gt;Hardly an animal in sight, until we reach Okakuejo Lodge with its waterhole close to our rooms. The feast begins! Loads of zebras, springbock,some oryx, jackals,herons...such a breathtaking, lively beautiful scene...and then enter The Elephants, at first just two, then other six. It's exciting to see them so close, only a dozen of metres away,such massive personalities as well as bodies, but weird to witness wilderness&amp;nbsp; sitting confortably as in a theatre.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Later, in the lit-up night, a couple of black rhinos- mother and young- come to the pool to drink. Wary of our whispers, shy and endearing, they leave as soon as they've drunk, with their long, springy step. A lone one will come much later, and, disturbed by the elephant's presence, comes huffing very close to where I'm sitting.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;We move on next day to the central Resort, Halali ; the beautiful rocky waterhole is empty, so&amp;nbsp; I start drawing a Phantom tree with its stark white bark, rooted amidst black, rough rocks.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Dopo alcuni kudu,avviene un'invasione: un branco di 16 elefanti tra adulti e piccoli riempie letteralmente il waterhole. Non ho la macchina fotografica, perchè è scarica, ma come ipnotizzata disegno di getto la scena, mentre i pachidermi si muovono, si spingono e bevono.Dopo viene anche un rinoceronte con il piccolo, tornata la calma, e beve nella luce crepuscolare, simbolo di quiete e potenza aggraziata.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Then a few kudus come and leave, before the waterhole is crammed by 16 elephants,adults and babies..my camera is flat, so after watching and&amp;nbsp; loving the scene, I grab my watercolour pencils and sketch the scene as if hypnotized. Although they moved all the time, I seem to have got nearly all the family on the page.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Later another rhyno with its young come by: the evening is lovely, the water ultramarine blue, reflecting the sky...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ecco, qui finiscono gli schizzi della Namibia. Ho molte foto di incontri emozionanti con leoni, gnu,ghepardi, giraffe, dentro e fuori dal Parco...ma non li&amp;nbsp; ho potuti disegnare perchè ero chiusa in macchina con gli altri. Materiale che voglio usare per fare dei lavori più consistenti.&lt;br /&gt;
Ma disegnare e fotografare ti allontanano da ciò che guardi, creando comunque un filtro. I momenti più belli sono stati quelli in cui mi sono fermata a vedere, assorbire, partecipare. Pochissimi, ma intensi. &lt;br /&gt;
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Buone vacanze ai miei lettori!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Here end my Namibian sketches. You can't sketch when shut in a car with other people! But I have taken plenty of pictures in my encounters with lions, giraffes, gnus, cheetas, and will use them to make some more consistent works.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;But drawing and taking pictures are actions that create a filter between you subject and yourself. The best moments I enjoyed have been the very few when I could just look, absorb, take part intensely.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Happy holidays to my&amp;nbsp; readers! &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-2560646269934339662?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/2560646269934339662/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/08/namibia-parte-4-etosha-water-holes.html#comment-form' title='7 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/2560646269934339662'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/2560646269934339662'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/08/namibia-parte-4-etosha-water-holes.html' title='NAMIBIA PARTE 4- ETOSHA, the water holes'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D2Fv9-PPh_E/TkVLUsD4mEI/AAAAAAAAAxE/kTbWZadWe5s/s72-c/ele-rino.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-4962395717722573319</id><published>2011-08-08T13:10:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-08-08T13:10:55.811+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='himba'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ritratti'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sketches'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='namibia'/><title type='text'>Namibia parte 3- gli Himba. The Himba people.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u7iPft_hFNg/Tj_Lmm8K_KI/AAAAAAAAAwU/Wb810BP73Rk/s1600/himba-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u7iPft_hFNg/Tj_Lmm8K_KI/AAAAAAAAAwU/Wb810BP73Rk/s320/himba-1.jpg" width="203" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;...o meglio, le Himba; nel piccolo insediamento sulla Gelbingen Farm, gli uomini non ci sono, impegnati con le mandrie o a procreare altri figli con altre mogli lontano, in una società molto aperta...Andrea, la guida, cerca di spiegare loro cosa vorrei fare "come una foto ma su questo" indicando il taccuino. Non hanno il concetto di disegno, ma sono disponibili a posare, se pure un po' scettiche all'inizio. Tira vento freddo, e cerco di essere molto veloce per non obbligarli a stare fermi a lungo. I disegni sono a matita acquerellabile, colorati dopo.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Men are absent in the little village on the Gelbingen Farm, busy with cattle or other families away from there, in this very open society. Andrea, my guide, tries to tell them what I intend to do: "Like a photograph, but with this" and points to my sketchbook. It's a completely new concept for them, but they comply and pose, somewhat skeptical to begin with. Due to the cold wind, I sketch very quickly,conscious of their discomfort while posing.I draw in watercolour pencils, adding the colour later on.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;As I foresaw, I have the smaller children all over me, and while I sketch, they laugh and comment in surprise as the portrait comes out on paper.Then the model, beckoned, comes to look at the result with other lookers-on, and in delight they burst out laughing, put up their thumbs and show their satisfaction for the new experience. I find myself with a queue of models,or am asked&amp;nbsp; to go to their nursing place.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;These two kids, the girl with the traditional two plaits on the forehead and the shy boy, were shivering from the cold and coughing for the smoke that came from a nearby fire;but they so much wanted to be portrayed that they stayed still as the best of models till I finished.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oDubxjNrAqw/Tj_PY_l5ToI/AAAAAAAAAwo/ySrMmO10S-I/s1600/himba-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="202" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oDubxjNrAqw/Tj_PY_l5ToI/AAAAAAAAAwo/ySrMmO10S-I/s320/himba-6.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Non sapevo di saper fare ritratti; ma ora so che è solo una questione di concentrazione. Non potevo ricevere un incontro più intenso con un'etnia così antica e con delle persone così semplici nelle loro esigenze, pronte a dare tempo e pazienza senza chiedere nulla di materiale in cambio: nè il disegno, nè un pezzo di carta o un dollaro.Sanno di essere speciali per noi, e questo può far loro piacere. Forse anch'io ho dato loro un'esperienza da ricordare, e allora abbiamo fatto uno scambio, perchè per me quel pomeriggio resterà indimenticabile.&lt;br /&gt;
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I ignored I could do portaits; now I know it's only a question of concentration. I couldn't have asked for a more intense way to interact wit such an ancient people and with persons so simple in their needs, ready to give their time and asking for nothing in return, not a sheet of paper, a drawing, a dollar. They know we think they're special, and this can be good for them. Maybe I too have given them something to remember in return, since for me it will remain an unforgettable afternoon.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-4962395717722573319?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/4962395717722573319/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/08/namibia-parte-3-gli-himba-himba-people.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4962395717722573319'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4962395717722573319'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/08/namibia-parte-3-gli-himba-himba-people.html' title='Namibia parte 3- gli Himba. The Himba people.'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u7iPft_hFNg/Tj_Lmm8K_KI/AAAAAAAAAwU/Wb810BP73Rk/s72-c/himba-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-621462502081461892</id><published>2011-08-06T12:05:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-08-08T14:33:41.714+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cape Cross'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='otarie'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='deserto'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='field sketches'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seals'/><title type='text'>NAMIBIA parte 2- la costa e le otarie. The coast and the seals</title><content type='html'>Dopo il meraviglioso deserto rosso del Namib, affrontiamo altri deserti.&lt;br /&gt;
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Quello erboso che da Solitaire si estende verso nord,di grande fascino, dorato in questa stagione secca e movimentato dalle erosioni e da&amp;nbsp; fiumi che lo attraversano; e quello desolato, piatto e pietroso che borda la costa dell'Atlantico.Centinaia di chilometri di nulla, con qualche frezza di colore rosso dato dai licheni,e i&amp;nbsp; radi ciuffi di una pianta grassa che riesce a crescere grazie alle nebbie che vengono dal mare.Nessuna traccia di vita in questo girone infernale, marcato dalle croci di chi è morto in assurdi incidenti su una strada dritta , larga e senza traffico.Siamo tutti un po' provati da questo panorama.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;After the marvellous red dunes of the Namib, we proceed through&amp;nbsp; other kinds of desert. After Solitaire, heading north we pass through a fascinating terrain covered in golden dry grass, extending for miles and enriched by the erosions and riverbeds that animate its shapes; and the desolate, flat, rocky desert bordering the Atlantic coast. Hundreds of kilometers of nothing but some areas of red lichens that light up the grey scene under an overcast sky, and the clumps of a plant that manages to grow thanks to the mist that comes from the sea. No trace of life in this inferno, lined by crosses for those who have died in absurd accidents, on a straight and wide road with no traffic. This lanscape makes our hearts sink.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;And then we meet the shak of a tyre service, some salt digs, and lining the road, funny little tables offering salt crystals, a tin for the&amp;nbsp; money, and nobody around... &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Our aim is the colony of Cape seals in Cape Cross, counting around 20,000 individuals. You actually walk through it and only a metre above them. At last I can sketch some animals, and so close that I can see every little detail of them! I stop to enjoy listening to their complex calls, looking at their life made of sleep, squabbling, cuddling, and swimming... so lovely! &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Lasciamo la costa desolata, destinazione Etosha. Ma prima saremo al Gelbingen Lodge, dove incontreremo gli Himba, un'etnia molto caratteristica che non vedo l'ora di disegnare...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;We leave the desolate coast heading towards Etosha Park. But before that we'll stop for the night at the Gelbingen Lodge, where a Himba village has settled. I cant wait to draw this very interesting ethnic group.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-621462502081461892?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/621462502081461892/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/08/namibia-parte-2-la-costa-e-le-otarie.html#comment-form' title='6 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/621462502081461892'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/621462502081461892'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/08/namibia-parte-2-la-costa-e-le-otarie.html' title='NAMIBIA parte 2- la costa e le otarie. The coast and the seals'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q13iyXZ9GBg/Tj_ldyhYxaI/AAAAAAAAAww/SSDF-jnMdOk/s72-c/conci-fotografa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-9144514110297443648</id><published>2011-08-03T21:31:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-08-03T21:31:42.740+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fiori deserto'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='namibia'/><title type='text'>I colori del deserto- The desert's colours</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jfNsVbKO91s/TjmufmmBnOI/AAAAAAAAAu8/THjYBqKBOQw/s1600/fiori-deserto-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jfNsVbKO91s/TjmufmmBnOI/AAAAAAAAAu8/THjYBqKBOQw/s200/fiori-deserto-2.jpg" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OHP1cFWgSDk/Tjmub6-GfmI/AAAAAAAAAu4/zvrcZ9EoHWI/s1600/fiori-deserto-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OHP1cFWgSDk/Tjmub6-GfmI/AAAAAAAAAu4/zvrcZ9EoHWI/s200/fiori-deserto-1.jpg" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;Alcune foto dei fiori invernali del deserto del Namib, e del canyon del Sesriem.&lt;br /&gt;
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Here are a few pics of the flowers that come out in the winter of the Namib desert, and two of the Sesriem Canyon.&lt;br /&gt;
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Comincio dal principio e sarò breve. &lt;br /&gt;
Dopo l'arrivo abbiamo puntato a sud-ovest da Windhoek, la capitale. In Namibia era inverno ed è tutto arido, perché coincide con la stagione secca. Il tramonto è alle 17,30 e dopo tutto è freddo e buio, bisogna essere rientrati all'alloggio.&lt;br /&gt;
La prima fase del viaggio si è concentrata sul deserto del Namib, con le sue splendide dune rosse, la sua fauna -orici, springbock,struzzi, rapaci, insetti della sabbia- dispersa nella vasta e magica piana di silver-grass e nella cornice magnifica delle dune. Anche qui grandi spostamenti in macchina per arrivare al Deadvlei, la zona degli alberi morti, e al Sossusvlei, il laghetto salmastro circondato da grandi acacie dove uccelli acquatici sostavano, poco numerosi. Inoltre molto affascinante il canyon del Sesriem.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;sulla Duna 45, prendo appunti sul diario. &lt;i&gt;I take notes on Dune 45.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Ho potuto disegnare solo un pomeriggio, prendendo spunti dal mio piccolo diario dove segnavo a biro, anche in movimento, le caratteristiche del paesaggio. Forse poi metterò sul blog anche questi scarabocchi...&lt;br /&gt;
Metto qui foto e disegni, lascio a voi reagire ai colori sia forti che delicati...&lt;br /&gt;
Gli appassionati di fauna aspettino, un po' di pazienza per selezionare le foto... &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jqv4kq7qisk/TjfUxectPKI/AAAAAAAAAu0/6aqbm3eG0HY/s1600/sossusvlei-lodge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="190" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jqv4kq7qisk/TjfUxectPKI/AAAAAAAAAu0/6aqbm3eG0HY/s320/sossusvlei-lodge.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Here I am, back from my Namibian experience. All went well, though I couldn't draw much, due to the heavy schedule. We started from Windhoek, the capital city, towards the south-west, reaching the Sossusvlei Lodge after crossing dry savannah and passing mountains of different geological formations. It is the dry season, so riverbeds and grasses are dry and many trees are bare.The sun sets at 5,30, and after sunset all heat and light are gone.I have started by posting some pictures and drawings from the Namib desert, out first stop (3 nights in one lodge, the longest stay of all...). It's a very special environment, with the red sand dunes growing out of the sea of grass made of silver-grass,&amp;nbsp; beautiful, fine and soft of an undefined colour&amp;nbsp; close to Naples yellow.We drove in the Park for miles to reach the Deadvlei, a haunted area filled with dead tree trunks stuck in a white-caked plane, and the Sossusvlei, a small lake of brakish water where large acacia trees grow.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;The colours were absolutely lovely with the blue mountains and purple shades against the different pinks, oranges and reds of the dunes, at different times of day and exposure to the sun rays. Here are a few pastels and watercolours I did one afternoon, when I could stop to draw...The fauna was rich in sprinbocks, oryx, ostriches, birds of prey and bustards.All new to me and fascinating!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-6127906297881114060?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/6127906297881114060/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/08/namibia-parte-1-il-deserto-del-namib.html#comment-form' title='6 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6127906297881114060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6127906297881114060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/08/namibia-parte-1-il-deserto-del-namib.html' title='Namibia-parte 1: il deserto del Namib. The Namib desert.'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VA98OIsMDf0/Tj_kz3phIxI/AAAAAAAAAws/2GoahV7Qnlc/s72-c/conci-duna.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-2657081832961559865</id><published>2011-07-12T10:57:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-07-12T16:45:16.629+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grafica'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='logo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='m&apos;ammalia'/><title type='text'>L'importante è partecipare...You win or lose...</title><content type='html'>Tempo fa avevo mandato questo logo a un concorso di idee per "M'ammalia-La settimana dei mammiferi". Giocare con le forme delle lettere mi piace, e l'idea che ho avuto mi pareva sbarazzina e semplice. Le mammelle sono l'elemento che caratterizza tutti i mammiferi, mi pareva inevitabile inserirle.&lt;br /&gt;
Ho aspettato a lungo per conoscere il responso della giuria, e quando è arrivato... beh per me è stata una delusione. Su 15 elaborati il mio è 13°...Forse è troppo porno?&lt;br /&gt;
Ha vinto un grande, Andrea Ambrogio, e i loghi sono visibili sul link &lt;a href="http://biocenosi.dipbsf.uninsubria.it/atit/"&gt;http://biocenosi.dipbsf.uninsubria.it/atit/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
(sotto "Notizie" e "Comunicazioni"/loghi in concorso)&lt;br /&gt;
Comunque mi sono divertita a farlo, tutto in Photoshop perchè non so usare altri programmi.&lt;br /&gt;
Meno 4 giorni alla partenza...avrò altro da pensare, dopo!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;Some time ago I'd sent in this logo for a competition , for the initiative "M'ammalia-The Mammal week"(the latin name is split by a hyphen so that in Italian it also means: it tantalizes me. Its not my idea and it's very witty).&lt;br /&gt;
I enjoyed playing with letters and images, and couln't help inserting the element that unifies all mammals...&lt;br /&gt;
After a long wait I got the response, rather humiliating: I scored 13th out of 15. Maybe I'm not a great designer, but I thought the idea was simple but cheeky and could draw attention to the event.&lt;br /&gt;
Too bad. In 4 days I'll be in Namibia and will forget about it...&lt;br /&gt;
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(under"Notizie" and "Comunicazioni" link to "loghi in concorso)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-2657081832961559865?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/2657081832961559865/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/07/limportante-e-partecipareyou-win-or.html#comment-form' title='5 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/2657081832961559865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/2657081832961559865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/07/limportante-e-partecipareyou-win-or.html' title='L&apos;importante è partecipare...You win or lose...'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6IkL-KrpXP8/ThwX9phEK3I/AAAAAAAAAuA/2O0p_Ih-KeM/s72-c/logo-flore-colore.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-7880520491548994263</id><published>2011-07-07T13:40:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-07-07T13:40:22.292+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Preparandomi al Viaggio...Preparing for The trip...</title><content type='html'>A poco più di una settimana dalla partenza, volevo spiegare perchè non ho postato un granchè (nè disegnato, a dire il vero). Sto chiudendo un progetto di picture book da mandare a un concorso e preparandomi al Viaggio della mia vita (per ora!): la Namibia!&lt;br /&gt;
La prima volta nell'Africa nera, o in Africa tout court;&amp;nbsp; è certamente un desiderio che ho profondamente sentito da sempre e che ho avuto l'occasione di cogliere, aggregandomi a un gruppo di amici naturalisti tra cui un altro artista. Saremo almeno in due a obbligare gli altri a&amp;nbsp; soste più prolungate...Sono emozionatissima! Grazie al mio prezioso marito che mi ha finanziato, parto il 16 per un tragitto che da Roma porta a Francoforte, poi Johannesburg e quindi Windhoek. Quasi 24 ore tra aeroporti e voli. Faremo un giro nel nord-ovest del paese, inclusi il deserto, la costa e il Parco di Etosha. Torniamo il 31.&lt;br /&gt;
Ho paura di non saper rendere nulla delle visioni che ammirerò, e che l'emozione paralizzerà la mia mano. &lt;br /&gt;
Non ho ancora deciso esattamente che materiali portare per dipingere e disegnare. Confido nella mia macchina fotografica...&lt;br /&gt;
Chi è già stato li mi dia dei consigli! Grazie!&lt;br /&gt;
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Hardly more than a week before leaving, I wanted to explain why I haven't been posting (or painting) much lately. I'm closing a project for a picture book to be sent to a competition, and getting ready for the Trip of my life: Namibia!&lt;br /&gt;
My first time in Africa, in black Africa: it's a craving I've been feeling deeply for a lifetime, and I finally grabbed the opportunity to join a group of friends, naturalists and another artist too (there will be two of us to hold up the rest...) I'm SO excited!&lt;br /&gt;
Thanks to my precious husband who financed me, I will be leaving on the 16th for an itinerary of 3 flights from Rome/Frankfurt/Johannesburg/Windhoek, nearly 24 hours spent between airports and flights.&lt;br /&gt;
We will be driving through the north-western part of the country,&amp;nbsp; including the desert, the coast, and Etosha Park naturally.&lt;br /&gt;
I'm afraid I won't be able to render the visions I'll witness, and that the excitement will paralyze my hand...I haven't yet decided exactly what art materials I should bring. I rely on my new camera...&lt;br /&gt;
Have you been there? I'm looking for advice! Thanks!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-7880520491548994263?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/7880520491548994263/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/07/preparandomi-al-viaggiopreparing-for.html#comment-form' title='5 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7880520491548994263'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7880520491548994263'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/07/preparandomi-al-viaggiopreparing-for.html' title='Preparandomi al Viaggio...Preparing for The trip...'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-6024338475633589492</id><published>2011-06-23T21:52:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-06-23T21:52:35.237+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='AIPAN'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mostra arte naturalistica'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='L&apos;Aquila'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bZvKy6Tnzcw/TgOho8pZhEI/AAAAAAAAAtg/yI8YOkFoFQ8/s1600/invito+aipan092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="318" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bZvKy6Tnzcw/TgOho8pZhEI/AAAAAAAAAtg/yI8YOkFoFQ8/s640/invito+aipan092.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;La natura trova sempre la forza di rigenerarsi, purchè le condizioni siano minime per farlo.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;E' adattabile, si modifica, segue l'evolversi del clima e delle stagioni.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;L'Aquila vive una stagione ostile, lunga, piena di incognite.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Portiamo un po' di natura agli aquilani, un po' della sua bellezza, forza e perseveranza.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Con questa mostra il nostro impegno di artisti naturalisti si affianca a quello di disegnatori della &lt;a href="http://unacarrioladidisegni.blogspot.com/"&gt;Carriola di disegni.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Se potete, venite a vederla.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mostra annuale soci dell'&lt;a href="http://aipan-aipan.blogspot.com/"&gt;AIPAN&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dal 2 (inaugurazione ore 18) al 10 luglio 2011.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hotel Castello, Piazza Battaglione Alpini, L'Aquila.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sempre aperto. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Nature always finds a way to regenerate itself, provided it gets the slightest opportunity.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;It is adaptable, it evolves, it follows climate and seasonal changes.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;L'Aquila is going through a long, hostile and uncertain season.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;We bring to its inhabitants a sample of nature, a little of its beauty, strength and perseverance. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;In this exhibition, our commitment as nature artists of the Italian Society for Nature Art &lt;a href="http://aipan-aipan.blogspot.com/"&gt;AIPAN&lt;/a&gt; goes hand in hand with that of sketchers with the &lt;a href="http://unacarrioladidisegni.blogspot.com/"&gt;Carriola di disegni.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;If you can, come and visit us.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Annual exhibition of the AIPAN Society &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Opening July 2, 6pm, ending July 10.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Hotel Castello, &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Piazza Battaglione Alpini,&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;L'Aquila.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;No closing hours. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Sono molti i motivi che mi hanno fatto desiderare di dedicare un'opera alla città e al suo simbolo.&lt;br /&gt;
Uno è nel banner qui a destra, quello della Carriola di disegni. Un altro è perché sono una sentimentale e credo che l'arte possa anche dire qualcosa al di la' della rappresentazione ben fatta di un dato reale.&lt;br /&gt;
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"L'attesa" nasce come studio, su carta da spolvero, per testare dei pastelli idrosolubili della Stabilo. Favolosi. Ce l'avevo in un cassetto a chissà quanto tempo. Sono pastosi e grassi, ma l'acqua li diluisce completamente.&lt;br /&gt;
Ad essi ho aggiunto la&amp;nbsp; fusaggine, gli Inktense e i gessetti colorati, in un cocktail che mi ha dato molte soddisfazioni. Adoro fare e disfare, correggere e ripensare mentre aggiungo e tolgo, sfumo e spennello...insomma avere le idee chiare solo a lavoro finito.&lt;br /&gt;
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L'intenzione è stata di dare una sensazione di sospensione.&lt;br /&gt;
L'aquila guarda verso una città lontana debolmente soleggiata, nei monti.&lt;br /&gt;
Le ali sono chiuse, l'occhio è severo e vigile (il modello era uno splendido esemplare studiato al Museo di Scienze naturali di Oxford). C'è poca descrizione perché non volevo definire troppo l'animale, ma&amp;nbsp; lasciarlo aperto, come un concetto.&lt;br /&gt;
C'è molto contrasto tra la roccia cupa da cui sta affacciata, e il panorama nebuloso e vago.&lt;br /&gt;
Significati paralleli: l'aquila attende...L'Aquila attende.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;L'attesa-tecnica mista su carta, cm. 50x70.&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;The wait, mixed media on paper.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;L'Aquila is the town where the Italian Society of Nature art is going to hold the annual exhibit in July.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;It is also the town hit by the&amp;nbsp; 2009 earthquake and that is still waiting to be recontructed. L'aquila, finally, means "the eagle" in Italian.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;There are several reasons why I meant to dedicate a picture to the town and its symbol. One is in the banner here on the right, the Carriola di disegni blog, to whom I take part. Another is that I'm a sentimental person, thinking that art can convey more than just a good reproduction of the visible.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;"The wait" is born as a study, on spolvero paper, testing hydrosoluble pastels mixed with dry gesso pastels and charcoal. I love being able to do and undo, put on and erase until the cocktail feels right.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I meant to convey a sense of suspended atmosphere. The eagle looks on towards a remote town, up in the mountains. It isn't defined but left open, like a concept. Its wings are folded and the eye is severe and alert. There is a strong contrast between the dark rock that supports it and the&amp;nbsp; hazy, luminescent atmosphere beyond.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;The original model was taken from the Oxford Museum of Natural History, the Pitt Rivers.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Parallel meanings: the eagle is waiting..L'Aquila is waiting.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-4231163123507468769?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/4231163123507468769/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/06/lattesa-de-laquila-laquila-is-looking.html#comment-form' title='10 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4231163123507468769'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4231163123507468769'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/06/lattesa-de-laquila-laquila-is-looking.html' title='L&apos;attesa de L&apos;Aquila- L&apos;Aquila is looking on'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZwCkGCZftsM/TfS-S4ATxsI/AAAAAAAAAtY/gFR68wMAF9g/s72-c/l%2527attesa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-5215183516600751048</id><published>2011-05-30T19:24:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2011-06-02T09:40:00.134+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cypripedium calceolus'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scarpetta di venere'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='parco d&apos;abruzzo'/><title type='text'>la scarpetta di Venere-Lady's slipper</title><content type='html'>Lo scorso&amp;nbsp; fine settimana l'ho trascorso a Civitella Alfedena, nel Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo. Io e altri amici artisti naturalisti di Ars et Natura abbiamo partecipato a una giornata per Telethon, con tanti bambini delle scuole, tutti a disegnare, per poi mettere all'asta i nostri disegni. Io ne ho prodotti 2 sul posto e 4 ne ho portati da casa. Sono quelli con le frecce.&lt;br /&gt;
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E' andata molto bene, non uno dei 15 disegni è rimasto invenduto, e anche se molti sono andati via a un prezzo molto modesto, abbiamo racimolato più di 800€ per la ricerca sulle malattie genetiche rare.&lt;br /&gt;
Questo, sabato.&lt;br /&gt;
Domenica, con un tempo splendido, la nostra carovana si è messa in cammino verso la Camosciara, splendido anfiteatro di monti drammatici intorno a una dolce conca.&lt;br /&gt;
Lì abbiamo visto la mitica Scarpetta di Venere (Cypripedium calceolus), un'orchidea rarissima, grande e dalle forme sensuali, che cresce sul greto del torrente. Abbarbicata sulla sponda, ho disegnato questo ciuffo, e l'ho completato a casa.&lt;br /&gt;
Per culmine di un bellissimo fine settimana, i risultati elettorali, una vera speranza per questo Paese. Forse ce la possiamo fare. Nuovi sindaci, non deludete!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I spent the last week-end at the Abruzzo National Park, to take part, with some artists from Ars et Natura, to an auction sale of our paintings in favour of a charity called Telethon, whose target is funding research on rare genetic diseases. It was a success, and all our 15 watercolous were sold, for a total sum of over 800 €. The ones with the red arrow are mine, 2 made on the spot and 4 brought from home.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;This was on the saturday. Next morning, under a blue sky, the group went for a walk to the Camosciara, an enchanting crown of dramatic peaks encircling a verdant valley. There we saw, and I painted, a very beautiful and rare orchid, the Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus). It grew on the bank of a brook, and I drew and painted it perched on a few inches of earth, in order to see it from a better angle.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I finished a few leaves and the background once home.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;And to finish off a lovely week-end, the local elections and the defeat of Berlusconi's side. Maybe we can make it, as a country, maybe there's still hope. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Che dire? La famiglia ci ha  avvolti in un abbraccio affettuoso, il tempo era bello, variabile e a  volte caldo; fiori ovunque, tanto che le peonie o le rose del vicino  servivano come punto di riferimento. Parlano la lingua inglese e nordica  i muretti di confine bassi e i cancelletti aperti, le porte con una  serratura Yale neanche in buon stato, finestre con le tende aperte come  sono aperti e disponibili loro, cortesia, umanità, decoro, la bellezza  architettonica, gli attraversamenti pedonali ad occhi chiusi, i parchi curatissimi, e poi il cibo ottimo e  vario, dal semplice tramezzino anche vegano o vegetariano, ai raffinati  piatti fusion o etnici dei ristoranti o di casa. La cura, il rispetto, la pazienza e  il controllo sociale sono diffusi anche tra gli immigrati; il  quartiere di Walthamstow- dove stanno i miei nipoti- è a forte percentuale pakistana, slava e nera.  Discreta ma sempre presente la polizia, e telecamere ovunque. Certo ci  sono crimini e problemi, come ovunque, ma la qualità della vita è eccezionale.&lt;br /&gt;
Basta  con il panegirico: ho disegnato come e quando possibile. In ordine  cronologico, una selezione dei disegni e schizzi a penna gel e biro, o matita.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Here we are, back from nine wonderful days spent in my second homeland, Britain. Family greeted us in a warm embrace, the weather was warm, dry but changeable; flowers bloomed everywhere and were our landmarks on our way home. The northern attitude to protection hits us, coming from neurotic Rome, as easy-going: low walls, open gates, old and unsafe locks on doors, curtains open as the people living behind them; such kindness, relaxed attitude to life,&amp;nbsp; respect of rules,&amp;nbsp; care for gardens and parks, clean streets, buses and trains, everywhere upkeeping and care. On the other hand, police and remote camera control are everywhere. Food is excellent, from vegetarian sandwich to fusion cuisine in bistrots and at home. We were really spoilt, and thank you Enitan and Jessy for all your time! &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I tried to sketch with byro pens, gel pens, and pencil, but it wasn't always easy and certainly not always satisfactory! Here's a selection in chronological order (five days in London and three in Oxford).&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;Veduta dalla finestra del nostro alloggio di Walthamstow; case a due piani, epoca vittoriana, modeste ma decorose e belle.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;The view from our room in Walthamstow, London; Victorian homes, two storeys high, modest but dignified and cute. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Nel camino di Enitan, la madre dei miei nipoti, figli anche di mio fratello, tante candeline colorate...disegnato a penne biro e gel multicolori, nell'arco di varie sessioni.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;In Enitan's fireplace no fire, but many small flames on coloured candles...I like to imagine it when they're all lit up. Coloured ball-point pens.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Giornata dedicata allo shopping e al'incontro con gli zii. Pochi schizzi veloci, in camera da letto e poi in giro. I manichini sono ottimi modelli...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;A day dedicated to shopping with mother, and meeting uncle Anthony&amp;nbsp; and aunt Liz at a lovely restaurant. Few quick sketches in our bedroom first, then at the station and M&amp;amp;S...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Fascinoso e selvatico, il cimitero di Hampstead ospita la tomba di Constable. Seduta tra le lapidi, ho disegnato le splendide residenze dei ricchi londinesi. La macchia è la mia gel pen, esplosa in aereo mentre ritoccavo...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Fascinating and wild, Hampstead cemetery hosts Constable's grave. Sitting on a tombstone, I sketched posh houses through rich vegetation. The blotch is because my gel pen exploded on the plane, as I tried to retouch...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ed eccoci a Binsey, minuscola frazione presso Oxford, per schizzare in mezz'ora la casa di Alison. Bellissima e antica, con un immeso prato davanti. Purtroppo l'autostrada è molto vicina...e si sente!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Here I am in Binsey, a tiny old village near Oxford, for a quick sketch of Alison's beautiful house, from the big lawn. Unfortunately the highway is very close...and you can hear it! &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ecco, si torna. A Gatwick arriviamo con enorme anticipo, e mi diverto a cercare di fissare la gente che passa velocissima, sosta un secondo, mangia, parla, aspetta. Poi inserisco un po' di testo con una scrittura calligrafata; l'avevo da tempo voluto fare, il risultato è un pasticcio, ma mi diverte.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Finally we're on the way home .We have loads of time in Gatwick, so I have fun trying to capture the fleeting poses of people who eat, walk,wait, stop a second, and then are gone. For the first time I insert some graphic (?) text to fill in voids. The result is a mess, but it's fun. Coloured ball-point pens.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-5224375090893432143?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/5224375090893432143/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/05/inghilterra-o-cara-england-dear-england.html#comment-form' title='5 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5224375090893432143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5224375090893432143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/05/inghilterra-o-cara-england-dear-england.html' title='Inghilterra, o cara... England, dear England...'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0VmJIeJl_Yk/TdGWH001F9I/AAAAAAAAAsg/pAeJ2z8VU90/s72-c/da-ray-copia.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-320152883669704603</id><published>2011-05-01T22:21:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-05-01T22:21:23.600+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='field sketches'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fiori secchi'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='arpino'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='acquerello'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='schizzi con penna gel'/><title type='text'>Week-end in Veroli</title><content type='html'>Da amici nella loro fantastica casa di Veroli. Due interni, con la penna gel, perfetta per schizzi fluidi e sciolti, su un blocco cinese economico ma con carta molto assorbente e adatta a questa tecnica, anche all'acquerellatura. Un acquerello realizzato alla Civitavecchia d'Arpino, nelle mura ciclopiche, arco molto particolare, antichissimo (VII-VIII sec. A.C.) di derivazione greca.&lt;br /&gt;
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A week-end spent with friends in their fantastic house in Veroli. Two indoor sketches with a gel pen, very suitable for fluid hatching and very smooth, liquid drawing. Bleeds nicely on absorben cheap Chinese sketchbook. A watercolour realized in front of a very ancient arch in the Old Citadel of Arpino. The cyclopic walls and gateway date back to the VIII-VII cent. b.C. and are in the Greek style.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I have been commissioned 4 decorative frames for users from teen-age to mature; guess which I had more fun doing? The outline is hand made and all the colouring is done in Photoshop.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Someone might start thinking about a split personality, judging by the range of styles and subjects on my blog...but work makes you flexible, and anyway I'd be bored stiff if I had to paint he same things all the time!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-6625208007344217004?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/6625208007344217004/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/04/cornicette-fancy-frames.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6625208007344217004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6625208007344217004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/04/cornicette-fancy-frames.html' title='cornicette-fancy frames'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z5OMwzUy_qk/TbfkEZDm1jI/AAAAAAAAArk/JJsRXjZJ5WA/s72-c/cornici.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-4458545480092713330</id><published>2011-04-23T14:23:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-04-23T17:37:43.117+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='peonia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pecore'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='villaggio inglese'/><title type='text'>Happy Easter- Buona Pasqua</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5KNaJkOe-0M/TbLSh5ZdpwI/AAAAAAAAArg/eYrWin6rwz0/s1600/buona-Pasqua.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5KNaJkOe-0M/TbLSh5ZdpwI/AAAAAAAAArg/eYrWin6rwz0/s640/buona-Pasqua.jpg" width="466" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-4458545480092713330?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/4458545480092713330/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/04/happpy-esater-buona-pasqua.html#comment-form' title='3 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4458545480092713330'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4458545480092713330'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/04/happpy-esater-buona-pasqua.html' title='Happy Easter- Buona Pasqua'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5KNaJkOe-0M/TbLSh5ZdpwI/AAAAAAAAArg/eYrWin6rwz0/s72-c/buona-Pasqua.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-8403713213444108632</id><published>2011-04-18T15:55:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-04-19T12:30:42.923+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='field sketches'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='maremma'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cows'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='toro'/><title type='text'>Qualche giorno in Maremma toscana- A few days in Tuscan Maremma</title><content type='html'>Ho appena passato qualche bella giornata in Maremma, in compagnia di Anne Shingleton, di Fran e di Sheila, la prima insegnante e la seconda allieva di acquerello. Avevamo grintose intenzioni pittoriche, naturalmente solo parzialmente realizzate. Comunque tanti gli aspetti positivi: l'agriturismo &lt;a href="http://www.ilgelsomino.com/"&gt;il Gelsomino&lt;/a&gt;, che ci ha deliziato tra cibo meraviglioso e abbondante, compagnia familiare e ottima posizione; le prime tre belle giornate di sole comprensive di scottatura, nelle quali ci siamo concentrate sullo studio dei bovini, vacche gravide, vitellini irrequieti e tori maestosi, con una puntata sul mare al tramonto; una visita a Grosseto ad ammirare la Cattedrale, uno splendore rinascimentale; la gita all'interno a Pitigliano, Sovana e l'immancabile bagno alle cascatelle di Saturnia, fumanti sotto la pioggerellina, e turbinanti di rondini; l'immancabile appuntamento con le volpi semidomestiche della strada di Alberese.&lt;br /&gt;
Ho perfino cominciato uno studio ad olio delle vacche nel bosco dietro la foresteria del Parco, che terminerò con l'aiuto delle foto. Nel frattempo la mia macchina fotografica è rimasta vittima di una folata di sabbia nella meravigliosa Cala di Forno, ed è defunta lì.&lt;br /&gt;
Senza la premurosa amicizia di Beppe e Franco non avremmo avuto accesso a Cala di Forno e all'agriturismo della Valentina Vecchia, bellissimo, sulle dolci colline dietro Talamone, immerso tra i pascoli, dove si sentivano cantare i contadini intenti alle potature. Un tuffo in una realtà antica e innocente.&lt;br /&gt;
Pochissime presenze di fauna selvatica: rondini, aironi guardabuoi, garzette, un cenerino, una poiana, upupe in abbondanza, farfalle Cleopatra... tranne che all'interno della tenuta che porta a Cala di Forno (credo che si chiami Collecchio) dove tra gli olivi, e in piena luce, dozzine di daini e cinghiali e diversi caprioli pascolavano indisturbati perchè totalmente protetti. Questo aprile ha un clima folle: era estate quando siamo partiti, eppure troppo presto per le migrazioni; poi la temperatura è precipitata, fino a solo 4°. Poi è rimbalzata su da dover fuggire il sole...&lt;br /&gt;
Eccovi qui una selezione degli acquerelli e schizzi, poi posterò l'olio (se lo finisco) e spero di realizzare un acquerello da uno studio a colori che è andato a ramengo.&lt;br /&gt;
Con soddisfazione ho finito il quaderno di schizzi W&amp;amp;N iniziato 5 anni fa! &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Tramonto sulla spiaggia (l'aratro),acquerello.&lt;i&gt; Sunset on the beach (the Plough) watercolour&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Maremmani, penna e acquerello. &lt;i&gt;Maremmani horses, ink pen and watercolour&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Pitigliano,grafite- &lt;i&gt;graphite sketch of Pitigliano.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Piazza di Alberese. &lt;i&gt;The square in Alberese&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Passero-&lt;i&gt;sparrow&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Volpe sonnolenta-&lt;i&gt;dozing fox&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;I've just spent a few days in the Tuscan Maremma, next to the Park, in the company of Anne Shingleton and her watercolorist friends Fran and Sheila, from England. The weather was sunny for the first three days, the agritourism Il Gelsomino provided a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;friendly atmosphere and wonderful food&lt;/i&gt;,&lt;i&gt; and we tried to keep up to our good intention of painting most of the time. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Maremmana cattle has a grey-whitish coat and large, long horns, but they were restless, as you can guess from the half-finished sketches... There were many pregnant cows and honey-coloured calves. One of the "musts" were the tame foxes that line the road to the sea, waiting for food from vistors. They're so confident that the one we met looked at us and went to sleep! Other places we visited were Pitigliano and Sovana, two Etruscan towns built on the local rock, tufo, and Grosseto, with its beautiful renaissance main Church. We also bathed in the sulphurean,warm cascades of Saturnia&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Without my friend Beppe, a Park ranger, we wouln't have been introduced to the Collecchio area, with its herds of roe-deer and fallow deer and packs of wild boar, so plentiful that it looked like a Safari. He took us to the splendid and untouched Cala di Forno, where my camera died due to sand blown in the lens mechanism : (&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;On the beach I painted in watercolour there is&amp;nbsp; a tradition of making sculptures out of driftwood.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;Bathed in the afternoon sun, these trunks looked solemn and magic.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;I managed to fill in a W&amp;amp;N sketchpad that I'd started 5 years ago...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-8403713213444108632?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/8403713213444108632/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/04/qualche-giorno-in-maremma-toscana-few.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8403713213444108632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8403713213444108632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/04/qualche-giorno-in-maremma-toscana-few.html' title='Qualche giorno in Maremma toscana- A few days in Tuscan Maremma'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o__psATMXDo/TaxN-5n-heI/AAAAAAAAAqs/zJJy8TOClno/s72-c/sentiero.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-4233093202463163631</id><published>2011-04-08T14:54:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2011-04-08T22:08:21.072+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bamboo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sumi-e'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fiori'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flowers'/><title type='text'>Ultimo Sumi-e per un po'. Last Sumi-e, for a while.</title><content type='html'>Sono andata all'ultimo corso di Sumi-e, che per ora sospendo per risparmiare soldi per un viaggione...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lfOHP0BjpDk/TZ8TCsPvvSI/AAAAAAAAAqY/k_IdCjENvFc/s1600/bamboo-vero.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="254" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lfOHP0BjpDk/TZ8TCsPvvSI/AAAAAAAAAqY/k_IdCjENvFc/s320/bamboo-vero.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_zgP00ine90/TZ8TGwb8KAI/AAAAAAAAAqg/pJJQSzjcIGc/s1600/bamboo-lungo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="83" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_zgP00ine90/TZ8TGwb8KAI/AAAAAAAAAqg/pJJQSzjcIGc/s320/bamboo-lungo.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;span id="goog_1887360957"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="goog_1887360958"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Alle prime ho fatto bambù sulla solita carta da giornale, un rametto secco dal vero, poi un foglio "come se stessi in un bosco di bambù" che è venuto tipo carta da parati. Poi ho fatto la prova su una striscia di carta di Fabriano che mi avevano regalato, ma non era molto adatta.&lt;br /&gt;
E infine...la carta giapponese! Un altro mondo. Lenta, dolce, soffusa, trasparente...ho giocato con i fiori sul tavolo, garofani e ranuncoli, ognuno esplorato in modo diverso. Su quella carta l'inchiostro parla una lingua sua, ti permette tutto, a prescindere dai pennelli. L'ultimo lavoro era un ramo pieno di piccoli fiori gialli; ho sfruttato&amp;nbsp; il pennello piuttosto malridotto per suggerire la morbidezza dei petali, e lo scuro per dare solidità ai rami.&lt;br /&gt;
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Mi dispiace molto dovermi fermare, ma credo di aver cominciato a introiettare questa raffinata tecnica.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I have attended the last -for-a-while class of Sumi-e. I must save my pennies for a great trip in July. At first it was bamboo again , on the same rubbishy paper , then on a long strip that was given to me and wasn't very apt. But then...I was given some Japanese paper to work on . Oh wow what a difference!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;So soft, slow to dry, sensitive, it speaks a language of its own with the ink. The studies of flowers are all experimental , dry on wet, wet on wet, and as by magic each one has a different character but its still that flower. I'm sorry to interrupt just at this turning point, but I think I have grabbed the basics of this refined technique- and philosophy.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-4233093202463163631?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/4233093202463163631/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/04/ultimo-sumi-e-per-un-po-last-sumi-e-for.html#comment-form' title='7 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4233093202463163631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4233093202463163631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/04/ultimo-sumi-e-per-un-po-last-sumi-e-for.html' title='Ultimo Sumi-e per un po&apos;. Last Sumi-e, for a while.'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lfOHP0BjpDk/TZ8TCsPvvSI/AAAAAAAAAqY/k_IdCjENvFc/s72-c/bamboo-vero.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-4999883081557140322</id><published>2011-04-04T10:27:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-04-04T10:27:35.243+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='limone'/><title type='text'>Il campione- the champion</title><content type='html'>528 grammi! il limone più grande del mio albero, nella mia mano. E dire che in un giardino rivolto a nord, non davamo molte chances a quell'alberello, quando lo abbiamo piantato, 14 anni fa... avrei voluto dipingerlo ad olio ma non ne ho il tempo. Sto illustrando...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJCPCMgYtmc/TZmOFCPhMeI/AAAAAAAAAqU/XxOTze9IFTc/s1600/limone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJCPCMgYtmc/TZmOFCPhMeI/AAAAAAAAAqU/XxOTze9IFTc/s320/limone.jpg" width="277" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The largest lemon on my tree weighs 528 grams! When we planted the shrub 14 years ago, in our north-oriented garden, full of shade, we didn't give it much of a chance...I would have loved to paint it in oil but haven't found the time. I'm illustrating on commission.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-4999883081557140322?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/4999883081557140322/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/04/il-campione-champion.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4999883081557140322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4999883081557140322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/04/il-campione-champion.html' title='Il campione- the champion'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJCPCMgYtmc/TZmOFCPhMeI/AAAAAAAAAqU/XxOTze9IFTc/s72-c/limone.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-8975896357417292329</id><published>2011-03-27T21:09:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-03-27T21:09:33.019+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='faggeta'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pond'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stagno'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carciofo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='watercolour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sketch'/><title type='text'>un week-end all'aria aperta- a week-end in the open</title><content type='html'>Veramente piacevole questo fine settimana, passato in due situazioni diverse, con un clima primaverile e bei colori e sensazioni. Sabato avevamo organizzato di andare in tanti da Elisabetta Mitrovic, alla casa nel bosco, per disegnare.Mi è dispiaciuto tanto non esserci alla manifestazione, che però a quanto pare è andata benissimo.Però la sera abbiamo spento le luci e cenato a lume di candela per l'Earth hour.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MmuoRq915Mg/TY-UsOD7R_I/AAAAAAAAApo/_YuK5hGvoHQ/s1600/carciofi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="261" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MmuoRq915Mg/TY-UsOD7R_I/AAAAAAAAApo/_YuK5hGvoHQ/s400/carciofi.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Insomma, oltre agli amici, il buon cibo e la bella campagna, si è disegnato...Sono stata attratta dalle piante di carciofi di Betta, chiaramente un soggetto difficile, ma ci sono entrata con la mentalità Sumi-e: non descrivere, ma rendere la vitalità e l'essenza del soggetto. Così è stato molto più facile: una traccia leggerissima a matita e poi via, liberamente, con il pennellino ad acqua , ottimo con la sua punta per le asperità delle foglie. Il risultato mi piace.&lt;br /&gt;
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Dopo pranzo abbiamo fatto una passeggiata nel bosco; prima a roverelle, poi a pineta, quindi la faggeta di cui ci aveva parlato. Non un bosco secolare, ma alberi abbastanza maturi, e una luce morbida e calda che i rami ancora nudi accoglievano, facendo risaltare mille sfumature. Qui volevo rendere la tessitura di tronchi, ombre e la filigrana di rametti contro il cielo, senza entrare in dettaglio. Non avevamo molto tempo, l'ho finito stasera, dandogli un po' di corpo.&lt;br /&gt;
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E oggi, un'altra bella giornata ad Ardea, nella villetta di mia cugina Maddalena, appassionata di animali e natura. Nel grande giardino c'è uno stagnetto che pullula di vita: girini di rane e rospi, carpe, pesci rossi, bisce, libellule, l'airone che ci viene a pasteggiare, perfino il martin pescatore; e dire che&amp;nbsp; sarà lungo 15 metri e largo 6.&lt;br /&gt;
Appollaiata sul ponticello che lo cavalca, ho preso a casaccio un frammento di quel microcosmo per cercare di coglierne l'essenza. Difficilissimi i colori, i riflessi, le parti immerse...ci ho provato.&lt;br /&gt;
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A very pleasant week-end in springtime weather, out in the warm air and sun. Saturday, groupsketching at Elisabetta Mitrovic's, where I painted the artichoke plants in her vegetable garden, and the beech forest  not far from her home. &lt;br /&gt;
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I thought Sumi-e for the task of rendering the spiky leaves without  putting in too much detail, and I'm happy with the result. &lt;br /&gt;
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As for the beech forest, I was interested in rendering the textures that the soft warm  sun made shimmerwith colours and shades. I hadn't much time so I finished it at home tonight.&lt;br /&gt;
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Today I visited my cousin Maddalena who lives south of Rome in former countryside. Her love forbrough her to make a pond in the large garden, which is brimming with life. I chose at random a spot and strived to render the difficult values, reflections and submerged colours.&lt;/i&gt;   nature&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-8975896357417292329?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/8975896357417292329/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/03/un-week-end-allaria-aperta-week-end-in.html#comment-form' title='8 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8975896357417292329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8975896357417292329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/03/un-week-end-allaria-aperta-week-end-in.html' title='un week-end all&apos;aria aperta- a week-end in the open'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MmuoRq915Mg/TY-UsOD7R_I/AAAAAAAAApo/_YuK5hGvoHQ/s72-c/carciofi.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-2384630906511503260</id><published>2011-03-25T09:58:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-03-25T09:58:25.928Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='no nucleare'/><title type='text'>contro il nucleare, sempre- Stop nuclear plants</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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Non aveva senso prima, non ha senso ora. Fermiamo il nucleare, votiamo il referendum a Giugno!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;It didn't make sense before, ven less now. Stop nuclear power and its consequences. Italy votes against in June.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-2384630906511503260?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/2384630906511503260/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/03/contro-il-nucleare-sempre-stop-nuclear.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/2384630906511503260'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/2384630906511503260'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/03/contro-il-nucleare-sempre-stop-nuclear.html' title='contro il nucleare, sempre- Stop nuclear plants'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tbhlFLXTlfU/TYxmlVGiblI/AAAAAAAAApk/8u059fJF2z0/s72-c/manifestazione_fb.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-7081533660213073065</id><published>2011-03-21T21:03:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-03-21T21:03:57.938Z</updated><title type='text'>Primavera- Spring</title><content type='html'>Ieri ho visto la prima rondine e il primo rondone. La giornata era bella, ventosa, e mi sono ubriacata d'aria pulita al Lago di Bracciano. Bentornata Primavera, cerca di portare un po' di serenità nei nostri cuori, nonostante tutto, nonostante gli orrori della guerra, dei morti, della violenza.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Yesterday I saw the first swift and the first swallow of the year. It was a sunny and windy day and I got myself drunk with fresh air, at the Lake of Bracciano. Be welcome, Spring, and try to bring some peace in our hearts, despite the horrors of war, of the dead, of violence.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-7081533660213073065?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/7081533660213073065/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/03/primavera-spring.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7081533660213073065'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7081533660213073065'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/03/primavera-spring.html' title='Primavera- Spring'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3368265527090686336</id><published>2011-03-17T21:56:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-03-18T13:44:54.347Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gru'/><title type='text'>Gru nel mio cielo- Cranes overhead</title><content type='html'>Un altro emozionante incontro romano, nel cielo visibile dal giardino. Ero tornata stamattina dalla passeggiata con Amélie, il mio cane, e le stavo pulendo le zampe di fuori, quando al verso familiare dei gabbiani reali si è aggiunto il canto delle gru, a me noto grazie ai bellissimi documentari di Fabrizio Carbone. Sono corsa ad afferrare il binocolo- non credevo ai miei occhi- e la formazione a V, come le Frecce Tricolori che da lì a poco avrebbero solcato con ben altra grazia il cielo di Roma, è sfilata veloce dietro il profilo dei palazzi, puntando a Nord. Buona migrazione!&lt;br /&gt;
Il piccolo acquerello eseguito in serata non mi piace molto, è un po' rigido, ma avevo voglia di condividere questa immagine con gli amici.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Another exciting roman encounter, in the slice of sky visible from my garden. Back from walking my dog Amélie this morning, I was outside cleaning her paws, when the familiar cry of herring gulls (regularly breeding in town since a decade or so) was suddenly accompanied by the song of cranes! I ran and grabbed my binoculars -I couldn't believe my eyes- and the V-shaped formation, heading north, glided past the profiles of buildings. Have a safe migration!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I made the watercolour only tonight and I'm not very happy with it, it looks rather rigid, but I really wanted to share this vision with my friends.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;(The other birds in flight are supposed to be herring gulls, passerines, and the perched one is a hooded crow.There is a flag on the balcony on the right, since today is 150 years from the Unification of Italy.).&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3368265527090686336?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3368265527090686336/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/03/gru-nel-mio-cielo-cranes-overhead.html#comment-form' title='7 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3368265527090686336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3368265527090686336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/03/gru-nel-mio-cielo-cranes-overhead.html' title='Gru nel mio cielo- Cranes overhead'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8mRmnM5dYIc/TYKCyZyj6mI/AAAAAAAAApg/RiJ3xhytf8c/s72-c/gru.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-6812903746075326897</id><published>2011-03-12T16:38:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-03-12T16:38:43.714Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crisantemi'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sumi-e'/><title type='text'>Crisantemi per il Giappone- Chrisantemums for Japan</title><content type='html'>In Italia i Crisantemi, che fioriscono in autunno, sono i fiori dei morti. Oggi ho fatto la seconda lezione di Sumi-e e il soggetto da dipingere erano loro, in Giappone hanno una simbologia diversa e sono uno dei temi della loro pittura. Mi viene&amp;nbsp; spontaneo perciò dedicare quasti miseri tentativi a loro, i morti Giapponesi, spazzati via da un singhiozzo del nostro pianeta.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;In Italy chrisantemums are the flowers for the dead, since they bloom in autumn, in coincidence with the festivity of Ognissanti, traditionally the day when everybody visits their dead at the cemetery. Today I had my second lesson of Sumi-e and these flowers were the model, being one of the themes in Japanese painting.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I feel like dedicating these miserable attempts to the Japanese dead, brushed away by a sob of our planet.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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La notizia spettacolare è che un bel pettazzurro è stato osservato nel giardino di mia sorella, dentro Roma, a un km. da casa mia, mentre becchettava in un vaso. La descrizione e il confronto con le foto sono inequivocabili.&lt;br /&gt;
Credo che sia uno scoop, e non so cosa darei per avere un tale splendore nel MIO giardino... ma presumo che sarà già partito verso il nord.&lt;br /&gt;
Questo mi dà l'occasione per postare dei vecchi schizzi realizzati anni fa alla stazione ornitologica della Tomina, &lt;a href="http://www.ebnitalia.it/QB/QB009/tomina.htm"&gt;http://www.ebnitalia.it/QB/QB009/tomina.htm&lt;/a&gt; di un pettazzurro in muta parziale, tenuto in mano da un ornitologo. Schizzi veloci e incompleti, purtroppo.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Pettazzurro- bluethroat- Luscinia svecica&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Someone must have been thinking I'm getting lazy, having posted nothing for a while. Actually, my life has been complicated by my mother, fracturing her right arm, and my commissions that I try to fit in with the rest.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;The amazing news is that a bluethroat has been observed and later identified in my sister's garden, not a mile from mine, in full Rome town, while pecking in a flower-pot.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I don't know what I'd give to have such a splendour in MY&amp;nbsp; garden...but I presume that this migrant has already left heading north.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;It gives me the opportuniy to post these sketches made in a bird-ringing station called La Tomina, years ago. This individual was a male in partial moult, so not too colourful, hand-held by a ringer. Very quick and never completed sketches, as usual, alas.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-237823809480507338?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/237823809480507338/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/03/pettazzurro-roma-bluethroat-in-rome.html#comment-form' title='6 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/237823809480507338'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/237823809480507338'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/03/pettazzurro-roma-bluethroat-in-rome.html' title='Pettazzurro a Roma! Bluethroat in Rome!'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_mBnwD1TlII/TWzo0wzUqbI/AAAAAAAAAoU/GKP1MIuOCXw/s72-c/pettazzurro.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-7264067930232232311</id><published>2011-02-20T19:21:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-02-20T19:21:36.726Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cormorano'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='folaga'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tuffetto'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='acquerello'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='botanical sketch'/><title type='text'>Schizzi a Fiumicino- Sketching in Fiumicino</title><content type='html'>Sotto le piste di decollo dell'aereoporto di Fiumicino c'è un laghetto artificiale, in una zona recintata. Un tempo era un laghetto di pesca sportiva, ora è inutilizzato. Per arrivarci siamo passati sulla spiaggia, che è vergognosamente sporca. Il laghetto è tranquillo, si fa per dire, visto che ogni minuto passa sopra le nostre teste, bassissimo, un aereo con un frastuono assordante cui gli uccelli sono del tutto indifferenti.&lt;br /&gt;
Per via delle canne sono costretta a disegnare in piedi, usando il cannocchiale, il che è molto faticoso per me, dovendo reggere il blocco, gli acquerelli e lo straccetto con la protesi, che pesa parecchio. Comunque sono piuttosto soddisfatta. Dapprima mi sono dedicata alle folaghe e ai tuffetti, poi a uno splendido cormorano in livrea nuziale che è stato immobile per tutto il tempo che lo disegnavo, sopra uno strano rudere; poi si è sgranchito qando ho finito il disegno. Com'è stato gentile!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Tuffetti e folaghe- &lt;i&gt;Little grebes and coots&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Cormorano- &lt;i&gt;Cormorant&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Under the airstrips of Fiumicino, Rome's airport, there is a small artificial lake that was once used for fishing, and is now unattended. To reach it we walked the beach, that is in unbearably dirty conditions,&lt;br /&gt;
and passed the barbed wire fences. The waters on the lake are clear, and the birds have learnt to live with the airplanes that take off over their heads with a terrifying roar. All around are the traces of rabbits.&lt;br /&gt;
Because of the reeds I had to sketch standing up , looking through the telescope. Its a challenge for me, since I wear a prosthesis that weighs on my short forearm, and holding the book, the watercolours and the rag is an effort. Anyway, I am rather satisfied with the outcome, especially with the cormorant, that graciously posed for me immobile.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-7264067930232232311?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/7264067930232232311/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/schizzi-fiumicino-sketching-in.html#comment-form' title='8 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7264067930232232311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7264067930232232311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/schizzi-fiumicino-sketching-in.html' title='Schizzi a Fiumicino- Sketching in Fiumicino'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IKBuSadq6LY/TWFmaGl3vVI/AAAAAAAAAns/hsoqAz-pIEA/s72-c/tuffetti.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-5183893846738089636</id><published>2011-02-15T22:50:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-02-16T11:41:21.580Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mostra'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='terracotta'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='teotihuacan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sketches'/><title type='text'>teotihuacàn- la mostra. Exhibition on teotihuacàn.</title><content type='html'>Dopo&amp;nbsp; la visita a Palazzo delle Esposizioni, ho riportato a casa qualche disegno, che ho provveduto a colorare. Avevo delle grandi aspettative, ma la cultura Teotihuacana non rappresenta l'acme dell'arte precolombiana, per quel poco che conosco di essa. Qualche pezzo raffinato, e uno perfino divertente (involontariamente?) in un complesso di opere interessante ma cupo. Resta l'impressione di una società repressa dalla religione e dalle caste, senza gioia, senza un sorriso.&lt;br /&gt;
La fonte luminosa dal basso mi ha reso complicato esprimere i volumi. &lt;br /&gt;
Il mio preferito è l'uomo-aquila, dai lineamenti bellissimi, classici.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;the funny bit!detail of a vase in shape of chicken&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;i&gt;I visited the exhibition on Teotihuacan, and was somewhat disappointed. It is not the highest point of mesoamerican art , for all I know of it. It conveys a sense of oppression and unhappyness, except for one amusing piece, maybe unwantedly. Although a few refined works attracted my eye and pencil. The colour was added at home. My favourite is the eagle-man:beautiful, classical face.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;The lighting from below complicated the rendering of volumes.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-5183893846738089636?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/5183893846738089636/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/teotihuacan-la-mostra-exhibition-on.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5183893846738089636'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5183893846738089636'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/teotihuacan-la-mostra-exhibition-on.html' title='teotihuacàn- la mostra. Exhibition on teotihuacàn.'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ra9F8dCJ3i8/TVsBFt2vjhI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/_P8C8NlxD30/s72-c/mexico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-5217321695068984278</id><published>2011-02-12T18:03:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-02-12T18:03:35.021Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='orchidea phalaenopsis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='studio botanico'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='penna biro'/><title type='text'>FIORISCE LA MIA ORCHIDEA-3. My orchid is flowering-3</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4_OJBlP7_ow/TVbLB3w4zdI/AAAAAAAAAnI/u_q68kroy8M/s1600/orchid-2flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="348" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4_OJBlP7_ow/TVbLB3w4zdI/AAAAAAAAAnI/u_q68kroy8M/s640/orchid-2flowers.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Il secondo fiore si è apero, il terzo sta per farlo. Penna biro multicolore su carta da schizzi.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;The second flower has opened, the third is on the way. Multi-coloured biro pen on sketching paper.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-5217321695068984278?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/5217321695068984278/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/fiorisce-la-mia-orchidea-3-my-orchid-is.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5217321695068984278'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5217321695068984278'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/fiorisce-la-mia-orchidea-3-my-orchid-is.html' title='FIORISCE LA MIA ORCHIDEA-3. My orchid is flowering-3'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4_OJBlP7_ow/TVbLB3w4zdI/AAAAAAAAAnI/u_q68kroy8M/s72-c/orchid-2flowers.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-4895536357330431212</id><published>2011-02-09T21:14:00.002Z</published><updated>2011-02-11T20:52:14.280Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='farfalle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='macro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='butterflies'/><title type='text'>farfalle al Macro-butterflies at the Museum of Contemporary art in Rome</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QgnVOL8lLMA/TVWgNDQ_ovI/AAAAAAAAAm4/4njdXo_188Q/s1600/morpho-aperta3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="202" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QgnVOL8lLMA/TVWgNDQ_ovI/AAAAAAAAAm4/4njdXo_188Q/s320/morpho-aperta3.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yq32TXXquQo/TVWgUr-zKWI/AAAAAAAAAnA/61Uxk3MtyHg/s1600/papilio-rumanzonia2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="238" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yq32TXXquQo/TVWgUr-zKWI/AAAAAAAAAnA/61Uxk3MtyHg/s320/papilio-rumanzonia2.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7i7Lu74uIN8/TVWfII55ZbI/AAAAAAAAAm0/ktJWRyGgmE0/s1600/caligo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7i7Lu74uIN8/TVWfII55ZbI/AAAAAAAAAm0/ktJWRyGgmE0/s320/caligo1.jpg" width="304" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DNgAYClRlP4/TVWfBL4MoHI/AAAAAAAAAmw/ouVAD3doovw/s1600/idea-e-rumanzonia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="312" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DNgAYClRlP4/TVWfBL4MoHI/AAAAAAAAAmw/ouVAD3doovw/s320/idea-e-rumanzonia.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;Sono stata finalmente a vedere la mostra che adopera delle farfalle tropicali, vive, come messaggere. Avevo dimenticato la macchina fotografica, e il caldo umido all'interno mi ha costretta a spogliarmi. Appoggiato il blocchetto sulla giacca che avevo sul braccio, con una penna bic ho cercato di cogliere la meraviglia di quese creature, grandi, tranquille, esotiche e meravigliose. Ci sono tornata oggi, debitamente attrezzata con t-shirt e macchina fotografica. La mostra è anche gratis. L'unico neo, oltre al caldo, le urla dei soliti bambini italiani, che trasformano in uno stadio anche una poetica casa delle farfalle.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Accoppiamento di/&lt;i&gt;mating of Papilio Rumanzonia&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Monarca-&lt;i&gt;monarch&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;I finally made it to the exhibition that uses live butterflies as messengers. The heat was unbearable, since they're tropical species, and I'd forgotten my camera, so I adapted to sketching unconfortably piling my jacket over my arm and my sketchbook on top of that, and using a byro pen. I hardly succeeded in rendering the awesome beauty of those large, peaceful, fantastic creatures. I visited again today, equipped with a t-shirt and my camera. Apart from the heat, the viewing was spoilt by the usual shrieks of italian children, that are only good at turning even a poetic butterfly house into a stadium.&lt;br /&gt;
Here's the link to the project:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.macro.roma.museum/mostre_ed_eventi/mostre/are_you_really_sure_that_a_floor_can_t_also_be_a_ceiling"&gt;http://www.macro.roma.museum/mostre_ed_eventi/mostre/are_you_really_sure_that_a_floor_can_t_also_be_a_ceiling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-4895536357330431212?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/4895536357330431212/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/farfalle-al-macro-butterflies-at-museum.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4895536357330431212'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4895536357330431212'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/farfalle-al-macro-butterflies-at-museum.html' title='farfalle al Macro-butterflies at the Museum of Contemporary art in Rome'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QgnVOL8lLMA/TVWgNDQ_ovI/AAAAAAAAAm4/4njdXo_188Q/s72-c/morpho-aperta3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-181371859977130803</id><published>2011-02-07T18:21:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-02-07T18:29:45.530Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='schizzi di uccelli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birds'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='greenfinch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='field sketches'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='verdoni'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='capinera'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blackcap'/><title type='text'>uccelli del giardino-birds from my garden</title><content type='html'>La mia mangiatoia è fornita di mela, semi di girasole e semi più piccoli, di graminacea. Ma il numero di specie e di uccelli è drammaticamente crollato negli ultimi anni.Un paio di anni fa avevo 28 verdoni e 12 verzellini a divorare i semi,&amp;nbsp; creando una sarabanda allegra e litigiosa, mentre le cince andavano e venivano discretamente, mangiando i semi un po' più in la'. Quest'anno ho solo 4 verdoni, cince e cinciarelle da tempo fanno fugaci apparizioni solo in tarda primavera o estate, di verzellini non ho sentito neanche il canto...i silvidi sembrano cavarsela meglio. Occhiocotto, capinera, pettirosso fruiscono di briciole di torta o panettone e mela (per ora solo la femmina della capinera è in giro).&lt;br /&gt;
Per mangiare devono entrare in gabbia: una rete quadrata che tiene fuori storni, merli e tortore, competitori sleali. Lo fanno senza problemi, ma rimanendo all'erta, per via dei gatti e del mio cane, che non gradisce intrusi!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Capinera femmina&lt;i&gt;-Female blackcap&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sardinian warbler, male, and greenfinch&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TVA1N0YreII/AAAAAAAAAmU/k3APwyuuTYY/s1600/schizzi-verdone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="268" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TVA1N0YreII/AAAAAAAAAmU/k3APwyuuTYY/s320/schizzi-verdone.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TVA1RF6RqKI/AAAAAAAAAmY/39D_lS-BptE/s1600/verdone-colore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TVA1RF6RqKI/AAAAAAAAAmY/39D_lS-BptE/s320/verdone-colore.jpg" width="284" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Insomma, ho piazzato il cannocchiale in finestra, sperando di non ricevere denunce da dirimpettai preoccupati, e così ho potuto ricominciare ad esercitarmi sui passeriformi. Sapevo che ci sarebbe voluto un po' di tempo a riprendere la mano, perchè non stando mai fermi, è più difficile. Alla fine qualcosa di decente è uscito fuori, anche se la mano va esercitata sempre, insieme alla memoria visiva (che ho in modica quantità)...&lt;br /&gt;
Un verdone è malformato, ha le zampe nodose e la mandibola inferiore più lunga dell'altra. E' il meno agitato e un modello più facile.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I've been practising birding with the telescope,through the window, on the visitors to my feeder. Numbers have dropped dramatically, both in species and individuals- considering I had 28 greenfinches and 12 serins only a couple of years ago, and now get only 4 greenfinches...and no tits. Thankfully the Sylviae are stable, my Sardinian warbler, blackcap and robin always there if there's an apple or cake crumbs.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;It took me a few days to adapt to their unpredictable movements and regain practice with the passerines. One greenfinch is malformed, has an uneven beak and knobby claws.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;He's less competitive and easier to draw.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-181371859977130803?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/181371859977130803/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/uccelli-del-giardino-birds-from-my.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/181371859977130803'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/181371859977130803'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/uccelli-del-giardino-birds-from-my.html' title='uccelli del giardino-birds from my garden'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TVA1G6XLpnI/AAAAAAAAAmM/9Ap-9-UGEos/s72-c/capinera-mela.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-8078251679487018389</id><published>2011-02-06T15:11:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-02-06T15:11:54.123Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='orchidea phalaenopsis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chiaroscuro'/><title type='text'>FIORISCE LA MIA ORCHIDEA-2. My orchid is flowering-2</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TU63OvekncI/AAAAAAAAAl8/hEMbiu6qrAI/s1600/orchidea2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TU63OvekncI/AAAAAAAAAl8/hEMbiu6qrAI/s640/orchidea2.jpg" width="449" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Tempo fa ho pubblicato uno schizzo dei boccioli di una Phalaenopsis che mi era stata regalata a novembre 2009, e che per una volta sono riuscita a mantenere sana e far rifiorire. Ieri, con un po' di emozione, avevo notato che uno dei boccioli turgidi e gonfi mostrava una fessura...e stamattina era aperto. Avevo dimenticato che era bianca!&lt;br /&gt;
Mi sono affrettata a disegnarla in chiaroscuro, con matite nera, bianca, due grigi e una gialla. Ho rimosso dal disegno l'altro ramo, che non si decide a cicciare, nonostante un piccolo germoglio si affacci, come un occhio curioso, da mesi dallo stelo. Non aggiungeva nulla, anzi il sostegno di plastica avrebbe dato fastidio.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Time ago I started sketching my phalaenopsis orchid,tthat after more than a year since it was given to me, decided to bloom again.Yesterday, with some excitement, I'd noticed that one of its swollen buds showed a chink...and this morning I found it opened. I'd forgotten it was white!I immediately set out to draw it in chiaroscuro on tinted paper, using black, white, 2 gray and a yellow pencil. I decided to leave out the second stem, whose single bud keeps staring out like an inquisitive eye, without growing an inch; it wouldn't have added to the composition, on the contrary.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-8078251679487018389?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/8078251679487018389/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/fiorisce-la-mia-orchidea-2-my-orchid-is.html#comment-form' title='3 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8078251679487018389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8078251679487018389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/fiorisce-la-mia-orchidea-2-my-orchid-is.html' title='FIORISCE LA MIA ORCHIDEA-2. My orchid is flowering-2'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TU63OvekncI/AAAAAAAAAl8/hEMbiu6qrAI/s72-c/orchidea2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-1308600120784427132</id><published>2011-02-03T22:07:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-02-03T22:07:53.576Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='capitelli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medioevale'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sant&apos;ambrogio'/><title type='text'>Capitelli medioevali di Sant'Ambrogio, Milano. Medieval capitals</title><content type='html'>In ottobre ero a Milano e ho fotografato gli affascinanti capitelli di Sant'Ambrogio, siti nel pronao. Non ve ne sono due uguali, e per lo più ogni lato del capitello è diverso da quello contiguo. Capolavori di forma e di senso estetico, le opere medievali hanno sempre esercitato su di me un fascino maggiore che&amp;nbsp; quelli di altre epoche; forse perchè rappresentano archetipi e stilemi formali che possono riscontrarsi in civiltà lontanissime, come quelle orientali o precolombiane.Mi da' una soddisfazione totale contemplare gli incastri, le linee, le ingenue-ma geniali-soluzioni trovate da questi oscuri maestri dello scalpello.&lt;br /&gt;
Così, avendo un po' di raffreddore e di tempo, mi sono finalmente dedicata a lavorare dalle stampe di quelle foto. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUslshqFtZI/AAAAAAAAAlg/L2qPbWi8aPE/s1600/capitelli2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="247" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUslshqFtZI/AAAAAAAAAlg/L2qPbWi8aPE/s320/capitelli2.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;When in Milan last October, I took many pictures of the medieval capitals in the court of Sant'Ambrogio Basilica. I feel a total satisfaction in the contemplation of medieval masterpieces, maybe because they are formally archetipical, and are close to other, very distant decorative languages like the oriental and the Mesoamerican. The apparently simple, yet genial formal solutions are for me a great aesthetic joy. Having a cold, and some time on my hands, I dedicated this day to drawing from the prints of those pictures.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-1308600120784427132?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/1308600120784427132/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/capitelli-medioevali-di-santambrogio.html#comment-form' title='5 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/1308600120784427132'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/1308600120784427132'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/capitelli-medioevali-di-santambrogio.html' title='Capitelli medioevali di Sant&apos;Ambrogio, Milano. Medieval capitals'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUsk0c7hh2I/AAAAAAAAAlU/XwPSrqkPMco/s72-c/capit3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-6513645557384293520</id><published>2011-02-01T14:11:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-02-01T14:11:28.749Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='segni d&apos;aria'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='segni d&apos;acqua'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quadrifogliomania'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='segni zodiacali'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='segni di terra'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='segni di fuoco'/><title type='text'>BIGLIETTI ZODIACALI- ZODIAC CARDS</title><content type='html'>Il briefing per questa serie consisteva nel raccogliere in ogni illustrazione i segni d'aria, d'acqua, di fuoco e di terra. L'apporto di Photoshop e l'aiuto di Fabio, mio marito&amp;nbsp; e grafico esperto, sono stati fondamentali. Ho realizzato a china&amp;nbsp; i 12 segni, ma tutto il resto, sfondi, stelle, sfumature e composizione, sono state elaborate al computer con un lungo lavoro di rifinitura.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUgSlzjOorI/AAAAAAAAAlA/3fs3LHAlhWg/s1600/ACQUA+completo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="276" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUgSlzjOorI/AAAAAAAAAlA/3fs3LHAlhWg/s400/ACQUA+completo.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Water signs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUgSogu8YII/AAAAAAAAAlE/4xf1r7bkQYQ/s1600/ARIA+completo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="276" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUgSogu8YII/AAAAAAAAAlE/4xf1r7bkQYQ/s400/ARIA+completo.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Air signs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUgSrBPqolI/AAAAAAAAAlI/gwz2Q0Wpzc0/s1600/FUOCO+completo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="276" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUgSrBPqolI/AAAAAAAAAlI/gwz2Q0Wpzc0/s400/FUOCO+completo.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Signs of Fire&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUgSuNhYE6I/AAAAAAAAAlM/KAP7TCLn1D0/s1600/TERRA+completo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="276" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUgSuNhYE6I/AAAAAAAAAlM/KAP7TCLn1D0/s400/TERRA+completo.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Earth signs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The biefing for this series consisted in grouping together in each illustration the signs of water, air, earth and fire. Apart for the design of he 12 signs themselves, which I did in ink, all the rest required a lot of work on Photoshop, and couln't have come out so well without my husband Fabio's help and his experience as a graphic designer.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-6513645557384293520?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/6513645557384293520/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/biglietti-zodiacali-zodiac-cards.html#comment-form' title='3 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6513645557384293520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6513645557384293520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/02/biglietti-zodiacali-zodiac-cards.html' title='BIGLIETTI ZODIACALI- ZODIAC CARDS'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUgSlzjOorI/AAAAAAAAAlA/3fs3LHAlhWg/s72-c/ACQUA+completo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-2309802439225925020</id><published>2011-01-31T18:32:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-02-12T18:52:28.969Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quadrifogliomania'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='VILLAGGIO ALPINO'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='biglietto auguri'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='GERANIO EDERA'/><title type='text'>ULTIMO BIGLIETTO DELLA SERIE- THE LAST CARD OF THE BATCH</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUb-wk0HqAI/AAAAAAAAAkw/u2dwQPF5Ph4/s1600/villaggio-alpino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUb-wk0HqAI/AAAAAAAAAkw/u2dwQPF5Ph4/s640/villaggio-alpino.jpg" width="459" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Il "Villaggio alpino" è il dodicesimo biglietto e con questo si chiude la serie degli "archi".&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Nel prossimo post non la farò così lunga, e metterò tutti&amp;nbsp; e quattro i biglietti a soggetto zodiacale. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;"Alpine village" is the twelth and last card of the landscape series. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;In the next post I will publish all four cards with the zodiac signs. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-2309802439225925020?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/2309802439225925020/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/ultimo-biglietto-della-serie-last-card.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/2309802439225925020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/2309802439225925020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/ultimo-biglietto-della-serie-last-card.html' title='ULTIMO BIGLIETTO DELLA SERIE- THE LAST CARD OF THE BATCH'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUb-wk0HqAI/AAAAAAAAAkw/u2dwQPF5Ph4/s72-c/villaggio-alpino.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-7164800516172397718</id><published>2011-01-30T11:02:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-01-30T11:02:51.230Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='compleanno 80 anni'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='calligraphy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='80th birthday'/><title type='text'>biglietto di auguri per mia madre- my mother's birthday card</title><content type='html'>Ieri abbiamo festeggiato gli 80 anni di mia madre Edda, che è inglese, e naturalmente ho fatto il biglietto di auguri -oltre a un po' di cibarie, fiori, e organizzazione!-che è anche stato il logo della festa. L'ispirazione su cui ho lavorato è stata di creare, per una data così importante, un lavoro calligrafico, cercando di fondere il nome e l'età in un'immagine. Il fiore che ne è scaturito ha poi dettato la frase che chiude l'immagine.Tutti gli ospiti ne hanno ricevuto una copia, insieme alla riproduzione di uno schizzo di fiori, eseguito in gioventù da mamma.&lt;br /&gt;
Realizzato a mano e rifinito in Photoshop.&lt;br /&gt;
Purtroppo ho beccato l'influenza pochi giorni prima, e il lavoro per la festa mi ha lasciata esausta. Però è stato un successo enorme, anche perchè mamma non ne sapeva nulla! &lt;br /&gt;
L'idea e l'organizzazione, oltre che la cucina sopraffina, sono state di mia sorella Francesca &lt;a href="http://lalunanelpiatto.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://lalunanelpiatto.blogspot.com/ &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday we had my mother's 80th birthday party, and I naturally produced the birthday card, as well as some food, flowers, and organization! The solemn date inspired a calligraphic work, and I strived to blend her name Edda with her age into one image. The flower that came out of it inspired the sentence below. This design became the"corporate image" for the party and each guest got a copy of it, together with a reproduction of one of my mother's own sketches of a bunch of flowers.&lt;br /&gt;
Unfortunately I caught the flu only a few days before the party, and it left me exhausted, but it was a tremendous succss, considering that my mother knew nothing about&amp;nbsp; it!&lt;br /&gt;
The idea of the surprise party and the organization, and most of all the first-class catering, were to the merit of my sister Francesca , who's cookery blog in english (MUCH better than mine) is &lt;a href="http://lalunanelpiatto.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://lalunanelpiatto.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-7164800516172397718?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/7164800516172397718/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/biglietto-di-auguri-per-mia-madre-my.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7164800516172397718'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7164800516172397718'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/biglietto-di-auguri-per-mia-madre-my.html' title='biglietto di auguri per mia madre- my mother&apos;s birthday card'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUVBvBCiWsI/AAAAAAAAAks/8WQPduWJguY/s72-c/edda80.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-7272660610899999802</id><published>2011-01-28T08:10:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-02-12T18:51:55.197Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quadrifogliomania'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tramonto'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pietrabuona'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='qumquat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='biglietto auguri'/><title type='text'>ci siamo quasi-UNDICESIMO BIGLIETTO-nearly there-ELEVENTH CARD</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;tramonto-&lt;i&gt;sunset&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Non alba ma tramonto, non fiori ma frutti; un paesino dietro, Pietrabuona in&amp;nbsp; provincia di Pistoia, che avevo dipinto anni fa. Atmosfere diverse per momenti diversi.&lt;br /&gt;
Not dawn but sunset, not flowers but fruits, and the village in the background, Pietrabuona near Pistoia, that I'd painted years ago. Different atmospheres for different moments in life.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-7272660610899999802?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/7272660610899999802/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/ci-siamo-quasi-undicesimo-biglietto.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7272660610899999802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7272660610899999802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/ci-siamo-quasi-undicesimo-biglietto.html' title='ci siamo quasi-UNDICESIMO BIGLIETTO-nearly there-ELEVENTH CARD'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TUJ4sL8m3CI/AAAAAAAAAko/A2Pd368RZWo/s72-c/tramonto.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-6353650421143362726</id><published>2011-01-26T09:31:00.003Z</published><updated>2011-02-12T18:51:34.072Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lago'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='aurora'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quadrifogliomania'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='primula auricola'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='biglietto auguri'/><title type='text'>DECIMO BIGLIETTO-TENTH CARD</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TT_on3qFEQI/AAAAAAAAAkk/dvdiBZC4aMs/s1600/riflessi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TT_on3qFEQI/AAAAAAAAAkk/dvdiBZC4aMs/s640/riflessi.jpg" width="459" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;"Riflessi di un giorno nuovo"- &lt;i&gt;"Reflection of a new day"&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Potrebbe essere un'immagine del Lago di Como. Un'altra atmosfera sospesa, di attesa e speranza. Un barcaiolo mattiniero rompe lo specchio dell'acqua.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;This could be an image from Lake Como. A suspended feeling of expectancy and hope. An early boatman breaks the mirror of the water.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-6353650421143362726?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/6353650421143362726/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/decimo-bglietto-tenth-card.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6353650421143362726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6353650421143362726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/decimo-bglietto-tenth-card.html' title='DECIMO BIGLIETTO-TENTH CARD'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TT_on3qFEQI/AAAAAAAAAkk/dvdiBZC4aMs/s72-c/riflessi.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-6504026138829707652</id><published>2011-01-24T21:09:00.002Z</published><updated>2011-02-12T18:51:10.216Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quadrifogliomania'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='primavera'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='geranio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tetti'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rondini'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='biglietto auguri'/><title type='text'>NONO BIGLIETTO-NINTH CARD</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TT3pr3Rom2I/AAAAAAAAAkg/QkLSEISqz8U/s1600/primavera.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TT3pr3Rom2I/AAAAAAAAAkg/QkLSEISqz8U/s640/primavera.jpg" width="459" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;In realtà questo è il primo che ho realizzato. In contrasto con l'altro, è vivace e soleggiato. Il villaggio potrebbe essere in Umbria. Titolo: Primavera.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;This one is actually the first one to be realized. In contrast with the previous one, its lively and sunlit. Title: Spring. The village could be in Umbria&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-6504026138829707652?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/6504026138829707652/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/non-biglietto-ninth-card.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6504026138829707652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6504026138829707652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/non-biglietto-ninth-card.html' title='NONO BIGLIETTO-NINTH CARD'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TT3pr3Rom2I/AAAAAAAAAkg/QkLSEISqz8U/s72-c/primavera.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-553556413635165893</id><published>2011-01-23T14:44:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-02-12T18:50:41.210Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quadrifogliomania'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ciclamino'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='villaggio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='biglietto auguri'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fiume'/><title type='text'>OTTAVO BIGLIETTO- EIGHTH CARD</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTw9YbtYBQI/AAAAAAAAAkc/Y67RX4ulMZE/s640/serenita.jpg" width="460" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Questo è stato intitolato "Serenità"; l'atmosfera è quella di una regione pianeggiante, forse l'Emilia, al primo apparire delle tenere foglie sugli alberi, mentre le brume si attardano a lasciare il cielo.Tutto è immobile e quieto.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;This has been entitled "Peacefullness"; the atmosphere is that of a flat landscape, like what you have in the region of Emilia, when the first tender leaves appear on the trees, and the mist hesitates to leave the sky. Everything is still and quiet.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-553556413635165893?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/553556413635165893/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/ottavo-biglietto-eighth-card.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/553556413635165893'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/553556413635165893'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/ottavo-biglietto-eighth-card.html' title='OTTAVO BIGLIETTO- EIGHTH CARD'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTw9YbtYBQI/AAAAAAAAAkc/Y67RX4ulMZE/s72-c/serenita.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3354057911988706820</id><published>2011-01-22T17:58:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-01-23T14:37:14.762Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bamboo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sumi-e'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='versoriente'/><title type='text'>NUOVA ESPERIENZA:SUMI-E. A NEW EXPERIENCE: SUMI-E</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTw83JVDLVI/AAAAAAAAAkY/D59nYiX4hCI/s1600/sumi-e-2011-01-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTw83JVDLVI/AAAAAAAAAkY/D59nYiX4hCI/s320/sumi-e-2011-01-22.jpg" width="213" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;Stamattina, grazie a Carlo, ho partecipato a un corso di Sumi-e, la tecnica pittorica giapponese basata sui pennelli calligrafici e sul nero di china. L'uso del pennello e la sua struttura sono totalmente diversi dai nostri (per esempio lo si usa spesso di piatto, pigiandolo, o con la unta sfrangiata); e anche la preparazione ad ogni pennellata. Il docente ci ha messo a nostro agio, e&amp;nbsp; intervenendo per mostrarci come fare, ci ha seguiti dal primo passo fino alla raffigurazione di alcuni soggetti vegetali.&lt;br /&gt;
I fogli sono 43x65 cm.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;primi passi&lt;i&gt;-first steps&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;This morning I attended a seminary on Sumi-e, a japanese painting technique that uses only black ink. The use of the brush and its nature are totally different from our watercolour brushes (for instance you use it flatttened out, or with a fuzzed point), and also the preparation to each stroke. The teacher was very relaxed and helped us from step one, the first attempts to value the amount of water versus ink in the brush, then the first straight strokes in all directions, ending after a few hours in painting bamboo and other models of plants. The sheets of paper are 65x43 cm.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;secondo passo-&lt;i&gt;second step&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Questa pianta simile a un ciuffo d'erba mi ha insegnato che in Sumi-e, il primo piano è sempre molto scuro, e gli elementi più lontani sono chiari, come nella nebbia. Inoltre, bisogna scordarsi i valori reali dei toni, e perfino le forme, e trasmettere solo la vivacità e l'energia della pianta.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;This plant, that looks like a clump of grass, taught me that in Sumi-e, the foreground elements are the darkest, and that the background ones fade out as if in fog. Moreover, you must forget about real tonal values, and even shapes, and try to convey the vivacity and energy of the plant.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTsW_R2iW9I/AAAAAAAAAkA/mtdHbKP2Lak/s1600/canne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTsW_R2iW9I/AAAAAAAAAkA/mtdHbKP2Lak/s320/canne.jpg" width="206" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Ho dipinto le canne perchè le conosco bene, e il mio cervello le ha confuse con il bambù, che è molto diverso! Non è stata una figura brillante...Naturalmente non c'era il modello...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;I painted canes, because I know them pretty well and my brain mistook them for bamboo!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Not very bright of me... Naturally we didn't have the model...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTsXB92jmRI/AAAAAAAAAkE/L8ED4aWjsug/s1600/bamboo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTsXB92jmRI/AAAAAAAAAkE/L8ED4aWjsug/s320/bamboo.jpg" width="202" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Ed ecco il bambù. &lt;i&gt;And here is bamboo.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTsXDnB0Z7I/AAAAAAAAAkI/tSkoAjn3ykA/s1600/carciofo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTsXDnB0Z7I/AAAAAAAAAkI/tSkoAjn3ykA/s320/carciofo.jpg" width="209" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Ed un carciofo! &lt;i&gt;and an artichoke!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Questa esperienza mi è piaciuta molto e spero di ripeterla alla prossima occasione, tra un mesetto.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;La sede è Versoriente &lt;a href="http://www.versoriente.net/"&gt;http://www.versoriente.net/&lt;/a&gt;, a Roma, a Vicolo Cellini 17.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3354057911988706820?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3354057911988706820/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/nuova-esperienzasumi-e-new-experience.html#comment-form' title='7 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3354057911988706820'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3354057911988706820'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/nuova-esperienzasumi-e-new-experience.html' title='NUOVA ESPERIENZA:SUMI-E. A NEW EXPERIENCE: SUMI-E'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTw83JVDLVI/AAAAAAAAAkY/D59nYiX4hCI/s72-c/sumi-e-2011-01-22.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-8284772311647670692</id><published>2011-01-21T21:31:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-01-21T21:35:12.236Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='full moon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mare'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='moonflowers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sea'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='plenilunio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='belle di notte'/><title type='text'>SETTIMO BIGLIETTO-SEVENTH CARD</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTn5vkLMgxI/AAAAAAAAAj0/Dt4-tcY45u0/s1600/plenilunio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTn5vkLMgxI/AAAAAAAAAj0/Dt4-tcY45u0/s640/plenilunio.jpg" width="459" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Vi offro un tuffo nel Mediterraneo, un plenilunio con un vaso di belle di notte sul davanzale di una stanza. La luce è accesa, e proietta l'ombra dei fiori sulla parete. Il mare è calmo e sulle increspature brilla la luce della luna- che illumina un villaggio di pescatori. Potrebbe essere&amp;nbsp; Italia, Grecia, Turchia...è il Mare Nostrum.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;I offer you a plunge in the Mediterraneum, a full moon and a pot of moonflowers on a windowsill. There's&amp;nbsp; a light on in the room, since the shadow of the flowers is projected on the wall. The sea is calm and the&amp;nbsp; moonlight shines on the tiny wave crests- and on a fishing village. It could be Italy, Greece or Turkey...it's the Mare Nostrum.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-8284772311647670692?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/8284772311647670692/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/settimo-biglietto-seventh-card.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8284772311647670692'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8284772311647670692'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/settimo-biglietto-seventh-card.html' title='SETTIMO BIGLIETTO-SEVENTH CARD'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTn5vkLMgxI/AAAAAAAAAj0/Dt4-tcY45u0/s72-c/plenilunio.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-14073070462877777</id><published>2011-01-20T18:21:00.003Z</published><updated>2011-02-12T18:49:29.271Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='peonie'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quadrifogliomania pecore'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quercia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='edda harris'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='campagna inglese'/><title type='text'>SESTO BIGLIETTO-SIXTH CARD</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTh78I9xfmI/AAAAAAAAAjY/O1P7qysnJ7k/s1600/campagna-inglese.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTh78I9xfmI/AAAAAAAAAjY/O1P7qysnJ7k/s400/campagna-inglese.jpg" width="287" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;"Campagna inglese"&lt;i&gt;-"English countryside"&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Il fiore in primo piano è una peonia bianca. Sotto l'immenso ombrello della quercia secolare, riposano le pecore. Il villaggio questa volta è tipicamente britannico.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Non potevo non rendere omaggio alla mia parte inglese.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The flowers in the foreground are white paeonias. Under the immense umbrella of the centenary oak tree, sheep take a rest. This time the village is a typical british one. I couln't help paying homage to my english half.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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E a proposito di metà inglese...chi ha letto il mio profilo sa che mia madre, Edda Harris, era artista e scultrice - con un'ottima mano e preparazione, e una grande passione per Cézanne. In questi giorni sto scansionando i suoi taccuini in previsione di una web gallery che linkerò al blog.&lt;br /&gt;
Ecco qualche esempio di un talento degli anni '50...&lt;br /&gt;
che perse tutti i lavori migliori su un autobus a Roma!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;And speaking of my english half, those who've read my profile know that my english mom, Edda Harris, was an artist and sculptor-very talented and prepared, and with a great passion for Cézanne.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I'm spending these days scanning her sketchbooks in order to create a web gallery for her work.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Here are a few examples of a talent of the '50s...who lost her best portfolio on a bus in Rome!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-14073070462877777?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/14073070462877777/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/sesto-biglietto-sixth-card.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/14073070462877777'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/14073070462877777'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/sesto-biglietto-sixth-card.html' title='SESTO BIGLIETTO-SIXTH CARD'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTh78I9xfmI/AAAAAAAAAjY/O1P7qysnJ7k/s72-c/campagna-inglese.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-4090346807086415501</id><published>2011-01-19T20:27:00.002Z</published><updated>2011-02-12T18:52:59.160Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vigneti'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quadrifogliomania'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='autunno'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='aster'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='biglietto auguri'/><title type='text'>QUINTO BIGLIETTO-FIFTH CARD</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTdIdQxU7kI/AAAAAAAAAjE/Tt3N4ZIGr7Y/s1600/luna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTdIdQxU7kI/AAAAAAAAAjE/Tt3N4ZIGr7Y/s400/luna.jpg" width="287" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;"Luna" rappresenta un vigneto in autunno. La luna, che io amo molto, appare nel cielo mattutino.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;"Moon" depicts a vineyard in autumn. The moon, that I love so much, appears high in the morning sky.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-4090346807086415501?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/4090346807086415501/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/quinto-biglietto-fifth-card.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4090346807086415501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4090346807086415501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/quinto-biglietto-fifth-card.html' title='QUINTO BIGLIETTO-FIFTH CARD'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTdIdQxU7kI/AAAAAAAAAjE/Tt3N4ZIGr7Y/s72-c/luna.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-5259225976925517985</id><published>2011-01-17T18:26:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-01-17T18:26:17.615Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quadrifogliomania'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iris sibirica'/><title type='text'>Quarto biglietto-Fourth card</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTSJDD_x6oI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/2Op5M8gn3-Q/s1600/mandorli.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTSJDD_x6oI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/2Op5M8gn3-Q/s400/mandorli.jpg" width="287" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;"Mandorli", acquerello e gouache."Almond trees", watercolour and gouache.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;I fiori nel vaso sono Iris sibirica, l'atmosfera e i mandorli in fiore suggeriscono l'arrivo della primavera.&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The flowers in the pot are Iris sibirica, the atmosphere and the almond trees suggest the beginning of spring.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-5259225976925517985?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/5259225976925517985/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/quarto-biglietto-fourth-card.html#comment-form' title='3 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5259225976925517985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5259225976925517985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/quarto-biglietto-fourth-card.html' title='Quarto biglietto-Fourth card'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTSJDD_x6oI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/2Op5M8gn3-Q/s72-c/mandorli.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-4730279671684797396</id><published>2011-01-16T22:13:00.002Z</published><updated>2011-01-16T22:15:54.745Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quadrifogliomania'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tulipani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='arcobaleno'/><title type='text'>terzo biglietto-third card</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTNtPr7DI-I/AAAAAAAAAhc/zeBXb0ql6kY/s1600/arcobaleno.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTNtPr7DI-I/AAAAAAAAAhc/zeBXb0ql6kY/s400/arcobaleno.jpg" width="287" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;"Arcobaleno", acquerello e gouache- &lt;i&gt;"Rainbow", watercolour and gouache&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Questo biglietto, che rappresenta un arcobaleno dopo il temporale, potrebbe essere usato per fare pace.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;This card, representing a rainbow after a storm, could be used to make peace.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-4730279671684797396?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/4730279671684797396/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/terzo-biglietto-third-card.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4730279671684797396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4730279671684797396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/terzo-biglietto-third-card.html' title='terzo biglietto-third card'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTNtPr7DI-I/AAAAAAAAAhc/zeBXb0ql6kY/s72-c/arcobaleno.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-202988957131037675</id><published>2011-01-16T20:33:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-01-18T14:46:14.781Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birds'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flamingoes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='uccelli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fenicotteri'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Circeo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='schizzi'/><title type='text'>un bel sabato- a good saturday</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTWmwgPb3iI/AAAAAAAAAi8/_2MAEqADlgQ/s1600/gabbiani2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="192" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTWmwgPb3iI/AAAAAAAAAi8/_2MAEqADlgQ/s320/gabbiani2.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Ieri sono andata col mio amico Alessandro e il mio Swarovski al Parco del Circeo. Ero veramente felice di passare una giornata all'aperto, con il tempo buono, temperatura mite, e la possibilità di disegnare!&lt;br /&gt;
I risultati non sono esaltanti ma non mi importa. C'erano tanti uccelli a Cicerchia, a Fogliano e anche al mare, ma il vento che si è alzato ha portato una certa agitazione, e mentre le pavoncelle correvano qui e li, la spatola e la garzetta curavano le penne nuziali freneticamente, e i fenicotteri iniziavano il display. C'è decisamente aria di primavera.&lt;br /&gt;
Sul mare ho dipinto velocemente lo spettacolo delle onde in controluce, e i gabbiani comuni sulla riva , mentre Ale ha individuato delle sule giovani, quindi nere, che con i loro tuffi spettacolari pescavano al largo.Era difficile disegnare mentre il vento sbatacchiava le pagine dell'album, mannaggia a me che dimentico sempre le pinze!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;spatola-&lt;i&gt;spoonbill&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTNSq3CAscI/AAAAAAAAAhY/Xt7Rq0qVv5c/s1600/gabbiani-comuni.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="215" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTNSq3CAscI/AAAAAAAAAhY/Xt7Rq0qVv5c/s320/gabbiani-comuni.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;gabbiani comuni-&lt;i&gt;black-headed gulls&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTNSi4F_RAI/AAAAAAAAAhI/EKYPoxYE97A/s1600/cicerchia1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="227" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTNSi4F_RAI/AAAAAAAAAhI/EKYPoxYE97A/s320/cicerchia1.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Garzetta, pavoncelle, avocetta e mestolone-&lt;i&gt;Egret, lapwings, avocet and shoveler&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTNSm7Hbc0I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/w31JKk0NxIs/s1600/fenicotteri1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="227" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTNSm7Hbc0I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/w31JKk0NxIs/s320/fenicotteri1.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Fenicotteri-&lt;i&gt;flamingoes&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTNSpAhHy7I/AAAAAAAAAhU/2d8QMYXqr0w/s1600/fenicotteri-display.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTNSpAhHy7I/AAAAAAAAAhU/2d8QMYXqr0w/s320/fenicotteri-display.jpg" width="233" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Fenicotteri in display-&lt;i&gt;Flamingoes displaying&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Yesterday I finally spent a lovely day out with my friend Alessandro and my Swarovski telescope.&lt;br /&gt;
We went to the Park of Circeo, rich in waters and just by the sea. Many were the birds and species, but very restless because of the wind and the atmosphere of approaching spring. Temperatures are very mild, and the egret and spoonbill were frantically preening their nuptial feathers, while flamingoes were beginning to display.My only option was to produce very quick and incomplete sketches of the restless birds. It was also difficult to paint by the sea because the wind buffeted the pages of my sketchbook, and I'd forgotten to bring clips! But I don't mind if the results are not super.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-202988957131037675?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/202988957131037675/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/un-bel-sabato-good-saturday.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/202988957131037675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/202988957131037675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/un-bel-sabato-good-saturday.html' title='un bel sabato- a good saturday'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTWmwgPb3iI/AAAAAAAAAi8/_2MAEqADlgQ/s72-c/gabbiani2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-4980975769231139816</id><published>2011-01-14T18:23:00.001Z</published><updated>2011-01-16T22:14:53.934Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quadrifogliomania'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anguillara'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='helianthus'/><title type='text'>secondo biglietto,second card</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTCTBOpLHdI/AAAAAAAAAhE/5SOtseQYnZA/s1600/alba.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTCTBOpLHdI/AAAAAAAAAhE/5SOtseQYnZA/s400/alba.jpg" width="287" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;"Alba", acquerello e gouache- &lt;i&gt;"Dawn", watercolour and gouache&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Il villaggio è ispirato a uno studio di Anguillara sul Lago di Bracciano, realizzato in barca. La pianta è un helianthus, il fiore del topinambur. La sensazione che volevo comunicare è quella dell'arrivo della luce al mattino.&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The village is drawn from a watercolour study I produced in a dingy, looking at Anguillara on Lake Bracciano. The flower is Helianthus. I wanted to convey the feeling of light appearing at daybreak.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-4980975769231139816?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/4980975769231139816/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/secondo-biglietto.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4980975769231139816'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/4980975769231139816'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/secondo-biglietto.html' title='secondo biglietto,second card'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TTCTBOpLHdI/AAAAAAAAAhE/5SOtseQYnZA/s72-c/alba.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-6124613368358551377</id><published>2011-01-13T18:18:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-01-13T18:18:36.326Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quadrifogliomania'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nevicata'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='agrifoglio'/><title type='text'>in stampa... in print...</title><content type='html'>Oggi ho visto le prove di stampa dei biglietti su cui ho lavorato questi ultimi 2 mesi per Quadrifogliomania. Tranne qualche sfumatura, sono contenta e posso togliere il velo sulle immagini, perché stanno già circolando - e vendendo ai negozianti...&lt;br /&gt;
Ne pubblicherò una al giorno, e poi ne farò una pagina a parte.&lt;br /&gt;
Aspetto i vostri commenti...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Today I saw the print proofs of the greeting cards I have been working on for the last two months for Quadrifogliomania. I am quite satisfied, and I can start revealing the images, since they're already going round - and selling to shopkeepers...I'll publish one a day and I will await for your comments.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;"Neve", acquerello e gouache. &lt;i&gt;"Snow", watercolour&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;and gouache&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Tecnicamente l'immagine è composta da tre diversi disegni: l'arco, la pianta e lo scenario, montati accuratamente in Photoshop. Ho anche lavorato su tre carte diverse: una carta scadente per l'arco, in modo da ottenere più macchie possibili per rendere l'effetto materico; F4 per la pianta perchè sirendono bene i dettagli; e la bellla carta Artem di Fabriano, molto morbida&amp;nbsp; e ricettiva, per gli sfondi.&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Each image is composed of three separate drawings, one of the window, one for the plant and one for the background. I also used three different papers to render the detail or softness I needed.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-6124613368358551377?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/6124613368358551377/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/in-stampa-in-print.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6124613368358551377'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6124613368358551377'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/in-stampa-in-print.html' title='in stampa... in print...'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TS8_drWAj9I/AAAAAAAAAhA/ED0pVjxwb7Q/s72-c/neve.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-1766632029690656761</id><published>2011-01-12T21:20:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-01-12T21:20:43.807Z</updated><title type='text'>la mia piccola nevrosi- My little neurosis</title><content type='html'>Voglio fare una confessione: da quando ho questo blog sono vittima di una nevrosi, una dipendenza. DEVO controllare ogni giorno il numero dei visitatori, le statistiche, e VOGLIO trovare nuovi commenti. A volte , soprattutto sui commenti, rimango delusa...perché non ce ne sono. E capisco che molti capitano sul blog per caso. (Suppongo sia come avere una pagina FB (che non ho né desidero avere) e non avere nessuno che ti scrive.)&lt;br /&gt;
Magari tutti i bloggers hanno questa malattia...si chiama narcisismo?&lt;br /&gt;
Sono così contenta quando scopro di avere un nuovo follower! Ma è anche un impegno, per non deluderli/vi.&lt;br /&gt;
Posterò un nuovo disegno...quando l'avrò fatto.&lt;br /&gt;
Intanto ho in progetto di fare come il mio amico Sandro,&amp;nbsp; e fare un minisito dei lavori di mia madre , quando era un'artista- e come era brava..-così oggi sono andata da lei e ci siamo riguardate i suoi taccuini di schizzi. Me li sono portati a casa e comincerò a scansionarli domani.&lt;br /&gt;
E domani va in stampa il mio lavoro dei biglietti di auguri...speriamo bene!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I want to confess that, since I've had this blog, I developed a kind of neurosis: I HAVE to check every day the statistics on my visitors, and I WANT to find new comments. Sometimes I'm disappointed, specially on the comments, since...they're not there. I understand that many happen to visit my blog per chance.( I suppose I must feel like if I had a FB page and nobody wrote me on it.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Maybe all blogger have this illness..is it called narcisism?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I'm so happy when I find I have a new follower!But its also a committment, lest I deceive him/you.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I'll post another drawing...when I have one.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Meanwhile I have a project: I'll do as my friend Sandro did, and I will create a mini-website where I'll show my mother's works of when she was an artist- and a very good one too.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I went to see her and we looked through her sketchbooks, so I took them here and will start scanning them tomorrow.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;And tomorrow my greeting card job should go into print...fingers crossed!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-1766632029690656761?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/1766632029690656761/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/la-mia-piccola-nevrosi-my-little.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/1766632029690656761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/1766632029690656761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/la-mia-piccola-nevrosi-my-little.html' title='la mia piccola nevrosi- My little neurosis'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-1139218545709491329</id><published>2011-01-09T21:25:00.000Z</published><updated>2011-01-09T21:25:39.783Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abruzzo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='autunno'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='faggio'/><title type='text'>Il faggio in autunno- Beech tree in fall</title><content type='html'>Nel post su "Abruzzo, autunno" c'era un faggio incompiuto. Beh, l'ho finito stasera e postato tra i dipinti di piante- ma siccome Blogger fa un po' come gli pare, non è l'ultimo, sta un po' in mezzo!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;In the october post on Abruzzo, auttumn, there was an unfinished sketch of a beech tree. Now I've finished it and pt it in the "Paintings of plants" page. Since Blogger is not very dependable, it decided to place it not at the end, but somewhere in the middle of the scroll...!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-1139218545709491329?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/1139218545709491329/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/il-faggio-in-autunno-beech-tree-in-fall.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/1139218545709491329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/1139218545709491329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/il-faggio-in-autunno-beech-tree-in-fall.html' title='Il faggio in autunno- Beech tree in fall'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3211459685612599954</id><published>2011-01-08T15:33:00.003Z</published><updated>2011-02-12T18:46:12.282Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='orchidea phalaenopsis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='botanical sketch'/><title type='text'>Fiorisce la mia orchidea- My orchid is flowering</title><content type='html'>Ho finito il mio lavoro! lunedi consegno, che bello, ho del tempo libero - e naturalmente il raffreddore- e ho deciso di impiegare la prima ora a ritrarre il bocciolo della phalaenopsis che posseggo da un anno, e che sono riuscita a far rifiorire! Un successo di cui sono molto fiera. Poichè il processo è lentissimo, prevedo niente fiori prima di un altro mese...ma posso sbagliarmi.&lt;br /&gt;
Ci saranno altri disegni intermedi con altre tecniche. &lt;br /&gt;
Intanto ho ritratto il rametto con i boccioli in due prospettive diverse e la pianta in azzurro, usando le penne a sfera multicolori, che trovo assai divertenti.&lt;br /&gt;
A proposito di procedimenti lenti: sto usando le ultime pagine di un grosso blocco iniziato...11 anni fa!&lt;br /&gt;
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Qui non ci sono morìe di uccelli, per fortuna, ma alla mangiatoia gli ospiti diminuiscono ogni anno. I verdoni per ora sono solo 4- nulla rispetto ai 28 di due anni fa! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TSiB6td7uNI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Ql_xKNSVAxE/s1600/orchidea1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TSiB6td7uNI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Ql_xKNSVAxE/s400/orchidea1.jpg" width="282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;I finished my assignment, wow, I have some time to myself- and obviously a bad cold- so I used my first spare hour to portray the phalaenopsis orchis that I've had for a year, and is now flowering again- a great accomplishment! Since it's a very slow process, I doubt there will be any flowers before another month, but I might be wrong.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I will do intermediate studies in different techniques.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;This sketch I made with coloured ball-pens,which I find great fun.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;About slow processes: this is one of the last pages of a fat sketchbook thast I began...11 yeas ago!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;We've had no mystery bird deaths here, luckily, but my feeder gets less visitors every year: I have only 4 greenfinches&amp;nbsp; nothing in respect of the 28 of two years ago!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3211459685612599954?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3211459685612599954/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/fiorisce-la-mia-orchidea-my-orchis-is.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3211459685612599954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3211459685612599954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2011/01/fiorisce-la-mia-orchidea-my-orchis-is.html' title='Fiorisce la mia orchidea- My orchid is flowering'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TSiB6td7uNI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Ql_xKNSVAxE/s72-c/orchidea1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-1824977929234076776</id><published>2010-12-31T17:49:00.000Z</published><updated>2010-12-31T17:49:29.227Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='farfalle'/><title type='text'>Un altro anno...Another year...</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TR4V9hB3XAI/AAAAAAAAAgI/FThT6vr71gI/s1600/sono-una-farfalla.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TR4V9hB3XAI/AAAAAAAAAgI/FThT6vr71gI/s320/sono-una-farfalla.jpg" width="210" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;"Sono una farfalla", gouache su carta colorata. &lt;i&gt;"I'm a butterfly", gouache on tinted paper.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Gli anni iniziano, gli anni terminano; e noi torniamo a contare il tempo, che in realtà è circolare, e infinito.&lt;br /&gt;
L'immagine, che ho eseguito qualche anno fa, illustrava una poesia cinese, nella quale il poeta sogna di essere una farfalla. Il mio augurio è che tutti noi, nonostante il passare del tempo, impariamo ad essere più leggeri, e a non smettere mai di sognare.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;The years begin, the years come to an end; and we go on measuring time, which is really circular, and infinite.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;The picture, that I painted some years ago, illustrated a chinese poem, where the poet dreams to be a butterfly. My wish is that we all, while time goes on, learn to be lighter, and never stop having dreams.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-1824977929234076776?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/1824977929234076776/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/12/un-altro-annoanother-year.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/1824977929234076776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/1824977929234076776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/12/un-altro-annoanother-year.html' title='Un altro anno...Another year...'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TR4V9hB3XAI/AAAAAAAAAgI/FThT6vr71gI/s72-c/sono-una-farfalla.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3776881674822454999</id><published>2010-12-23T21:10:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-12-25T20:50:36.842Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chiudipacco'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gift tags'/><title type='text'>Ricetta per chiudipacco artistico fai-da -te; recipe for home-made arty gift tags</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TRO59Mk4ImI/AAAAAAAAAfw/Wdd1KfwKGfg/s1600/base-chiudipacco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TRO59Mk4ImI/AAAAAAAAAfw/Wdd1KfwKGfg/s320/base-chiudipacco.jpg" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Oggi, incredibile, NON HO LAVORATO, sono stata in giro, e poi una volta a casa ho risolto il dramma dei chiudipacco, divertendomi!&lt;br /&gt;
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Ecco la ricetta:&lt;br /&gt;
Ingredienti: colori, acqua, un pennello, un foglio di carta robusta e abbastanza liscia, un cartone o tavola di legno più grande del foglio, scotch da carrozzieri, taglierino, righello, matita.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;Attaccare i bordi del foglio sulla tavola o cartone (serve per mantenerlo liscio).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Scatenarsi con i colori, in tutte le direzioni, lasciando poco bianco.&lt;br /&gt;
Far asciugare.&lt;br /&gt;
Staccare il&amp;nbsp; foglio, e con l'aiuto del righello, fare sul retro le righe per una suddivisione in rettangoli regolari.&lt;br /&gt;
Tagliare lungo le righe, per la lunghezza.&lt;br /&gt;
Poi dividere le strisce tagliando solo la seconda riga, la prima serve per la piegatura.&lt;br /&gt;
Ecco il risultato... carino, allegro, economico, e originale!&lt;br /&gt;
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Auguri!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Today, incredibly, I haven't been working, so I had fun solving the gift tag problem.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;This is what you need:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;a sheet of robust, fine-grain paper; a board larger that the sheet; colours, water,and a brush; scotch; a cutter; a ruler, a pencil.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Firstly you fix the sides of the paper on the board with the scotch tape, to keep it smooth ; then you paint wildly all over it, using your sense of colour but leaving some white to show; when dry, you cut the edges with the scotch away and turn the paper round. You divide it into regular rectangles,using pencil and ruler, and cut along all the horizontal lines. Next step is cutting along every other line, the first one you need for folding the tag in two.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;There it is-cheap, original and pretty nice-looking!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Best wishes!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3776881674822454999?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3776881674822454999/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/12/ricetta-per-chiudipacco-artistico-fai.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3776881674822454999'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3776881674822454999'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/12/ricetta-per-chiudipacco-artistico-fai.html' title='Ricetta per chiudipacco artistico fai-da -te; recipe for home-made arty gift tags'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TRO59Mk4ImI/AAAAAAAAAfw/Wdd1KfwKGfg/s72-c/base-chiudipacco.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-7157751521144426164</id><published>2010-12-17T22:43:00.000Z</published><updated>2010-12-17T22:43:25.140Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fabrizio Carbone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sala Margana'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='attraversamenti'/><title type='text'>una mostra bella e generosa, Fabrizio Carbone in "Attraversamenti"</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQvlPpMCezI/AAAAAAAAAfE/fC3pvvjM45Q/s1600/attraversamenti+mostra1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="452" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQvlPpMCezI/AAAAAAAAAfE/fC3pvvjM45Q/s640/attraversamenti+mostra1.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Chi è a Roma cerchi di non perdere questa mostra. Dentro c'è il cuore di un artista e un uomo speciale, un amico che ama la vita, la natura, la bellezza, e che generosamente donerà il ricavato delle vendite di questa esposizione alla Onlus bresciana Una mano per i bambini, che aiuta bambini in una zona impervia della Birmania.&lt;br /&gt;
E' una bella mostra, si spazia dagli oli astratti con tessiture alla Dorazio, ad acquarelli di natura dall'Africa, Asia, Finlandia, Italia, un po' tutto il mondo...io e Fabio abbiamo comprato un bell'orso, possente e colorato.&lt;br /&gt;
Bravo Fabri, vedi che in Italia c'è ancora tanto di buono?&lt;br /&gt;
La mostra dura fino al 23 ed è ospitata con altrettanta generosità alla Sala Margana, Piazza Margana 41,d ietro Piazza Venezia. La sala è splendida ed è ormai "la" sede espositiva degli artisti naturalisti di Roma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-7157751521144426164?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/7157751521144426164/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/12/una-mostra-bella-e-generosa-fabrizio.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7157751521144426164'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7157751521144426164'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/12/una-mostra-bella-e-generosa-fabrizio.html' title='una mostra bella e generosa, Fabrizio Carbone in &quot;Attraversamenti&quot;'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQvlPpMCezI/AAAAAAAAAfE/fC3pvvjM45Q/s72-c/attraversamenti+mostra1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-7129461342886077718</id><published>2010-12-14T20:59:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-12-15T10:30:29.462Z</updated><title type='text'>Un periodo intenso</title><content type='html'>Lavoro, lavoro e ancora lavoro. Fino a sera tardi, fino agli occhi arrossati, per un progetto che mi impegna a creare ambienti ed atmosfere un po' fiabesche e un po' reali...non vedo l'ora che siano pubblicati, e che io possa condividerli sul blog. Ma sarà il 2011...&lt;br /&gt;
Intanto, non sono contenta. Speravo proprio che oggi finisse l'era B. Speravo di non dover essere più rappresentata da quel priapesco fallocrate e dalle sue ridicole barzellette ,orrende gaffes, amicizie impudiche con dittatori sanguinari. Non che nutra enormi speranze nell'opposizione, il disincanto ormai è sovrano, ma "lo stile è la cosa", diceva Croce (chissà perché di tutte le migliaia di frasi studiate e dimenticate, questo ricordo scolastico mi è rimasto impresso), e questo governo ne ha dato la prova.&lt;br /&gt;
Non sono contenta perché Cancùn è stato un ennesimo fallimento e questo bellissimo pianeta, e molta della sua cultura umana e naturale, si apprestano ad affogare.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ultimamente mi sono dedicata solo all'illustrazione, e non ho prodotto nulla di nuovo artisticamente, neanche per la Carriola, e avrei tanto voluto.&lt;br /&gt;
Per tirarmi e tirarci su, cosa resta?&lt;br /&gt;
L'arte può essere pura evasione o concentrazione zen. Comunque, la bellezza aiuta. &lt;br /&gt;
Ecco una foto artistica di un'opera d'arte naturale, di Assekret. Me l'ha mandata tempo fa Nerina, la mia amica-sorella suora eremita Neozelandese.&lt;br /&gt;
Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Work, work, and work again , until late in the evening, until my eyes are reddened. Focused on a project&amp;nbsp; rendering atmospheres &lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;half-way between enchanted and realistic, that will be in print - and postable on this blog- only end of jan. 2011.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I'm not at all happy.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I hoped today would be the end of mr. B. I hoped not to be represented anymore by this priapic phallocrat, with his ridiculous jokes, his embarrasing gaffes and friendship with criminal dictators.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Not that I have high hopes in the opposition, but "the style is the thing", quoting Croce ( a myraculous remnant of school years), and this government has proved it.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I'm not happy, since Cancùn too has failed, and part of this beautiful planet, and a lot of its natural and human culture and balance, are preparing to drown.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;And lately I've had no time for my art, and I would have loved to paint something new, or at least post something on the Carriola...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;What can I do to lift up the spirits?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Art can offer a way out or zen concentration. Anyway, beauty helps.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Here is an artistic picture of a natural masteerpiece, in Assekret. Nerina, my sister- friend who's a hermit nun in New Zealand, sent it to me some time ago.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Enjoy!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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My friends Massimiliano Dorigo and Stefano Maugeri propose this initiative of a magic and complete tour in the egyptian desert. No harm in giving it a thought...&lt;br /&gt;
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Il pomeriggio di domenica e tutto oggi l'ho passato a rifare daccapo le scansioni e la calibratura delle prime quattro immagini per il mio lavoro- seguendo le indicazioni esperte di Alessandro.Avevo impostato male il lavoro... Che fatica...&lt;br /&gt;
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Saturday morning I left for Vico d'Elsa, in Tuscany, to assist to the opening of Anne Shingleton's new studio gallery. The place has been&amp;nbsp;wonderfully prepared and lit up , and the many works- mainly oil bozzetti but also the new monotypes and the impressive bronze sculptures- stand out for colours, the diversity of subjects and the mastery in execution. Undaunted by the sharply cold weather and the position of the place, many were the visitors who came and enjoyed the show, and even five of us from Rome.&lt;br /&gt;
I spent all sunday afternoon and today having to re-scan and prepare the first four images for my new job, following Alssandro's expert's advice. I'm so tired...&lt;br /&gt;
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Inutile dire che la mia nuova ottica è perfetta, nitida, luminosissima, che goduria! &lt;br /&gt;
Meglio però non pubblicare gli aborti di disegni che ho tentato di fare, sono proprio fuori allenamento!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-2215570777652862846?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/2215570777652862846/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/11/sabato-maccarese.html#comment-form' title='2 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/2215570777652862846'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/2215570777652862846'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/11/sabato-maccarese.html' title='sabato a Maccarese'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-6988799054351313256</id><published>2010-11-26T14:48:00.000Z</published><updated>2010-11-26T14:48:10.641Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='compleanno'/><title type='text'>oggi è la mia festa...today is my birthday...</title><content type='html'>Chissà perchè mi va di scrivere che oggi è il mio 48esimo compleanno. Crescere, invecchiare, cambiare, essere un'altra persona rispetto a 10 anni fa e anche a 20, e sapere di essere ancora diversi tra qualche anno...ma mi sento piena di un'energia strana, quasi elettrizzata, da un po' di tempo. Il mio nuovo lavoro sui biglietti d'auguri (top secret ancora le immagini!)procede bene e forse diverrà stabile nel tempo.&lt;br /&gt;
Mi sono fatta un regalo meraviglioso: un canocchiale Swarovski comprato a un prezzo molto buono da un privato, trovato cercando con tenacia su Internet; domani lo proverò sul campo, a Maccarese. Che emozione!&lt;br /&gt;
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I wonder why I feel like writing that I'm turning 48 today. To grow, to become older, to change, to feel a different person from 10 or 20 years ago and o know I'll be different again in a few years... but I've recently been feeling full of a strange energy, like excited.&lt;br /&gt;
My new assignment is proceeding well and might well become on a regular basis. &lt;br /&gt;
Since the pictures I'm working on are still top secret, I'm posting here a funny picture of my niece Eli and nephew Sebi, who called me from London with their mother, this morning, to sing "Happy birthday to you"!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-6988799054351313256?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/6988799054351313256/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/11/oggi-e-la-mia-festatoday-is-my-birthday.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6988799054351313256'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6988799054351313256'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/11/oggi-e-la-mia-festatoday-is-my-birthday.html' title='oggi è la mia festa...today is my birthday...'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TO_HUD7Qw9I/AAAAAAAAAd0/4KlDf2GAwZ4/s72-c/elisebi.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3966446490341042818</id><published>2010-11-13T21:40:00.002Z</published><updated>2010-11-13T21:40:32.411Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ecologia'/><title type='text'>io ci sarò- I'll be there</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TN8FvzBerrI/AAAAAAAAAcY/G8FKMFHOn9M/s1600/green+way.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TN8FvzBerrI/AAAAAAAAAcY/G8FKMFHOn9M/s640/green+way.jpg" width="448" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-3966446490341042818?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/3966446490341042818/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/11/io-ci-saro-ill-be-there.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3966446490341042818'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/3966446490341042818'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/11/io-ci-saro-ill-be-there.html' title='io ci sarò- I&apos;ll be there'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TN8FvzBerrI/AAAAAAAAAcY/G8FKMFHOn9M/s72-c/green+way.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-276106370340716094</id><published>2010-11-13T15:16:00.000Z</published><updated>2010-11-13T15:16:05.141Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='villa flora'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='acquerello'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='watercolour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='panchina'/><title type='text'>uno schizzo in villa- a sketch at the park</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TN6n_oib4AI/AAAAAAAAAcU/1SkZ0OWEH9c/s1600/villa-flora.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="187" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TN6n_oib4AI/AAAAAAAAAcU/1SkZ0OWEH9c/s320/villa-flora.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stamattina giornata splendida e soleggiata, ho portato Amélie a Villa Flora e mi sono portata anche gli acquerelli. Il caldo era primaverile e i cani pochi, infatti non ne ho dipinti perchè o stavano o addosso a me o dietro la mia panchina.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;A splendid sunny day, I took Amélie to the Villa Flora park and brought my watercolours and small sketchbook. It was hot, and&amp;nbsp; the dogs were surprisingly few, so I couldn't include them in the painting, they stayed either on top of me or behind my bench. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-276106370340716094?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/276106370340716094/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/11/uno-schizzo-in-villa-sketch-at-park.html#comment-form' title='3 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/276106370340716094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/276106370340716094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/11/uno-schizzo-in-villa-sketch-at-park.html' title='uno schizzo in villa- a sketch at the park'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TN6n_oib4AI/AAAAAAAAAcU/1SkZ0OWEH9c/s72-c/villa-flora.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-2381316426002868166</id><published>2010-11-07T21:57:00.004Z</published><updated>2011-05-23T13:35:22.447+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abruzzo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='autunno'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fall'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anne shingleton'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sketches'/><title type='text'>Abruzzo, autunno ...Fall in Abruzzo</title><content type='html'>Ho passato tre magici giorni al Parco d'Abruzzo, con un tempo idilliaco e i colori splendenti delle foglie e del cielo. In compagnia di Anne Shingleton, ho potuto leggere attraverso i suoi occhi di grande artista colorista le più sottili sfumature e cogliere aspetti che mi sarebbero certamente sfuggiti. Ognuno ha un modo personale di vedere, e il mio non è analitico, ma piuttosto emozionale. Comunque ho prodotto qualche acquerellino, uno lo devo completare e un altro desidero rifarlo perchè non soddisfatta del risultato (è su una bella carta ma molto difficile).&lt;br /&gt;
Peccato per gli amici e il marito che sono dovuti restare in città, ma le previsioni del tempo erano ottime&amp;nbsp; e bisogna cogliere l'attimo! Grazie a Stefano, che ci ha invitate a godere di questo magico momento.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I spent three magical days at the Abruzzo Park, with an ideal weather and the brilliant colours of leaves and sky. Together with Anne Shingleton, I've been able to read through her artist's eyes the subtlest nuances, and aspects that I would have certainly missed. Each one has a personal way to see things, and mine is not so much as analytical as emotional. Anne is a great colourist and keeps scanning reality all the time, on the look-out for pictorial stimuli. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Anyway I did produce a few watercolours, one of which I'd rather re-do and another one that I promised myself I will get finished- but the light had changed radically and I was getting cold.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Pity for the friends and husband who had to stay home, but the weather forecast was just perfect and we had to grab the opportunity!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Paesaggio dietro Civitella Alfedena. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Un piccolo disegno acquarellato&amp;nbsp; di un faggio alla Difesa di Pescasseroli, 10x17.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;A small 10x17 watercolour of a beech tree at the Difesa in Pescasseroli. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Bacche di fusaggine, rosa canina e pado (credo)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Berries of rose, spindle and ...? &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Un grande faggio che ho dovuto lasciare a metà perchè avevo freddo e la luce era radicalmente cambiata, ma lo finirò, promesso!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;This is the watercolour I'll finish and post as soon as possible...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Mi è sempre piaciuta e mi pare bello, ora che ho un blog, poterla donare a chi vuole leggerla.&lt;br /&gt;
Mi farebbe piacere un vostro commento, miei tre affezionati lettori... ogni tanto, tanto per!&lt;br /&gt;
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L'Autunno&lt;br /&gt;
è nostalgia di se stesso;&lt;br /&gt;
come afferra, a mani tese&lt;br /&gt;
il calore dell'Estate che fugge&lt;br /&gt;
e ne assorbe il tramonto&lt;br /&gt;
ed i riflessi&lt;br /&gt;
d'oro!&lt;br /&gt;
Dentro l'Autunno io nasco,&lt;br /&gt;
tra le foglie che sfarfallano al suolo,&lt;br /&gt;
nell'odore di muschio,&lt;br /&gt;
ed il sapore&lt;br /&gt;
aspro&lt;br /&gt;
di bacche.&lt;br /&gt;
Dentro il suo caro tepore,&lt;br /&gt;
nelle sue fresche sere&lt;br /&gt;
e i primi freddi;&lt;br /&gt;
nelle sue notti lunghe,&lt;br /&gt;
i trasparenti cieli di turchese.&lt;br /&gt;
Vento, vento d'autunno,&lt;br /&gt;
fratello ai miei sensibili pensieri,&lt;br /&gt;
dita per l'arpa&lt;br /&gt;
di occhi cuore chiome-&lt;br /&gt;
vento malinconico e felice&lt;br /&gt;
di rannicchiarsi sotto una montagna&lt;br /&gt;
od increspare l'acqua&lt;br /&gt;
freddolosa.&lt;br /&gt;
Sole d'Autunno, prigioniero&lt;br /&gt;
in legioni di femmine foglie&lt;br /&gt;
tra inni ardenti di rigenerazione,&lt;br /&gt;
e pioggia, d'acqua, di odori&lt;br /&gt;
e terra-&lt;br /&gt;
Pioggia che d'autunno&lt;br /&gt;
delle sere&lt;br /&gt;
è compagna.&lt;br /&gt;
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Dentro i tuoi brividi nasco.&lt;br /&gt;
E nei tuoi caldi e generosi soli&lt;br /&gt;
percepisco il respiro dell'Inverno.&lt;br /&gt;
Creatura d'autunno&lt;br /&gt;
tra l'estate di pelle che si sfiora&lt;br /&gt;
all'orizzonte,&lt;br /&gt;
ed i mesi di casa e di lana;&lt;br /&gt;
creatura di passaggio,&lt;br /&gt;
e mai sarò e saprò null'altro&lt;br /&gt;
che il tuo profumo di terra umida&lt;br /&gt;
che un giorno fu&lt;br /&gt;
e un giorno sarà&lt;br /&gt;
germoglio.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-7985060092467671472?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/7985060092467671472/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/10/una-poesia-per-lautunno.html#comment-form' title='4 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7985060092467671472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7985060092467671472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/10/una-poesia-per-lautunno.html' title='Una poesia per l&apos;autunno'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-3012657794222065083</id><published>2010-10-29T21:38:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2010-10-29T21:38:54.669+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biodiversità'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='WWF'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tela collettiva'/><title type='text'>Con il WWF e la Grande Tela della Biodiversità</title><content type='html'>A fine maggio ero stata tra gli organizzatori e i coordinatori del Primo Raduno degli Artisti Naturalisti italiani, all'Oasi WWF di Orbetello; un'esperienza faticosa ma bellissima, dove insieme a una trentina di artisti da tutta Italia abbiamo realizzato una grande tela sulla Biodiversità da donare al WWF.&lt;br /&gt;
Bene, oggi la tela è servita da sfondo alla consegna dei Panda d'oro per la Biodiversità, alla sala conferenze della Commissione Europea, a Roma. La tela è stata riempita poco a poco e senza una pianificazione, ma ci sembra riuscita bene. Ora verrà collocata all'ingresso della sede WWF Italia a Via Po 25, a Roma. Altre foto del raduno su &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1424420@N20/"&gt;http://www.flickr.com/groups/1424420@N20/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TMHvIWv_sFI/AAAAAAAAAa4/EDbiwPLSpwU/s1600/rospo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="250" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TMHvIWv_sFI/AAAAAAAAAa4/EDbiwPLSpwU/s320/rospo.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;In all these 15 years that I've lived in this town house, I had never had such a surprising encounteer in my garden. How on earth has this 10-12 c. long&amp;nbsp; toad reached my garden, considering its confining gardens, one with a pond, have low walls as boundary? I was so happy I can't tell you, I adore toads and I didn't pick this one up only because I didn't want to traumatise it.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-6102724615853878268?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/6102724615853878268/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/10/un-rospo-in-giardino-toad-in-my-garden.html#comment-form' title='1 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6102724615853878268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/6102724615853878268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/10/un-rospo-in-giardino-toad-in-my-garden.html' title='un rospo in giardino! a toad in my  garden!'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TMHvIWv_sFI/AAAAAAAAAa4/EDbiwPLSpwU/s72-c/rospo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-563757409678886234</id><published>2010-10-22T17:05:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2010-10-22T17:05:49.459+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='penna biro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pietà Rondanini'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sketches'/><title type='text'>MILANO</title><content type='html'>Ho vissuto intensamente questi tre giorni a Milano, con la bella compagnia di Lucia e della sua famiglia. Ho visitato molte chiese, musei, piazze e ammirato Milano sotto un sole generoso, insolito e quasi troppo caldo.&lt;br /&gt;
Pochissimo il tempo per disegnare, ma sto sperimentando le penne multicolori e mi trovo benissimo. Ecco un ritratto rubato a una ragazza addormentata sul treno, e la Pietà Rondanini, capolavoro incompiuto di Michelangelo nel Museo del Castello Sforzesco.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I have spent three very intense days in Milan with my friend Lucia and her lovely family. I visited churches, museums and squares under a steady sunshine, very unusual for this time of year. I had very little time to draw, but I found that multi-coloured byro pens are ideal and have lots of potential.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Here is a portrait of a sleeping girl on the train and the masterpiece Pietà Rondanini, Michelangelo's unaccomplished work, at the Castello Sforzesco.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Una giornata bellissima ma fredda, tranne per il calore umano del nostro gruppo. E' fredda una città senza gente, senza auto, senza voci, senza caminetti accesi. E' fredda come la morte. &lt;br /&gt;
E' stato bello incontrare e rivedere tanti artisti, mossi dallo stesso desiderio, raccontare questa realtà e poter "fare qualcosa" con le matite e i colori.&lt;br /&gt;
Una piccola realtà, &lt;a href="http://unacarrioladidisegni.blogspot.com/"&gt;unacarrioladidisegni.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;, ma che ieri ha avuto una buona copertura stampa e anche un'Ansa con foto e video.&lt;br /&gt;
Essendo tanti, ci hanno organizzato per gruppi di "quarti"(quartieri) e gli aquilani hanno richiesto di concentrare la nostra attenzione sulle chiese "capo-quarto". Difficile scegliere cosa disegnare quale dettaglio, quando tutta la situazione ti grida di guardare ogni dettaglio, ogni pietra fuori posto, ogni selva assurda di tubi. Difficile, avendo poco tempo, i giornalisti che ti seguono discretamente ma ti chiedono una foto, una posa, e poi vorresti andare a vedere quello che hanno fatto gli altri, ma sono negli altri "quarti" e ci rivede solo nella grande tavolata del pranzo, sotto l'ombra degli alberi dei Giardini.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;This time I will post here the drawings&amp;nbsp; I made on Sunday at L'Aquila. When I will have them scanned they will be added to &lt;a href="http://unacarrioladidisegni.blogspot.com/"&gt;unacarrioladidisegni.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt; with all the others. We were a warm group of artists but the town was cold as death. No sounds, no people, no cars, no smoking chimneys.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Being a lot of people in the Red Zone, still off limits for the citizens, we were divided into groups and sent to the pricipal churches, that represent each quarter of town.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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La prima sosta è stata a Santa Giusta, e subito gli sketchers più attivi hanno scelto un paricolare e hanno iniziato a disegnarlo. Io son stata attratta dalle erbe ormai&amp;nbsp; secche che sono cresciute a ridosso dei tubi di sostegno, in una stratificazione di materiali che parte dal muro di pietra, passa al legno di appoggio per i tubi di ferro, e termina nei fiori e nelle bacche di rosa, un segno dell'inesauribile indifferenza della natura ai cataclismi, della caparbietà dei semi che radicano anche tra le macerie.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;The first sketch comes from Santa Giusta , severely damaged , and I  concentrated on the dried-up herbs and rose hips that formed the last of  four layers: stone wall, wooden plank, metal scaffolding, and nature's  unending energy.&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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La seconda in un'altra piazza , devastata quanto San Pietro a Coppito, una piazza con palazzi di rara bellezza, forse destinati alla demolizione. La chiesa capo-quarto è Santa Maria Paganica, la cui copertura non c'è più. Eppure si è costruito un timpano di acciaio, tale e quale nella struttura a quelli antichi in legno, che aspetta di essere issato al suo posto, chissà quando, e chissà perchè. Perchè la precedenza alle chiese? Ci tengono veramente così tanto gli Aquilani? O forse non preferirebbero ringraziare Dio sotto il tetto di casa propria?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;The second stop was in the once beautiful Square of Santa Maria Paganica ,with wonderful buildings, maybe awaiting to be demolished. The church has no roof or dome, yet a new steel gable has been made, of the same kind as the ancient oak ones, and awaits to be hoisted on top of the high and crumbled walls. But when, and why give priority churches? Wouldn't aquilans rather thank God from under their own roof?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-5167734050668100052?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/5167734050668100052/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/10/laquila-unaltra-volta.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5167734050668100052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/5167734050668100052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/10/laquila-unaltra-volta.html' title='A L&apos;Aquila, un&apos;altra volta- Once again in L&apos;Aquila'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TLRb3wmzjgI/AAAAAAAAAac/L1GLkLFwc9M/s72-c/santa-giusta.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-1774834307430334795</id><published>2010-10-01T20:41:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2010-10-01T20:41:58.739+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='api- bees- mangiatoia- feeder'/><title type='text'>MANGIATOIA PER API-  A BEE-FEEDER</title><content type='html'>&lt;span id="goog_78624252"&gt;Ho passato l'estate a constatare, desolata, l'assenza quasi totale di api e farfalle. Le disinfestazioni per la zanzara tigre- presumo- hanno fatto crollare il loro numero. La buddleia, detta "l'albero delle farfalle", non ha attirato che qualche cavolaia e un paio di Vanessa atalanta. Così a settembre, avendo un contenitore adatto e un po' di tempo, ho realizzato una mangiatoia per farfalle, che avevo illustrato nel manuale"B come Biodiversità" edito dall'ARP.&amp;nbsp; Per molti giorni non ci sono stati visitatori, e con mia grande delusione, lo sciroppo ha cominciato ad ammuffire. Poi...è passata un'ape e ha sparso voce. Ormai il dolce liquido viene aspirato in poche ore! E ho la gioia di stare nutrendo un piccolo alveare, sito chissà dove, pagherei per saperlo. Non è tempo di impollinazione quindi è tutto ok!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span id="goog_78624252"&gt;&lt;i&gt;I spent all summer desolated by the nearly total&amp;nbsp; absence of butterflies and bees. I think the cause must be in the pest control that the council has been doing to fight the plague of tiger mosquitoes. My buddleia was visited only by some whites and a couple of red admirals. And so, in september, having the right material and some time on my hands, I decided to produce a butterfly feeder.I had illustreted the instructions for a guide on Biodiversity, edited by ARP. For many days no creature came to visit, and the syrop began to mould, to my disappointment. Then...a busy bee past by and spread the news. Now the sweet liquid is sucked up in a few hours! And I have the joy to be feeding a small beehive, who knows where. I'd pay to know where they come from. There's no pollination at this time of year so its all ok!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Si parte, e spero che andrà tutto bene...le idee già mi si affollano nella testa. Pare che la creatività sia ancora lì!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Yesterday my brother turned 46, the day before he had bought his house, and he loves Paul Klee. I combined all the elements in a birthday card hurriedly realized in coloured pencils on a vaguely lilac paper.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;And, by the way, this morning I had the second meeting for the new job ad we found a satisfactory agreement. On we go, let's hope all goes well, and ideas are piling up in my brain...apparently my creativity is all still there!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Sono felice del successo che hanno avuto e di come hanno fatto le cose in modo pulito. Per l'ambiente e non solo.Bisogna pensare a questo paese arretrato e grettamente governato, che rischia di autodistruggersi, e insieme al pianeta che&amp;nbsp; subisce la stessa sorte. Siamo tutti collegati . Bravi! E bravo Grillo, sta facendo un lavoro straordinario e intelligente.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-8474759325738283576?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/8474759325738283576/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/09/cesenacon-il-cuore.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8474759325738283576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/8474759325738283576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/09/cesenacon-il-cuore.html' title='a Cesena,con il cuore'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666807584698894552.post-7851750359815111831</id><published>2010-09-23T17:48:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-09-24T21:00:15.458+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Pulizia dello studio- Cleaning up the studio</title><content type='html'>Niente immagini, anche se ce ne vorrebbe una, del pavimento dello studio finalmente pulito! Dopo mesi di uso ci voleva proprio. Grande faticata, perchè alcune macchie vanno proprio grattate. Però è una soddisfazione, perchè ora è pronto per il prossimo lavoro...o meglio, ho ancora da mettere a posto i pennelli e le foto di Melampo. Domani vado a mostrare il book- da quanto tempo non mi capitava?- per un lavoro che mi interessa moltissimo. Speriamo bene. Per questo genere di lavoro ho potuto tirare fuori disegni vecchissimi, addirittura andando a spulciare a casa di mia madre...quanta fantasia, quanta creatività! spero che stia ancora lì, acquattata nella mia mente e pronta ad uscire alla prima occasione.&lt;br /&gt;
Dita incrociate!&lt;br /&gt;
Oggi, camminando tra le foglie dei tigli che cadevano a terra, sorridevo. I fenomeni della natura mi mettono allegria. A Villa Pamphili ho salutato con gioia due belle lucertole cicciottelle, o forse appiattite per prendere più sole: se ne vedono ormai così poche! &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;No pictures today, although I would have liked to post one of the studio floor, clean at last! It was really necessary after months of use, but a great slog, since some stains need to be scratched off. But now its ready for a new start!..when I'll have tidied up the brushes and Melampo's pictures.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Tomorrow I'm going to show my book- how long was it since last time?-for a job that I'm really interested in. For this kind of work I had to select some very old drawings, even to the point of collecting a few at my mother's...what imagination and creativity! I hope its still all there, quietly snuggled in my brain and waiting to spring out at the first chance.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Fingers crossed!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Today, as I walked&amp;nbsp; between the falling leaves of lime trees, I smiled. Nature's phenomena make me cheerful. In Villa Pamphili I&amp;nbsp; joyfully&amp;nbsp; greeted two fat - or flattened-out- lizards basking in the sun- you see so few of them nowadays!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/666807584698894552-7851750359815111831?l=concettaflore.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/feeds/7851750359815111831/comments/default' title='Commenti sul post'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/09/pulizia-dello-studio-cleaning-up-studio.html#comment-form' title='0 Commenti'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7851750359815111831'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/666807584698894552/posts/default/7851750359815111831'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://concettaflore.blogspot.com/2010/09/pulizia-dello-studio-cleaning-up-studio.html' title='Pulizia dello studio- Cleaning up the studio'/><author><name>Concetta Flore</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08770819606453338468</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9nLlJwc5kPA/TQ_XcqwybFI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/OKf2nwUE8Ls/S220/io-argentario.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
