The Creative Life - Barbara Trovillo

Ciao Amici,   I am finally finished this "grandissimo" (4' x 8') commissioned painting! It is done in oil on canvas with the addition of cold wax here and there. This was quite a learning experience for me. I did my best work at this moment in time. I am pleased and certainly hope the collector who commissioned the piece will be too.   I wanted to share my thoughts about the process up to this point:   First, I had no idea where one gets a canvas that BIG! I found a local frame company who builds custom canvases. It was expensive...$850! I am not completely [...]

Ciao amici, how are you?   Many of you know, I am doing a LARGE commissioned painting for a client. It is an oil painting done on canvas,   4' x 8'.   Eight Feet!    For many years, I did decorative painting in homes: murals and faux finishes. I painted some large compositions on walls but this is the biggest canvas I have worked on. It is really challenging.   The client admired a smaller painting I did a few months ago. She asked for an Italian landscape in the same dreamy pastel colors. I am a HUGH Italy fan so the subject matter is very gratifying to me.   It [...]