1918 - 1946
March 21 is the birthday of Alberto Marvelli. I'm working on a painting of him which is taking very much time. It was to be an icon - or in that style - but I decided to do something different - although I will do a gold nimbus. The background is heavily distressed, simulating old fresco - but not exactly. I've layered many glazes over images that are a sort of painted collage. I have a friend who paints and uses collage, a style I like, but I opted for painting in the images and texture of fresco - which is why it is taking so long. The background is more or less finished, so today I begin the actual image of the saint.
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