tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77273284889106881222024-03-12T20:19:56.363-07:00my life as a storyits a blog about living in a little village in italy, being an artist and all the funny things that happen. it feels like being in a story.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-20497354864126375552019-01-07T23:59:00.001-08:002019-01-08T00:05:04.240-08:00Shadows on the snow....<p dir="ltr">Have got a spare ten minutes this morning ( according to my self imposed schedule) <br>
I like to start work on the hour or half past. <br>
The title of this post refers vaguely to feeling like there are a lot of shadows lurking around my life just now. The biggest one is missing james. At this time last year i believed he was getting better and i was getting ready to spend 3 months or so in parma helping him to get better. Unknown to me he was actually gravely ill with sepsis  which i didnt know until i arrived in his hospital room and he was unconscious with an oxygen mask on. <br>
On the previous visit we had spoken and made plans for helping him to get better . His prognosis was good. He was going to start standing up and was trying to write  <br>
That's one shadow. <br>
Then there is brexit. Enough said. <br>
Then there are all the other little or big things.... nothing a brain transplant wouldn't fix. <br>
But ....and am working on cheering myself up as i have a cold and i dont like winter and am spending too much time on my own......<br>
So thinking about shadows on snow and its the shadows which make the snow beautiful. Just white is nothing.  Also  my friend says that its neccessary to always put some red in a painting and it certainly stands out well against white and shadows.  So todays  slightly weird, but might work for me plan, is to appreciate the shadows and chose to make some bright red bits in my life. <br>
And as i am working on a big snow painting may incorporate this thinking.<br>
Am posting a small view i did earlier  this week of the snow from my doorstep.  </p>
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It's one of my favourite places to be. I am screened from the street by flowers and a large picture frame carefully positioned and draped with net curtain , fake ivy and pink plastic flowers. Despite the description it blends in really well with all the real flowers.<br>
(I think there is something funny and interesting about mixing a few fake flowers in with the genuine plants. )<br>
It's may, so most of my flowers are blooming.<br>
When I look towards the valley I am looking through a mixture of Rosebush and climbing shrub mixed in with most vivid red geraniums and some basil <br>
I look over the top of the lavender bushes which are strangely soothing. Just beyond it I can see the top of a little Christmas tree which someone gave me at my first art exhibition in my little artists house and later I planted it. It seems to like living here.<br>
I can just see the bluey hills in the distance through the branches of the big tree at the end of the street.<br>
It is a beautiful tall tree which stands up tu the most violent winds by bending this way any that. Presently it has new reddish orange leaves.<br>
It is behind the little white house which is actually only a wall with about 3 rows of higgeldy piggeldy tiles left on top.if it wasn't there I would be seeing the sea in the distance. <br>
I am very proud and amused by the little statue which stands beside me holding my coffee cup. It makes me feel I am being waited upon.<br>
This morning it's peaceful.....just cars and bells and strimmers and people talking and birds singing....<br>
Peaceful.<br>
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It was quite spectacular. The costumes of the ladies in the large procession were overwhelmingly extravagantly gorgeous. So colourful and intricate and so many..... then also the ladies and girls all walked so upright ( might have been the clothes ) that it made them seem stately and strong. If you ever saw pictures of strong looking, beautiful Spanish women in books from the past then this was like that but multiplied. <br>
There were fireworks going off almost 24 hours a day and I would like to come back and see the displays closer up. From where I was staying I could see the higher explosions all round the city .<br>
Then I was lucky enough to be able to see the burning of the effigy. ( enormous figures in amazing contortions and - well you just had to see them.) At the end of my street. I think I read that there were 750 of them all over the city and they were all burned to end the festa. There were even more fireworks, loud music and plumes of black smoke in every direction. <br>
Today am hoping to go visit the giant figure of the Madonna covered in flowers carried by the beautiful ladies in the procession.<br>
I really think I may have to come back next year. This is a very brief description of something special that you really need to experience not read about. </p>
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Here ( hopefully) are some of the photos I took ......in the spirit of wish you were here. Have a nice day.</p>
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couldnt get any further than my doorstep due to footwear problem............Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-6137979007640896412017-01-17T11:44:00.001-08:002017-02-12T05:40:59.033-08:00so much for plans.....snow in Pisticcithis has been the coldest winter in Pisticci since I came to live here. The temperature has been as low as - 9C.<br />
There was lots of snow and no water. i was stuck inside for 3 days due to lack of suitable footwear. the streets were dangerously icy for days......<br />
Trainers with plastic bags inside are ok but not great.<br />
Been waking up to -9C in the mornings and for several days I couldnt get heated up more than 12C.<br />
My internet has been off and on and so am now trying to post this for the 3d time.<br />
Have managed to finish 2 commissions and 2 oil paintings and have more work planned for next week.<br />
weather should get better by next monday.........<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHts-FPebQTFs2DuiJNbKxnFdiKSQGA6FdgAL7Uf_ngc7rfkTwXNNFt3SBahAo2R7JUkeJGZgt7s62NYhsk8TjlgoVhut9J_gG-USCfpVEYr3827BCElka0pnJswmCtZ3tq4_DbUbDRyw/s1600/20170212_141400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHts-FPebQTFs2DuiJNbKxnFdiKSQGA6FdgAL7Uf_ngc7rfkTwXNNFt3SBahAo2R7JUkeJGZgt7s62NYhsk8TjlgoVhut9J_gG-USCfpVEYr3827BCElka0pnJswmCtZ3tq4_DbUbDRyw/s640/20170212_141400.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvrnRVSrIgds3VLTthx0yHZVBKhQs5pyQEhYdGvBRxLcKIvpGZWO4ptxJRuPx2yKci38nanPtdYl9yMBgPN3f03aFQZ6_Q6TkHiUOBRiZvgXSkEjfTIrSqzDC9dQlF7wHSL-8E-kgoe1d/s1600/20170212_141521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvrnRVSrIgds3VLTthx0yHZVBKhQs5pyQEhYdGvBRxLcKIvpGZWO4ptxJRuPx2yKci38nanPtdYl9yMBgPN3f03aFQZ6_Q6TkHiUOBRiZvgXSkEjfTIrSqzDC9dQlF7wHSL-8E-kgoe1d/s640/20170212_141521.jpg"> </a> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-48782015108487509572017-01-17T11:09:00.000-08:002017-01-17T11:09:07.703-08:00starting again.........and enjoying what I have learnedFor lots of people 2016 was not a good year and for me it was the worst year I have spent in Italy.<br />
Starting with new year when I had discovered that I had cataracts forming in both eyes and because of my status was not sure whether I would need to sell my house to pay to get them fixed. Am not sure which health service I can use and Brexit has only made this more confusing.<br />
On the plus side , I have been trying out eyedrops and lutein and bilberry and it may be that in 5 or more years when it might be neccessary to have some treatment that my situation health service wise might be resolved. who knows.....at least I have a house to sell if all else fails.<br />
As an artist this was a big deal...............but, it could have been worse.<br />
Then at the same time there was the renovation project going on upstairs. That was horrendous. It was an experience that was always going to be difficult for me as I work at home and could not get away from it. Even after 9 months I can still feel the remains of the anxiety and stress it caused- not counting that I have had to make up 3 months income as I was unable to do more than a minimum amount of work.<br />
I had believed that the owners of the apartment being renovated were friends so other than saying could you please keep me informed of what is going to be happening , then I didn't check out what rights I may or may not have had.<br />
The problem thereafter was made much worse due to the psychological effects of being metaphorically battered on a regular basis, It became more and more difficult to act with any conviction and I went from being a reasonably sensible person to someone who couldn't sleep, was massively angry, had to take extra blood pressure pills, whose hands shook and I lived in a state of fear.<br />
I regularly rushed through to the other part of my house because I thought my ceiling had fallen down. Small bits of plaster fell around me when the builders were working on the gutter and therefore on my roof....I climbed up a ladder in the middle of the night to plaster a yogurt tub to the wall to stop water running in a new leak in my roof and directly on to my electric meter. I veered from I can deal with this..it won't last forever to I can't cope I have to leave now.<br />
I was however rather pleased with my ability to persevere more than I thought I could and am irrationally smug about my yogurt tub water deflector.<br />
So , on the basis that the best way to get over something is to learn something from it<br />
I should , in the future check out what rights I have in the worst case scenario- just incase.<br />
I am not a failure if I can't deal with everything on my own- in fact I am an idiot for thinking that I can. Sometimes it would be the sensible thing to call for help.<br />
Another plus is that I have learned to stick up for my self- even when I feel I shouldn't have had to.<br />
I haven't enjoyed learning all this because I have spent most of my life believing that if you treat other people well then they will have no reason to treat you badly. So I was pretty much in the huff for a while cause my theory wasn't working. But now that i have adjusted it to most of the time you get back what you give out but sometimes you need to use plan b, I am not so much in the huff!<br />
In all of this Pisticci and the local people have been an enormous blessing and comfort.<br />
I would have preferred to ignore all this and just write about the happy bits of which there are plenty but it does seem like my little world got all shook up and my story doesnt make sense without it. And it feels like I can only look back at this year through a fog of disillusionment.<br />
( I have greatly censored and rewritten this several times)<br />
Its a lovely sunny day here and the cold north wind which has been making it feel very cold has gone for the time being.<br />
I have been out for coffee and am looking forward to getting back to normal life.<br />
I have very much enjoyed December. I thought I would do as many things as possible and be a bit more sociable.<br />
So have had people round for a meal, been out for meals, did two christmas markets nearby my house ( great fun), been at 2 concerts locally, took part in a cultural evening/exhibition with artists and poets I didn't know, had a swedish new year, made lots of shortbread and lasagne, painted a lot and sold quite a lot, enjoyed having a guest in my little artists house and bought christmas lights for my studio and lots more.<br />
And in January I have some plans for new work , maybe a few days away and lots more coffees.<br />
So hoping to enjoy my life as a story again with the new improved me..........( and my plan b)<br />
Happy New year and Best wishes to anyone reading this......<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-87896086183984797472016-08-02T09:56:00.000-07:002016-08-02T09:56:20.485-07:00A little blip of real joy........I was sitting in the Cafe Malena having my second coffee of the day when it happened....... just a happy , bursting out feeling that made me want to laugh out loud or sing or hug someone for no reason......but I just grinned like an idiot at nothing , finished my coffee and left.<br />
It has been all go since yesterday morning- the first of August- the start of the holiday month.<br />
As usual was woken up by fireworks and the sound of a brass band in the distance. It was a lovely morning and 6am is a good time to get up in summer in Pisticci.<br />
Then the day charged on.<br />
I was expecting a delivery of new canvases so I was out early scootering round to the supermarket to pick up something for lunch so that there was no chance I would miss the delivery.<br />
Back home I had the final part of a large scene of Pisticci to finish , which was looking good.<br />
So I was busy working away at that when the phone rang- and it wasn't the delivery man but someone who I had done work for invited me to an evening of tasting lots of local (Basilicata) produce somewhere near Potenza- and I could get a lift. So I happily accepted it as a little adventure. My italian is worse on the phone and times and dates are about my limit.<br />
Back to painting -and when I had just given up on the delivery and was wondering how I could stop my precious canvases being delivered back to England there was a knock at the door. The delivery man is also an artist so we had a bit of a look round my little gallery after he had brought me a very large box. (16 box canvases).<br />
Getting on with the large painting I decided to eat lunch at my easel as I would be stopping early to go out.<br />
I managed to get it finished and put on facebook before, donning my best artist's boho outfit I set out to meet my lift. ( This lady and her son produce olive oil- I am a bit short on details but I am hoping to sell some in my little artists house soon.)<br />
So we "zoomed" (safely) to our destination. It was a real treat for me as I have not been past Potenza except on a train so I saw some new and pretty countryside. The event was held in a restored convent and the surroundings were as beautiful as it sounds. I met some lovely people, drank some great wine and ate some good food. I was pretty pleased with myself as I am reasonably comfortable arriving at things where I know only the organisers and the people I arrived with. They obviously had to do a bit of networking but looked out for me when they could but I am now so blase' that I can actually go up to strangers and speak to them in my less than perfect Italian. So I had a lot of fun. It appears to me that it is true that communication is more to do with body language ( you can go for it in Italy!) than merely words. I can wave my hands about and be expressive with glee - especially after some of the very nice wine. (It turned out that I was in Barile which is famous for wine making.)<br />
After another speedy journey where I mostly dozed and the two in front had an animated conversation for most of the time ,I was dropped off in the Piazza where there was a jazz trio performing. Bliss!!<br />
They were wonderful, it was out of doors, the setting was gorgeous and I stayed until the end. It felt like a beautiful beginning to the holiday season.<br />
And returning to 120 likes on facebook for my latest painting finished the evening off nicely.<br />
But that was yesterday and this morning was another lovely day. I had some work planned but decided to go out for a coffee on my scooter to get me started- and because I love going out on my scooter in the summer. But my front tyre was as flat as a pancake. So , in my new, "it's not a ******* disaster Anne, you can cope" mode, I got my foot pump , pumped it up , stuck the pump in my rucksack and set off for the "gommista". I had to stop at the bus station and pump it up again but I made it, and he was there. That felt like a minor acheivement. Only took half an hour and I was on my way to Fata Morgana's for a coffee .<br />
I had to head into town after this as I have ordered some larger canvases from the nice lady in the art shop. They were not there, but it was nice to chat and they may arrive next week. (Or i have a problem.)<br />
I decided to go get a timetable for the festa in the library which has moved from some tiny rooms to a large space ,where I got my timetable and a guided tour. ( plan to take up reading Italian books in autumn.)<br />
I was just getting on my scooter when I noticed that the cafe which is usaully shut on Wednesdays was open. "That's great " I thought" I will have another coffee." It was then I realised it was Tuesday<br />
So I had my little moment of "joy" in there .<br />
And I still haven't stopped.<br />
Decided to be brave and contact several people re things I might be doing but wasn't sure of the details and in the middle of this was contacted by someone giving me details about something I had forgotten about. Luckily I didn't think it was one of the people I had contacted or that would have been "interesting and possibly farcical." (It wouldn't be the first time)<br />
That led to me spending time time bringing one of my older paintings up to date.<br />
Then put finishing touches to the big scene of Pisticci , unpacked my new canvases ( yummy) and to conclude this dissertation on little things which make me happy, my latest portrait client arrived to pick up her portrait and very kindly gave me a bonus.<br />
After that I had to go have a little rest..................................<br />
Nothing amazing happened: but living here I feel so much more awake and aware of what is happening around me, that my life sometimes feels full and overflowing and , well, amazing!<br />
(And there was much more, but I am exhausted and need a glass of wine.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">latest portrait</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">latest scene of pisticci</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-34244959012925071492016-07-28T00:42:00.000-07:002016-07-28T00:42:53.971-07:00 a sunny morning in Pisticci- perfect scootering weather.....It's nearly the end of July and such a lot has happened worldwide and personally since I last wrote. It's like the outside world has intruded on my little fairytale life................<br />
However there are still many lovely things happening here and one of the nicest things to do in this gorgeous weather is to get on my scooter about 8.30am and dawdle off to the nearest cafe. It's a different experience scootering in the summer when I can zoom around with tee shirt , shorts and sandals .<br />
Work and leisure are very mixed here. I often get commissions from meeting people in cafes and yesterday I took a photo when I was dawdling about, reluctant to go home and its now drawn on a large canvas and ready to paint.<br />
So am just going to look for some summery, relaxed photos which only give a glimpse of the experience that is living in Pisticci.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-60679451580062673762016-06-01T23:42:00.000-07:002016-06-02T00:31:14.190-07:00My life, mostly, as a story continues........It's been ages since I wrote on this blog because I always think it has to be perfect and fascinating, brilliant and witty, entertaining and knowledgeable etc etc.......<br />
It's a wonder I do anything with an attitude like that.....being a perfectionist is dumb ( though it does keep me trying ...)<br />
On the other hand it could just be that I am lazy and boring and illiterate........<br />
So now that I have got that out of the way, how is my "fairytale" life going?<br />
Well , more than once recently I have pondered on the fact that I appear on the surface to have become someone I would have liked to have been and am mostly living a life that I could not have dreamed of because it's way beyond anything I thought I could ever do.<br />
Before I go any further , to add a reality check, am still only eating softtish food as I can't afford to go back to the dentist, will probably still have a roof leaking in new places and an alarming bulge in the ceiling under upstairs plumbing this winter as I need to eat before fixing the roof, I won't be turning the hot water on now till I go back to once a week in October (It'll be lukewarm all summer- who needs hot water when its 30c outside.) and I will likely be back to wearing 3 jumpers and a hat inside from about november till march.<br />
But mostly it's worth it.<br />
I get to live as an artist. I paint portraits which people buy to give as gifts. ( that seems such a big thing to me- , to make something that is for a gift.) My studio despite its failings is so pretty - and in summer it's perfect. The weather is miles better than that in the uk. The local people are spectacularly kind and friendly. I get to practice speaking another language- and am mostly proud of my efforts. I get to drink great coffee and I can afford to buy good wine and eat (well, sort of......)delicious food. I can wear anything I like and never be overdressed. I walk up town and greet people and they greet me back . I go to concerts and plays and hear musicians in both small venues and out of doors and enjoy theatre completely different from anything I was ever used to. Recently I have worked alongside other artists which is a great treat.<br />
But mostly I get to live in another culture where despite my lack of language I have felt at home.<br />
Today , as I was passing the nearest restaurant I was given a copy of a new guidebook made by some of the people of Pisticci showing some of the local attractions and traditions and I am in it too. That makes me mostly very, very happy indeed.<br />
I am including some photos which I will probably turn into paintings at some point ,including my new little arbour and winetable.<br />
Today am off to meet a friend for coffee and prosecco because it's Thursday, finish a portrait, write another blog post, pay a bill in the commune and then sit on my doorstep with a glass of wine- at least that is the plan. I got up at 6.30am so that I could have time off for coffee, but as I am sitting at the table with the door open and the sun streaming in, it's not exactly been a hardship . I am looking over at my new summer fireplace which always makes me smile.<br />
Hurray for summer and Pisticci.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-32207681544292200032016-05-10T10:56:00.000-07:002016-05-10T10:56:05.069-07:00Back to Pisticci..................After my cheap trip to Malta, then Scotland and home via Florence - fueled by peanut butter sandwiches ( and wine and chocolate) and free meals from my loving family , I arrived back in Pisticci by ten hour train journey ( surprisingly pleasant).<br />
I was worried that my house would look very scruffy and damp after the lovely places I had stayed, but apart from being a bit cold it looked pretty friendly and full of character and ..... home. Poor house , it has had a hard winter being insulted and battered but after a few touch ups with white paint it looked ok and fingers crossed that there will be no more heavy rain so the boxes spread along the gutter where the new leaks are won't be needed until I have saved up enough money to have it put back to how it was before the builders. When summer is on the way it's easier to be optimistic.<br />
I got straight to work on several commissions and have been trying to paint two paintings at a time to make up the time when I couldn't work. It has been an interesting process and I may carry on as it is quite a helpful way to work.<br />
Going away helped me relax after the stress of the previous few months and I am beginning to feel more like myself again - and not a scared, angry, stressed , helpless idiot. (thank goodness)<br />
So has been lovely to be back and enjoying going for coffee, going for walks, taking part in the digital invasion in Tursi, yoga in Marconia, chatting to people, taking photos, painting, and having my home back. And getting my "happy" back.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-65704979946016697802016-04-12T10:04:00.000-07:002017-03-20T09:54:51.730-07:00Malta.......What a gorgeous place to sit.I seem to like boats. Especially wooden ones. Old ones. Colourful ones.<br />
There is a beautiful turquoise one with yellow red and green mouldings in front of me. Must be traditional. I can now see another one similar.<br />
It's kind of wondrous.<br />
The water is blue , green and yellow. There are some lovely old buildings squeezed in between big modern hotels.<br />
Now that I look again there are a lot of these colourful boats and one is heading out of the bay. I wonder where it's going...<br />
As a tourist I am a bit of a disappointment . I am living on peanut butter and banana sandwiches so restaurants don't make any money from me. I can't afford any organised trips or the entry price to old buildings and even in coffee shops buying only an espresso elicits a slightly weary look from behind the bar .all the cakes and pastries stay where they are.<br />
However as a person I am having a wonderful time. So many beautiful things to look at .the weather is lovely. My accommodation exceeds anything I expected by miles. I have walked miles and enjoyed going on local buses when I got tired.<br />
It's possible I could come back when I have caught up with my lost earnings as my flight from bari was less than 20 euros.<br />
Tomorrow I think I may just get on a local bus and supplied with peanut butter and banana sandwiches will see where it takes me. I will have my writing book but probably not my sketch book - too chicken!<br />
But I wonder if thus will be one of the most memorable moments of my trip, just sitting here enjoying being alive........and the shadows on the water are kind of entrancing too.......Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-39160263561703075322016-04-11T10:59:00.001-07:002016-04-11T10:59:38.732-07:00Mini Malta blogHave not tried blogging using my phone before. Could really do with a screen twice this size.<br />
Anyways, I am in Malta doing a detour on way to Scotland as it was a very cheap flight.<br />
I am staying in a gorgeous house in a lovely Street and my airbnb host could not be nicer.<br />
Today I went to Valletta on the local bus and wandered around for while. I made sure to keep the main street in view as didn't want to get lost. It was very pretty.I would go back.<br />
After coming back to the house and falling asleep I thought going for a walk before dark would be good so I strode off purposefully and got lost. I retraced my steps and was still lost so managed to find a bus with a name I recognised on it and found my way back.I still don't understand how I got so confused.<br />
So sitting having a glass of wine writing this and feeling very lucky.<br />
Can't quite work out how to add photos from my phone.......<br />
Yet..<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-49367408157042352212016-03-06T12:29:00.000-08:002016-03-06T12:29:02.992-08:00discovering the calanche......Although I have lived here for more than ten years and I knew the calanche were important I had never really seen them up close. Now I think I may have to explore them further and maybe that is where i will start painting from life......................................so many things to learn................<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-89227861307119346302016-02-27T04:59:00.000-08:002016-02-27T04:59:08.909-08:00My "palace" in Pisticci<b>It has been such a joy to have my house back. No more flinching when I hear a particularly loud bang, no more plaster dropping from my roof into my studio, no more wondering whether my house would survive - or indeed myself , and no more opening the door and being confronted by scaffolding</b><br />
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<b>I can relax again........</b></div>
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<b>I decided that I need to be nice to my little house and give it some TLC after its distressing experience.</b></div>
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<b>So , I am never going to refer to it in a derogatory fashion again- no more apologising for it being an unrenovated house with a few defects.</b></div>
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<b>Now it's an old and well loved building with a lot of history - which can be seen if you look closely. It has been here , I think , for hundreds of years and lots of people have lived in it before me and hopefully more will after me.</b></div>
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<b>I am lucky that it is not perfect because then I can be as imaginative as I like with it and I have some crazy plans for future decoration. No limits.</b></div>
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<b>If the walls were perfect then I probably couldn't hang as many paintings on them- but I love living in a gallery and being surrounded by works of arts, portraits of family, old bedspreads. I love lots of colour!</b></div>
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<b>I have so much space to play with and almost every part of the house I have painted or worked on myself or james has fixed is special. My painted fireplace with the roaring fire still makes me smile every time I look at it. The lovely yellow wall in my new sleeping chamber ( sounds more fun than a bed room.) is a colour I mixed myself after I had been to Florence and seen it in an old cafe with crumbly walls and great atmosphere.</b></div>
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<b>My gallery was painted a sort of orangey terracotta colour one night when I was in the mood for a change and fed up of white. </b><br />
<b>The green door was symbolic- not just because it is a traditional colour here, but because I always used to want to blend in and not stand out and was a bit timid so I changed it from brown to bright green in the hope that my personality would brighten up as well. ( worked a bit...)</b></div>
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<b>Nearly everything in my house has a story. The crazy tiling in my roman style shower room was decorated with sequins after I had seen a totally weird bathroom in a cafe in Matera. Or the fridge freezer that a friend gave me several years ago which transformed my shopping life (I can buy ice cream.) and makes me think of her every time I open it.</b></div>
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<b>There are 2 little soft chairs which came with the house, I re-covered them and sometimes I wonder who has sat on them before. They were the first chairs I had ever covered myself. And when I look round I see stories everywhere.</b></div>
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<b>And outside my flowers are back at my door. I have bought some more to celebrate and I managed to save the plant that is growing round my door and am very proud of it. My first yellow rose is out.(thanks Hans) my fig tree is not dead and quite a few of my plants are getting quite big. I was never a gardener so anything that survives me is a surprise. </b></div>
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<b>So apologies to my delightful little house/studio/palace and I will never again refer to it as a shed. I will love the tinkling of raindrops into plastic boxes until I repair the roof again, I will love the crumbly plaster because it lets me cover it with paintings and bright colours.</b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-63985859313734326572016-02-09T12:20:00.000-08:002016-02-09T12:20:26.961-08:00Half a Carnevale.......I should have known better..............<br />
The Carnevale was to start at 16.00. And I can't help it but be on time..................<br />
So first of all went for a coffee and then after 45mins..... went for a walk.... and then another walk.......and then a prosecco in a circolo.......and then another walk and hey presto only 30 minutes later the carnevale arrived. I found myself a doorstep to stand on from which to take photos and all was going well.... I love the whole feeling of carnevale, the sheer fun, and exuberance............but I can't cope with the noise- the bass!<br />
So I was happily taking photos until a large lorry thing arrived, bass blasting and I thought I might well die if I didn't get out of the way.<br />
So, unable to find the friends I was with I went home - resolving next year to not to go on time!!!!<br />
It is such a pity as now I think there is a party- but I am going to bed............must learn to get my timing better...............<br />
However I did get some photos- one of which is really special.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-49451660274459581592016-02-07T06:08:00.000-08:002016-02-07T06:08:02.650-08:00A Very Good Day in PisticciIt has been ages since I scootered all the way to Marconia but for some reason I decided to give it a go and drop in at the market. It was Saturday after all.<br />
After checking the tyres (it has a slow puncture) I figured I had better go before I changed my mind. <br />
I don't really like the road to marconia: its too narrow and the edges of a lot of the road are broken and full of holes which is quite dangerous for a scooter.<br />
My scooter has in the past had a nasty habit of dying for no particular reason while going up hills and is making a sort of clicking noise at the minute.<br />
However I set off and went relatively slowly and avoided most of the pot holes, the tyre held out ,the engine kept going and I arrived . On the way I passed an elderly lady on a tricycle who I have seen often with an enormous amount of shopping- and even big heavy tiles on the back of her bike. She was a bit of an inspiration.<br />
It was a very nice day with a lovely blue sky- so after a coffee to recover from the journey it was great to have a look round the little market, have another coffee, miss the friends I thought I would see and then get back on the scooter and head for home.<br />
It was so much more fun. on the way back ...I stopped at one of my favourite shops and then at the little wine shop and dawdled back to Pisticci with fingers crossed that the engine would not die on the last hill.<br />
What a wonderfully satisfying experience. May have to repeat it.....<br />
Then the day got even better.<br />
The IMBIANCHINI DI BELLEZZA are back and painting Pisticci white - bits of it anyways. Was lovely to be part of something again and this time after some light wall painting someone suggested we go for a walk in the calanche.<br />
Even though I have been here for more than 10 years I didn't know that if I just went down a little road about 100mtrs from my house that it would lead into the calanche. I could attempt to describe what "calanche" are but I can't ,so there are photos. It was like another world.<br />
But not only that .... to go with people who love this and were enthusiastic about their country and knew all about the reasons it was like this was beautiful. I have now realised that not understanding some of what is said has probably made me more aware of how its said and people's general attitudes. So I understood some things, didn't say much , but had a wonderful time. On the way back we sat down and waited for sunset.<br />
And I saw fossils- lots of them.....Magical!<br />
I arrived back at my house just as two ladies arrived who then bought a painting which meant a lot to them because of the people in it. It is such a privilege and pleasure to have made something that is special in that way.<br />
Still smiling when I think about it all. It was a very good day indeed.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-56575618805155525482016-01-28T04:03:00.000-08:002016-01-28T04:04:42.523-08:00A Bad Dream in Pisticci......I haven't written here for several months now and a big part of the reason is that people have bought the apartment above me and are having it done up and it's driving me to distraction.<br />
there is no soundproofing and so drilling, hammering, banging, scraping etc etc sound at worst like they are in my house and at best like my ceiling may fall down. (I have gone to look on numerous occasions because that is what it sounded like.) And to add to this there is now scaffolding right across the front of my house- so my nice little garden of plant pots had to be moved and there are large planks of wood resting on the other part of my house which builders use to stand on to fix the end wall of the apartment. So far they only made one tiny hole in my roof (which they fixed as soon as I pointed it out.) but trying to work while people are walking about virtually on my roof ( 2 layers of tiles between them and me) is actually a bit scary.<br />
They began work after some false starts in november. It was supposed to be finished by end of December, then end of January........<br />
Most days work starts around 8am. They dont normally work at weekends, but they did one sunday. So since work started there is no chance of a lie in, no siestas, no peace to dream up new ideas and since mid january an ugly great big bit of scaffolding is the first thing I see when I go out my door.<br />
Sometimes they have a day off - and even a week once - but as no one told me - I still got up really early so I could at least have my breakfast in peace. (<br />
If I didn't work from home then it would be better- but I do work from home. So to make matters worse I am finding it very difficult to concentrate and am already late with several commissions. I had a lot of plans for new work to start in January as I really need to earn more. I have not had the space to start anything new.<br />
Not having my creative/safe space is the most difficult thing to cope with. I can do practical stuff but my imagination seems mostly to be concentrated on revenge fantasies and arguments in my head with various people. I am used to thinking that I am relatively tough and can generally find something or some way to get round a problem but this is too close to home.<br />
My home/studio was my safe place where I could retreat to and relax and create. It was where I felt secure. When I got a bit down I could paint or draw something and that always made me feel better.<br />
I suppose this work upstairs will end sometime - though it doesn't look like it will be soon. And the people who ordered the work will have a lovely apartment, and the builders will get paid and I will get my house back just the same as it was before and have to work twice as hard to make up for all the time that I couldn't work.<br />
(I have tried- earphones - doesn't work, considered plein air painting- I hate painting outside - writing in cafes- that was a bit better- deciding to not work - got enormous bills from dentist, etc, etc so that was no good<br />
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- decided I will ignore noise- expended so much energy ignoring it that there was little left for work- decided to stay up all night and work, then realised I couldn't sleep through the day- move to another country- not enough money.)<br />
I am not happy.<br />
Well., having said all that, the rest of life in Pisticci is still pretty good. The weather has been on the whole lovely- I can sit outside and read. I managed to get my scooter started again after 3 weeks off the road- and discovering that my driving licence had expired. ( and my ID card) I am still trying to pay my house tax which I went to pay on the first of december. I am going to a play in Italian on friday night which I expect miraculously to somehow understand and I expect by the summer this horrible time will just feel like a bad dream.......<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-16161691945230014532015-09-27T06:38:00.001-07:002015-09-27T06:38:29.801-07:00Primo anno degli Imbianchini......the first year of the white beauty painters<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QqGHL2cFVvk" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-43402911384237850022015-09-20T04:21:00.000-07:002015-09-20T04:21:05.952-07:00A Tale Of Two Mice,Dropping Bugs And A Frog...........It all started one night when I was woken by a noise sounding like something was under the bed..........<br />
I thought it might be a lizard or gekko as I see them sometimes inside , but I couldn't get back to sleep until I had cleared everything out from under the bed to make sure there was nothing there. Eventually I got back to sleep.<br />
Next morning as I came into the kitchen two mice ran across the floor in front of me. Yeek!! I bravely ( no other option) rushed to the door and opened it, grabbed the broom and battered the cupboard under which they had run. This resulted in them both running out the door - and then one of them turned round and ran straight in again and back under the cupboard. More battering of cupboard ensued but that mouse was staying put.<br />
This was the same day that my sister and brother in law were coming to visit.<br />
So I found some traps and baited them with chocolate and cheese. Several hours later when I returned the cheese and chocolate had been eaten but the traps hadn't snapped. So I tried peanut butter......... several hours later and I had visions of this little mouse growing bigger by the hour as the peanut butter had gone and still the traps hadn't worked.<br />
So going online I ordered a subsonic ray gun thingy which I could plug in and apparently made a noise which discouraged mice .<br />
And I retreated to my artist's retreat for the night.<br />
Next day I set off on my scooter to find something to fight back with. So I bought "mouse glue". It was the only thing available. I had to spread it on something like cardboard with some food in the middle and the mouse would go to get the food and get stuck. (gross!!)<br />
Then I found that I had sold a large painting from the cafe. So went to put another one in its place. Collected some more money from sale of my prints in the little alimentare . ( prints sold have now paid for 2 months electricity.)<br />
Then went to a meeting about public art which I was taking part in and really enjoyed being part of a group of artists.<br />
Came home.<br />
Checked the glue traps.Had caught a little mouse which was looking quite perky but stuck. Removed it as best I could and put it down the end of the street where it disappeared.<br />
Shaking like a leaf I locked up.<br />
Slept in artist's retreat again.<br />
Next morning bought mouse poison and got rid of the glue.<br />
Then I started the big clean. I cleaned cupboards, threw out 5 black bin bags of books. hoovered under everywhere , put neat bleach under all the cupboards and down the back of the fridge, cooker and washing machine - all the time dreading I might find a nest of mice. Oh yuck!!!!<br />
Didn't find anything except some nibbled napkins.<br />
That same day I got invited t<br />
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o a wedding - and my artist's retreat is going to be used in some way during the wedding.<br />
Slept at artist's retreat.<br />
Next day went to Aliano and Alianello with my sister. Was so great to go out together and I have been wanting to go to Aliano since I read Carlo Levi's book (Christ stopped at Eboli.)about 9 years ago. Was very hot and amazing.We drove through the "calanche" and it was like being in another world.<br />
Then I got a booking for 2 nights for the artist's retreat from the next day......<br />
I can't say I was ready to move back to the studio but I couldn't really turn down the money.<br />
So slept at artist's retreat again for the last night.<br />
Next day I moved my stuff back into the studio , cleaned artist's retreat, got ready for the public art project (painting pictures on walls) and welcomed guests, then went to Marconia to start painting on a wall. It was fun- usual unexpected problems- which got fixed- but that's another story- and we got started.<br />
Got the bus home.<br />
Carefully opened door to studio and much stamping of feet.<br />
Slept in studio- not very well as woke up with every little noise.<br />
Next day , tidied all day before going to marconia to paint on the wall. Didnt get on very well and had to stop as there was a strong wind and my stuff got repeatedly blown away. Managed to fit in visiting two art exhibitions while I was there.<br />
Home on the bus. Much stamping of feet as I entered studio again.....<br />
Slept in in studio- a little better.<br />
Next day , got more orgainsed for wall painting, almost finished the "mousekeeping". Said goodbye to guests, tidied up and welcomed next one.<br />
Slept in studio.<br />
Next morning went to marconia on the early bus and got on much better painting on the wall without the wind. Much aided also by chocolate cornetto and coffee. Was a fun morning indeed.<br />
On way back scooter was losing power so mechanic took it away.<br />
Decided to go to a small feste in the evening but after sitting through the church bit I was driven away by very ,very loud band. So never did hear the main singer.<br />
On way home dropped in on american friends who had just arrived.<br />
Much stamping of feet as I returned to studio. No sign of my subsonic ray gun thingy yet. ( no sign of any mice either.)<br />
Slept in studio. A little better.<br />
Off to Marconia on the bus again and fuelled by coffee and cornetto am getting on at speed with my painting. Got lots of interest and people stopping to talk.<br />
Back home was getting almost relaxed until I looked behind the cooker and something had been eating the mouse poison.<br />
After investigating with a torch I actually think ants have been eating it...<br />
That evening I was invited out for a meal with american friends. It was spectacular.<br />
Almost forgot to stamp feet when arriving back in studio<br />
Next day got up early and moved furniture and then painted the wall behind it. Am getting some furniture that was to have been thrown out from the apartment above. It means more of my stuff can be laid away safely from marauding mice or my latest problem - dropping bugs. Have had to move my desk twice as they kept falling on it. Very disconcerting!<br />
Other than that had a fairly quiet day.<br />
Oh , and my subsonic ray gun thingy arrived and is now plugged in and hopefully scaring mice away from my studio.<br />
Only waking up with the louder noises in my studio.<br />
Got up and went to Marconia on the bus again. My scooter is repaired so I scooter to the bus station and catch the bus. Am quite enjoying this.<br />
Painting went well.<br />
As it was the feste in Marconia that night I decided to return again in the evening and put some finishing touches to the painting and have a walk round the street market. I had a great evening and I think I may have 2 commissions for portraits.<br />
Came home on the bus and had a relaxing evening watching tv before going to bed.<br />
Feeling a little more at home in studio but still a little on edge.<br />
Next day my guest left , so I tidied up before next guests who are arriving the next day.<br />
Sunday now and my new furniture was delivered. I varnished it a little darker and am now quite pleased with it.<br />
Then i went out looking at property for sale with a friend So many properties for sale here. not expensive.<br />
In the evening my next guests/friends arrived and we all went to the last night of the feste in Marconia.<br />
Now am sleeping more or less normally in my studio- but thanks to the mice I have not done any painting here for more than 2 weeks.<br />
So next day I started a portrait which was commissioned while I was painting on the wall. And in between doing that I painted my old wardrobe to match my new furniture. and in the evening sat out in the street with my new guests and some neighbours drinking wine and chatting. I left before the grappa.<br />
Actually enjoying my studio again- though looking forward to the end of the dropping bug season. Took a brush outside tonight and brushed them all off the outside wall. I assume they climb up , then in some holes in the roof and then drop!<br />
Next day- worked on portrait and then went out in evening with friends.<br />
My studio is looking so pretty- especially the bedroom/living room.<br />
more work on the portrait, a bit of evening socialising with friends and then as i was going to bed a strange noise.......<br />
A frog the size of a teacup was sitting looking at me in my little gallery.<br />
I opened the door but it squished under the cupboard. I have not seen it since.<br />
Next day I went to Pietrapertosa with friends. It was gorgeous. A wonderful day out.<br />
I then got another portrait commission, had another pleasant evening drinking wine with friends.<br />
Slept in studio with no sign of frogs or mice.<br />
Painted portrait all next day and then went out for lovely meal in the evening.<br />
And yesterday said goodbye to my two new friends, who i hope to see again. And went to what i thought was going to be a history lesson but instead was the white beauty painters, with tv camera and cake.<br />
I think it might now be the end of my social life for the summer, am hoping its the end of the mice, the dropping bugs seem to be decreasing and with any luck the frog left while I wasn't looking.<br />
It's been quite a summer........<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-43594311442975596862015-07-15T13:58:00.002-07:002015-07-15T13:58:39.671-07:00It's July and it's very warm in Pisticci.......It seems like a long time since I went on my "forget my birthday" holiday.<br />
It worked in a way that I didn't expect and I came back feeling - not old, and have continued to feel like a sort of young older person. Also I have been deciding what I might do in the next ten years - or at least what I want to do now and not put off.<br />
This has pretty much resulted in me going round in circles and doing very little.<br />
I am doing a project on twitter to motivate myself and I am trying out a sort of colourist style. And my artist's retreat has been keeping me busy. I have so enjoyed meeting lots of interesting people. But am a little lacking in direction.<br />
And summer is definitely here. I think it has been in the mid thirties centigrade for the last while and is rumoured to be going to be even hotter next week.<br />
I have not been to the beach - but I did sunbathe for half an hour on someone's roof.<br />
However going round in circles is not conducive to writing anything interesting so decided to go out for a walk and take some photos..And while I was out I said "good evening/ buona sera" to quite a few people and then sat on a doorstep with some lovely people and ate ice cream and heard how to cook strange vegetables and pasta and remembered why I love living here.<br />
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some photos of latest work and my walk in the dark......<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-14778231971209888422015-06-12T09:30:00.001-07:002015-07-15T12:25:51.646-07:00fantastic " forget my birthday "holidayAfter much thought I have decided to let the photos tell the story. (I took enough of them)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">setting off for what I thought would be 4 days of solitude in a house in a wood.very glad I was completely wrong.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">spent a couple of hours looking round Sasso di Castaldo with Ester,s dad who made a great guide.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">there were some beautiful stone houses- you would need to visit to appreciate as photos only scrape the surface.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">view from up the hill, looking over some of the old part of the town.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fantastic flowers. I loved the colours of the houses too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my lovely red room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with en suite shower room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> had breakfast with homemade cake outside every morning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">part of the lovely big garden surrounding the house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">me looking very surprised at receiving a card and flowers from my family - thanks to Ester.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sat outside in the garden and wrote about everything that happened. lovely quiet place to listen birds, and just chill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">used to sit beside the fire in the evenings and chat and drink wine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my surprise-very delicious birthday cake made by Ester</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my favourite wall painting in satriano</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">strange and interesting.........</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a pretty corner in satriano</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">no idea what this was but I liked it</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the remains of my birthday cake before I ate it for breakfast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">had lunch in the sunshine in the garden on my birthday then 2 hours later violent hailstones, thunder and lightening</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-52705814015345099892015-05-27T10:26:00.000-07:002015-05-27T10:26:09.164-07:00artist's retreat has had its first artist staying for a month.........Since I bought my little house to use as an artist's retreat ( and a place to rent out as a "Pisticci Experience")<br />
I have had a lot of guests from all over europe. But this is the first time I have had an artist come for a whole month.<br />
( As the artist was married to a musician....I have been wondering where that could go too-as there are a lot of musicians here and possible scope to play.......)<br />
However back to art and Pisticci .<br />
I am including part of an email Royane wrote about her experience here. ( royanemosely.com )<br />
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"I realized within a few weeks how important it is for a creative person to step out of the familiar and into a different culture, surrounding oneself with the people, the food, the landscape and the light and the rhythm of daily life which is so different than our own. It's like unused circuits in the brain begin to fire.<br />
The retreat has a spiritual quality - I don't mean in a religious way. It just feels good. It feels comfortable and somehow allows one's mind to open to new possibilities in one's chosen art form."<br />
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This is pretty much the affect I was hoping for.<br />
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Today I am sorting out a few small details and getting the artist's retreat ready for the summer. I am almost completely booked until October - except for a few days in june and the first 2 weeks in september.<br />
I am hoping for some longer term guests in the autumn and even the winter as there is now a pellet stove which should keep the house warm. ( I provide an electric blanket too.)<br />
You can find me on AIRBNB as "small house in Pisticci"<br />
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I bought this little house because I wanted to share the experience/joy/fun/inspiration/love that I have found here. Hope to see you soon..............<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-83670763783225470422015-05-01T09:50:00.000-07:002015-05-01T09:50:01.350-07:001st of may- summer is a coming...........I gave up on writing 500 words a day for 31 days , because I was just too busy. My Artist's retreat is now as ready as I know how but it took a lot more work than I anticipated to get it ready.<br />
And along with several commissions - I thought I had more than enough to do.<br />
It did however teach me that if I had to I could write 500 words on pretty much anything in a reasonably short period of time. I would like to think also that if I do it again later in the year that a month of writing would improve my writing skill. It did help with the perfectionism which was the reason I wanted to do the project in the first place.<br />
So having said that I am just going to write about today.<br />
I have been at home all day as I would like to have the weekend off- if you can count getting up at 5.30am on sunday morning to go to a market with paintings time off?<br />
So I have been getting up at about 6.15am every morning in order to have a longer day. (some days it works- other days I just fall asleep at 5pm for half an hour and miss the bus to yoga class.....)<br />
But today I worked on a large painting all morning and finished it. In between advising my guests in the Artist's retreat where to find the instructions for the washing machine. ( I am hoping that they will give me a demo before they leave as working machinery is not one of my skills) <br />
Then while making lunch I had to decide whether to sit outside - using heat of sun but not able to use computer or sit inside and put on gas heater and work on computer. It was very frustrating but it is that time of year when it is warm outside but still chilly inside.<br />
I also had another little job to do which involved painting over a figure on a table top which I had previously painted. It wasn't difficult but was quite funny at one point when there was only head and hands left showing. It is nearly covered up now and only remains to be varnished again- and again -- and again. as it's to be used in a cafe. It's quite fun to do something like that- I have another one to do when that one is delivered..<br />
After that I started work on something I am doing as a sort of translation. It was quite a lot of work but I really enjoyed being challenged.I have a large pile of books (dictionaries, thesaurus, both english and italian) which makes me feel very industrious. I hope to finish it tomorrow - if I get up at 6.15am -yawn!<br />
After that I went outside to get some inspiration to write a blog post and found something rather peculiar. . I have had a yellow rose for the last 2 years which I have broken bits off ( there is probably a technical term for this , but I don't know what it is.) and stuck them in soil and so now I have about 6 little rose bushes. But now, one of them has pink roses. How is that? There is also another plant which seems to have 2 different kinds of flowers on it. Very odd!<br />
However my flowers are looking wonderful and my street is so pretty at the minute. I am intending to paint it as often as I feel like . I never used to be much of a gardener so I am fairly impressed by how good it looks.<br />
Now it must be about time for a glass of wine so I will plonk some photos on this post and welcome the weekend.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finished this today (60x80cms)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my industrious desk</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727328488910688122.post-12344486147721118192015-04-01T23:49:00.001-07:002015-04-01T23:49:15.030-07:00thinking of giving up already........Yawn.....am a bit tired and it's only 8am. I didn't realise that there would be so much work to do in getting my artist's retreat ready for Sunday. As soon as I finish this I am off to buy more paint and then paint the last coat of paint upstairs.<br />
Yesterday was filled with painting and cleaning and arranging and sewing . It was a lovely sunny day and it was very enjoyable but following on from the previous day when I had to come back in the evening and then put my studio in order as some of my furniture had been moved to the other house , it was a lot slower pace.<br />
Want to make sure I don't get much slower today..... but is definitely getting there.<br />
Am getting some logs delivered to "artfully" decorate the fireplace and another chest for storage ( and because it looks nice)<br />
My artistic interior decorator/ restorer and next door neighbour is away for 2 days so I will be doing all the little fiddly bits and making sure all the bedding is clean etc.<br />
The downside of my artist's retreat looking so beautiful is that my studio looks scruffy and not so good in comparison which means I now feel that I will have to get started on cleaning and painting here too. I forsee a busy weekend.<br />
(How is my excuse for missing yesterdays 500 words sounding so far?)<br />
As I have now 2 outstanding commissions to paint I would like to get all the house work done before I start work next week on painting.<br />
It is nice that it is spring and the sun is shining in he windows but all the shadows on the walls in my studio are actually damp or mould patches. It was not noticeable before - in the corners or up high where the light didn't reach. But this is a normal problem here and painters and decorators will be seen everywhere over the next 2 months. The houses here were built when it was much drier in this area and in the summer they are cool and dry but in the winter even<br />
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the best insulated and heated ones still have problems.<br />
So I have discovered painting with a roller. Oh what fun- and this is what should make fixing my studio less of a chore. I painted the whole of the upstairs floor in about 30 minutes yesterday so fixing up my house ( It really needs replastered and all sorts done- which is not happening.) with several coats of paint and some energetic cleaning and throwing out of everything I can bear to part with should be possible over the weekend.<br />
Then it's back to semi- normal on Tuesday.<br />
Must go and buy more paint now. Apologies for wittering on in a tired manner.... but might be back later after all........Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781156357429285485noreply@blogger.com0