Italian women pride themselves on their clean, orderly homes, their freshly ironed linens, and of course the food they cook. This painting was inspired by a photo of my cousin Silvana, who lives in Sersale, a small town in Calabria. Many times when we spoke, she told me she was cleaning her house or ironing innumerable shirts for her husband. Here she takes a break.
9 responses to “Silvana – time for a break”
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A universal expression of every woman, I think.
StickerLady ~ SB
Ha ha, I see why you can speak Italian 🙂
I don’t think I represent the real Italian woman but I agree with you! and I think you are very talented
madaboutpink from SB
This is fabulous Mimi. I love the expression on her face.
Not sure if my comment went through, so again:
Very Calabrian indeed; lovely painting, Mimi 🙂
The woman is very pretty. You do great work!
I clicked on your name over on Donna Cunningham’s site and I landed here. I just wanted to let you how much I love your watercolors. Wow! You chose a truly challenging medium and do it so very well. I will have to keep checking in to see more of your work.
I really really love this painting. The colors are just yummy and I think you’ve done an excellent job with the skin tones. You getting better and better.
I LOVE this woman and the image she portrays, Mimi!