Benediction

This is a very powerful painting and should make people think and question. The woman is powerful in a calm and peaceful setting that dawn and an overcast day creates and so it will also add that mood associated with dawn into the room in which it is hung.
There are many questions about the woman one could ask, who is this Benediction for, her , her love ones, a lost soul, the Earth? Is she in a lonely place physically or emotionally and does the light on her cheek, that signals the dawn represent a new beginning? Has she been on a soul searching vision quest overnight and has the morning brought the answers that she has searched for? Or is she waiting for someone to arrive? Is she waiting for you?
It seems she is standing on the edge of the world and first to see the new day, who and what she is, is really up to you to decide.

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I have always been creative and enjoyed drawing and art at school whilst growing up in the Illawarra district of New South Wales. My trade as a Farrier [Blacksmith] although also a science is regarded as very artistic in nature. I now live in the North East Victoria region and am of both Italian and Australia heritage.
In 2006 I got serious about drawing and then moved onto oil painting, which I love, in 2014. Being totally self taught I have benefited from this and have developed my own style and have not followed marketing subject trends but painted from heart.

My paintings start with a strong emotional narrative and I use subjects in both a literal and symbolic way so as to open a door to wonder and imagination for the viewer whilst giving them the room to discover their own interpretations.

I am thoroughly rewarded when people are touched by my work, maybe recalling a sweet memory or desire and are left with a new sense of how beautiful life really is. Combined with my paintings I include written pieces/poetry that adds to and supports the messages I am conveying.
My process begins with a strong idea and title followed by a photo shoot with my models. I then go to the canvas and do the first under paintings and this is followed slowly with multiple layers of oil paint over the next months to bring these paintings alive.
I have an endless stream of inspirations and ideas that I want to paint and my hope is to touch as many hearts as possible, creating something beautiful in the memories of people while constantly developing my artistic skills.