Collection: Bella Terra Oil Paintings

BELLA TERRA is a series about the beauty of the Italian landscape. I begin each painting with a watercolor study which I later turn into an oil painting. 

If you know me, you know of my love for Italy. My ancestry is all Italian and I feel in my blood and in my bones came this love of art. The first time I went to Italy, within the first hour, I could feel something special. This shameless appreciation for art and beauty, this dancing language, and all my senses were brought to life!

The circumstances of my life have left me here in Texas, and it's not easy for me to get to Italy as often as I'd like. While I wait to return and explore that varied landscape, I know it's being affected by climate change. So, I also express in this series, the sadness, the delight, the longing. 

5% of your purchase goes to The Nature Conservancy, working to create a world where people and nature can thrive!