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PANSIES FOR ROSALINA
My Mom is no longer with me on this earth, but she is always in my heart. These flowers are for her. I wanted to paint bright bold colors, happy, joyful colors, not pastel, sappy colors. No leaves, no frills, no … Continue reading
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Tagged Acrylic on canvas art, allegretto, allegretto art, allegretto design, bold colors, botonical, bright colors, contemporary, decorative art, devotion, fiore, fiori, floral, floral art, flowers, garden, goirno della mamma, italian, italian pansies, Italy, love, mamma, May day, Mediterranean, modern, mom, mother, mother's day, nature, nature art, painting of pansies viole del pensiero, pam franz, pamela allegeretto franz, pamela allegretto, pansies, pansy, plein air painting, primary colors, viola del pensiero, wildflowers
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FESTA DELLA LIBERAZIONE
Today is one of Italy’s most celebrated holidays: Festa della Liberazione (Liberation Day Celebration). It marks the fall of Mussolini’s Italian Social Republic and the end of the Nazi occupation in Italy in 1945. This date also commemorates the courageous … Continue reading
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“HAPPY EARTH DAY”
In celebration of EARTH DAY, I thought I would post my painting of FALL IN NEW ENGLAND.I know it’s Springtime now, but my feeble attempts at landscape painting are limited, and I wanted to post something appropriate to celebrate EARTH … Continue reading
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Tagged allegretto, allegretto art, allegretto design, autumn, autumn colors, big island, big island of hawaii, blue, botanical, clouds, connecticut, contemporary, earth day, East Hampton, fall, fall colors, floral, flowers, hawaii, impressionistic, island, island art, kailua kona hawaii, kona coast, landscape, leaves, lupin, mountain cliffs, mountains, nature, new england, north shore, ocean, orange, original art, pacific ocean, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, pamela allegretto-franz, plein air, pololu valley, pololu valley lookout, poppies, river, sea, seascape, sky, stream, sunset, tourism, travel, trees, tropical, tropical flowers, tropics, view, vista, warm colors, warm tones, water, waves, wildflowers, yellow
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“CLEVER AND CAPTIVATING MYSTERY”
“Ashes to Ashes, Diamonds to Dust is a clever and captivating mystery set in Venice with plenty of twists and turns. Carla Romano, a modern-girl heroine, meets the challenge that comes her way with a sense of humor while surrounded … Continue reading
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“WORLD PIANO DAY”
Yes, there really is such a day, and it’s today, the 88th day of the year. I decided that it’s the perfect day to “air out” PIANO MAN. The last time PIANO MAN took center stage, I had a contest … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, blues painting, contemporary art, honky tonk music, honky tonk piano, jazz, jazz art, jazz musicians, jazz painting, music, music art, musicians, original art, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto-franz, piano, piano man, piano player, purple piano, ragtime, ragtime piano player, upright piano allegretto art, world piano day
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY VENICE – BUON COMPLEANNO VENEZIA
Today Venice celebrates its 1600th birthday. “Truly such is the stupendous glory of it, that at my first entrance it did amaze or rather ravish my senses.” Thomas Coryat As soon as this pandemic is behind us, I hope to … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto art, allegretto design, balcony, blue, bridge, buildings, contemporary art, doors, european architecture, European scene, european travel, foot bridge, gold, golden tones, green, italia, italian architecture, italian scene, italian travel, Italy, lagoon, march 25, mediterranean painting, modern art, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto-franz, ponte, red, river, stucco, tourism, tuscany gold scene, venetian scene, venezia, venice, venice birthday, warm tones, water, windows
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HAPPY SPRING
“RED AND ORANGE FLOWERS” I know, it’s a boring title. But at the time when I did this painting, I was bored. I took an artist’s still life workshop, and to my dismay, the subject was a boring, colorless vase with faded … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic, allegretto art, allegretto design, blue, bold colors, botanical, contemporary art, daisies, daisy, decorative art, design art, designer art, dimensional, fantasy, favorite paintings, floral, flowers, home decor, marbleized background, minimalism, modern art, nature, orange, orange flowers, original art, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, primary colors, purple, red, stylized flower painting, stylized flowers, symbolic art, symbolism, Tromp l’oeil still life, unique art, wall art, whimsical, yellow
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“FESTA DEL PAPÀ”
Oggi in italia, ci festeggiamo la Festa del Papà. È la Festa di San Giuseppe, per chi si chiede come sia nata questa giornata particolare agli italiani. Pertanto, mando il mio amore nell’universo e spero che raggiunga mio caro papà. … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract art, african, allegretto art, allegretto design, american indian, anatomy, anglo-saxon, buddha, buddhism, christian, equality, ethnic, family, father’s day, festa del papà, god, hands, harmony, hindu, hispanic, holy, humanity, inter-racial, islam, judaism, love, Mediterranean, modern art, mother earth, multi-racial, muslim, oriental, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, pamela franz, poppies, race, religion, religious, Saint Joseph, spirit, spiritual, unity, universal love, world peace
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“WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH”
Certainly, one month isn’t nearly enough time to celebrate all of the amazing women who, throughout the centuries, have made significant contributions to the betterment of society around the world. However, it’s a start. 1000 thanks to FINEARTAMERICA for voting … Continue reading
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Tagged agricoltori, alba, allegretto art, allegretto design, farm worker, floral, gold, golden landscape, golden tuscan scene, italia, italian architecture, Italian farm house, Italian farm worker, Italian peasant worker, Italy, landscape, Paessaggio, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, red, sunrise, sunset, toscana, tourism, tramonte, travel, tuscan farm house, tuscan landscape, tuscan scene, Tuscany, vintage, warm colors, warm tones, yellow sky
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“ROMAN TABLE” – NATIONAL DRINK WINE DAY
Since traveling back to Italy is still not an option, I’m keeping the dream alive. And what better day to celebrate Italia than today, NATIONAL DRINK WINE DAY! Works for me. Tanti Saluti! The original painting “ROMAN TABLE” has been … Continue reading
“EASY, BREEZY, AND STREET-SMART WRITING STYLE”
“Author and artist Pamela Allegretto has stepped in to satisfy our Venice yearnings with her new novel, a madcap tongue-in-cheek escapade titled “Ashes to Ashes, Diamonds to Dust.” The whimsical book cover is the first clue of the jaunt awaiting … Continue reading
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Tagged allegretto art, Amateur detective, Amateur sleuth, Art mystery, Comedic mystery, Cozy mystery, Cozy mystery Italy, Cozy mystery Venice, Crime caper, Diamond Caper, Diamond theft, Female heroine, Female protagonist, Female sleuth, International Mystery, Mystery in Italy, Mystery in Venice, pamela allegretto, Strong women, Travel mystery, Who done it, Woman sleuth
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PRIMO GENNAIO JANUARY 1st
Until I stumbled into this odd little side gig of translating Italian poetry, my idea of poetry didn’t go much further than, “Roses are red…” etc., etc. Occasionally, I read and reread and tried to understand some of the poetry … Continue reading
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Tagged allegretto, allegretto art, allegrettoart, angels, Ashes to Ashes, author, bridge of sighs and dreams, Diamonds to Dust, italia, italian poetry, italian poets, italian scene, italian travel, Italy, language, luciano somma, modern poetry, naples, napoli, Neapolitan poetry, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, poesie Italiano, poetry, poets, tourism, translating poetry, translations, travel, travel writing, writing
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