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IL PRIMO SETTEMBRE / SEPTEMBER FIRST (Encore)
On this first day of September, I felt it appropriate to share the poem SEPTEMBER FIRST written by Luciano Somma. As in all of Luciano’s poetry, we feel the sentimental spirit of one of Italy’s foremost poets. I am always … Continue reading
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Tagged allegretto art, allegretto design, autumn, autumn colors, ballare, ballet, blue, bold colors, botanical, calligraphy, clouds, connecticut, contemporary, contemporary art, dance, dancers, dancing, dancing figures, decorative art, design, designer art, East Hampton, fall, fall colors, fantasy, figurative art, figures, floral, flowers, fun art, gold, green, impressionistic, italian poetry, jazz, landscape, leaves, Luciano Somma poesie Poesia Italiana, Luciano somma september, lupin, minimalism, miro`, modern art, mountains, movement, music, music notes, nature, new england, orange, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, tourism, tranaslations, travel, trees, yellow abstract
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MATERA
None of us the US are allowed inside the EU right now, but that doesn’t stop us from dreaming of better days to come. For those adventurous artists who have squeezed the last drop from your yellow ochre and burnt … Continue reading
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Tagged allegretto art, allegretto design, architecture, balcony, basilicata, city scape, contemporary, doors, italia, italian architecture, italian piazza, italian scene, italian village, Italy, matera, mediterranean painting, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, rooftop, serene, southern Italy, stairs, steps, street scene, terra cotta, tourism, travel, travel scene, warm colors, watercolor, windows
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FESTA DEL REDENTORE – Venezia
The Festa del Redentore, one of the most important traditional events in Venice, commemorates the end of the plague of the 16th century. The annual celebration takes place during the weekend of the third Sunday of July. Between 1575 and … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto art, allegretto design, balcony, bridge, buildings, calle, contemporary art, doge alvise mocenigo, doge sabastiano venier, doors, european architecture, European scene, european travel, foot bridge, Gondola, Gondolier, italia, italian architecture, italian scene, italian tourism, italian travel, Italy, lagoon, mediterranean painting, modern art, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, plague, ponte, Redentore, santa maria della salute, stucco, titian, tiziano, tourism, tuscan gold scene, venetian scene, venezia, venice, warm tones, water, windows
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LEI DAY – MAY DAY
Yes, I know, I’m a day late with my greetings. I’m running on Hawaiian time. Whenever possible, I like to step away from the serious. In this painting, I did that. Who says turtles have to be green or dolphins must … Continue reading
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Tagged allegretto art, allegretto design, animals, animation, beach, beach scene, blue, bold colors, bright colors, Caribbean art, children's art, clouds, colorful, dolphins, fantasy, fish, green, hawaii, Hawaiian, hawaiian lei, horizon, island art, juvenile art, kona, landscape, love, native art, nature, nursery room art, ocean, ocean scene, ocean waves, orange, outdoors, palm tree, palm trees, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, pink, purple, red, romance, sand, scenery, scenic, sea, sea turtle, seascape, shoreline, sky, summer, sun, sunrise, sunset, tourism, travel, tropical, tropical plants, turtle, turtles, water, yellow
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
TO MARKET On this International Women’s Day, I want to thank “International Women Artists” for featuring this painting in your Fineartamerica gallery. I am honored to have my work alongside such gifted artists. For me, big, bold colors reflect the … Continue reading
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Tagged African American women, allegretto art, allegretto design, beach, blue, bold colors, bright colors, Caribbean art, clouds, colorful, ethnic, ethnic art, fantasy, female figures, figures, green, horizon, island art, native art, native figures, native women, ocean, palm tree, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, purple, red, sand, scenery, scenic, sea, sea turtle, seascape, shoreline, sky, sun, sunrise, sunset, tourism, travel, tropical, tropical plants, turtle, water, wildlife, women working. baskets
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NEW ENGLAND COVERED BRIDGE
NEW ENGLAND COVERED BRIDGE When we first moved to Connecticut, I became fascinated by the multitude of charming covered bridges scattered across the state. I understand the covered bridge craze abounds throughout all of New England. A few years ago, I … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto art, allegretto design, ancient bridge, blue, bridge, connecticut, covered bridge, east haddam, floral, flowers, historic bridge, landscape, modern art, moodus, nature, new england, new england covered bridge, new england landscape, original art, paesaggio, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, plein air painting, ponte, purple, red, river, rural setting, sky, springtime, stream, tourism, travel, trees, wild flowers, wooden bridge
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY VENICE – BUON COMPLEANNO VENEZIA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY VENICE – BUON COMPLEANNO VENEZIA Tomorrow, 25 April, Venice will celebrate its 1598th birthday. https://fineartamerica.com/featured/venezia-pamela-allegretto.html For an interesting article, I encourage you to read; A Short Introduction to the Complicated History of Venice at: https://www.theveniceinsider.com/introduction-history-venice/#comment-55476 In this acrylic … 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, mediterranean painting, modern art, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, ponte, red, river, stucco, tourism, tuscany gold scene, venetian scene, venezia, venice, warm tones, water, windows
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“HAWAIIAN ISLAND LOVE”
HAWAIIAN ISLAND LOVE Often times, I like to step away from the serious. In HAWAIIAN ISLAND LOVE I did that. Who says turtles have to be green or dolphins have to be grey? Not me. And where is it written that once we … Continue reading
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Tagged allegretto art, allegretto design, animals, animation, beach, beach scene, blue, bold colors, bright colors, Caribbean art, children's art, clouds, colorful, dolphins, fantasy, fish, green, hawaii, Hawaiian, hawaiian lei, horizon, island art, juvenile art, kona, landscape, love, native art, nature, nursery room art, ocean, ocean scene, ocean waves, orange, outdoors, palm tree, palm trees, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, pink, purple, red, romance, sand, scenery, scenic, sea, sea turtle, seascape, shoreline, sky, summer, sun, sunrise, sunset, tourism, travel, tropical, tropical plants, turtle, turtles, water, yellow
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“TUSCAN FARMHOUSE AT SUNSET”
In “TUSCAN FARMHOUSE AT SUNSET” I wanted to pay homage to the Italian farmers who for hundreds of centuries, from sunup to sundown, have tended their land with a deep love and respect. The original 8�x10� acrylic on canvas painting … 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, original art, 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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TO MARKET
TO MARKET Thank you to International Women Artists for featuring this painting in your Fineartamerica gallery. I am honored to have my work alongside such gifted artists. For me, big bold colors reflect the joys of a tropical island. Taking … Continue reading
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Tagged African American women, allegretto art, allegretto design, beach, blue, bold colors, bright colors, Caribbean art, clouds, colorful, ethnic, fantasy, female figures, figures, green, horizon, island art, native art, native figures, native women, ocean, palm tree, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, purple, red, sand, scenery, scenic, sea, sea turtle, seascape, shoreline, sky, sun, sunrise, sunset, tourism, travel, tropical, tropical plants, turtle, water, wildlife, women working. baskets
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IL PRIMO SETTEMBRE/SEPTEMBER FIRST
by Luciano Somma On this first day of September, I felt it appropriate to share the poem SEPTEMBER FIRST written by Luciano Somma. As in all of Luciano’s poetry, we feel the sentimental spirit of one of Italy’s foremost poets. … Continue reading
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Tagged allegretto art, allegretto design, autumn, autumn colors, blue, botanical, clouds, connecticut, contemporary, East Hampton, fall, fall colors, floral, flowers, gold, green, impressionistic, landscape, leaves, Luciano somma september, lupin, mountains, nature, new england, orange, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, plein air, poetry, poppies, purple, red, river, sky, stream, tourism, travel, trees, trnaslations, warm colors, warm tones, water, wildflowers, yellow
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VENICE – FESTA DEL REDENTORE
Venice – Festa del Redentore The Festa del Redentore, one of the most important traditional events in Venice, commemorates the end of the plague of the 16th century. The annual celebration takes place during the weekend of the third Sunday … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto art, allegretto design, balcony, bridge, buildings, calle, contemporary art, doge alvise mocenigo, doge sabastiano venier, doors, european architecture, European scene, european travel, foot bridge, golden tones, italia, italian architecture, italian scene, italian tourism, italian travel, Italy, lagoon, mediterranean painting, modern art, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, ponte, Redentore, rendentore, santa maria della salute, stucco, titian, tiziano, tourism, tuscan gold scene, venetian scene, venezia, venice, warm tones, water, windows
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MATERA
MATERA For those adventurous artists who have squeezed the last drop from your yellow ochre and burnt sienna while painting Tuscan sunrises and sunsets, head south. I’m not talking Rome or Naples or Salerno, I mean the Deep South that … Continue reading
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Tagged allegretto art, allegretto design, architecture, archway, balcony, basilicata, carlo levi, city scape, contemporary, doors, eboli, Europe, italia, italian architecture, italian piazza, italian scene, italian village, Italy, lamppost, matera, mediterranean painting, modern art, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, retro, rooftop, serene, southern Italy, stairs, steps, street scene, terra cotta, tile, tourism, travel, travel scene, vintage, warm colors, watercolor, windows
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How Translating One Poem Led To A Profitable Spin-off
How Translating One Poem Led To A Profitable Spin-off Until I stumbled into this 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 … Continue reading
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Tagged allegretto, allegretto art, author, bridge of sighs and dreams, bruno mancini, expo 2015, italia, italian poetry, italian poets, italian scene, italian travel, Italy, language, luciano somma, milan, milano, modern poetry, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, poetry, poets, tourism, translating poetry, translations, travel, travel writing, writing
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