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Tag Archives: travel
“HAPPY EARTH DAY”
In celebration of EARTH DAY, I thought I would post my painting “TROPICAL TRINITY.” I’m not a fan of wishy-washy, muted colors, and so I played with the bold vivid colors that speak to me while hanging out in Paradise … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto art, allegretto design, aloha spirit, aruba, banana, big island art, caribbean, earth day, earth day art, earth day tropical, fantasy, flowers, food and beverage, fruit, green, hawaii, Hawaiian, hawaiian art, hawaiian beach, Hawaiian fruit art, hawaiian lei, island art, kailua kona, Kauai, kona, lei, mango, maui, oahu, ocean, original art, palm leafs, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, pineapple, purple, purple flowers, purple lei, seascape, st marten, sunrise, ti leaves, tourism, travel, tropical painting, tropical plants, tropics, yellow
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HAPPY SPRING – “NEW ENGLAND WATERFALL”
HAPPY SPRING – “NEW ENGLAND WATERFALL” Connecticut is a plein air artist’s paradise. In addition to the vibrant warm hues that dominate the fall landscape, an explosion of pink, yellow, violet, and rose proclaim spring. The first time I painted … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto art, allegretto design, connecticut landscape, Connecticut river valley, Connecticut Waterfall, East Hampton, flowers, nature, new england landscape, New England rock wall, New England stone wall, New England waterfall, original art, outdoors, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, plein air painting, purple flowers, river, rocks, Spring in New England, springtime, stone wall, stream, tourism, travel, waterfall, wild flowers, yellow flowers
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WORLD FOOD DAY
WORLD FOOD DAY There is no justification for children to go hungry in this country (or any country). But it’s happening every day, in every community. The USDA states that more than 11 million children in the United States live … Continue reading
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Tagged allegretto art, contemporary art, FAO, fegato con cipolle, italia, italian cooking, italian food still life painting, italian travel, Italy, original art, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, tavolo veneziano, travel, tromp l'oeil of onions, Tromp l’oeil still life, venetian cooking, venetian food, venetian painting, venice tourism, World Food Day
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BRIDGE OF SIGHS AND DREAMS – 5-STAR REVIEW
“The characters and story will remain with you long after you’ve read the final page.” “What a bittersweet story. It shows the depths people will go to during a crisis: in this case, a war. Some cower in fear, others … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction
Tagged allegretto art, german occupied rome ww2, historical fiction, italia, Italian Resistance World War 2 fiction, italian travel, Italy, Jews in ww2 Italy, kappler ww2 italy, nazi occupied Italy, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, travel, Women’s fiction fiction writer, ww2 fiction, ww2 italy, ww2rome
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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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“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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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
Posted in Fiction, original art, Uncategorized
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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“UNITY” – HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Although the balloons are different colors, they are all still balloons. When they unite, good things happen. I’m hopeful that in 2021 we can all unite and make good things happen. HAPPY NEW YEAR! “L’UNITÀ” – FELICE ANNO NUOVO! Sebbene … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic painting, allegretto, allegretto art, art, balloon, blue, colorful art, contemporary art, fantasy, flight, funky art, happy new year, orange, original art, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, pink, purple, red, ribbons, s gulls, sea gulls, sky, toys, travel, trompe l'oeil, yellow unity
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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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SICILIAN TABLE
Since travel to Italy is not an option right now, I dug up this painting to keep the dream alive. This trompe l’oeil still life of a Chianti bottle with olive oil decanter, provolone cheese ball, and plum tomatoes on … Continue reading
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Tagged allegretto art, allegretto design, cheese, Chianti, chianti bottle, chianti cask, colorful, contemporary, cooking, cucina, cuisine, food and beverage, italia, Italian food, Italy, mediterranean food, mediterranean painting art, olio, olive oil, pam franz, pamela allegretto, pamela allegretto franz, plum tomatoes, pomodori, provolone, provolone ball, red wine, restaurant, rustic, sicilia, Sicilian food, Sicily, still life, travel, Trompe L'oeil, Vino, wine, wine bottle
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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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