Comments for Marc Dalessio

Comment on Oltrarno Exhibition by rahina qh

rahina qh — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:08:21 +0000

your blog was recommended by a fellow artist. good to have discovered your excellent work!

Comment on Recent Cityscapes by Oltrarno Exhibition | Marc Dalessio

Oltrarno Exhibition | Marc Dalessio — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:39:51 +0000

[...] I’ll be having another exhibition for charity next week at the Osteria di Santo Spirito. The paintings are all sketches from this winter painted in the Oltrarno of Florence and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Amici di Santo Spirito association. The opening reception will be on Thursday, February 25th from 6 to 9 pm. You can see some of the work here. [...]

Comment on Courses by Umbrian Plein Air Workshop | Marc Dalessio

Umbrian Plein Air Workshop | Marc Dalessio — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:39:35 +0000

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Comment on Dog Portrait by Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:29:32 +0000

I love this portrait of your dog. People seem very fond of having their dogs painted. You website is awesome–an inspiration to me. How is it to live in Italy? It looks like the most beautiful place.

Comment on Italian Frames by kaylyn

kaylyn — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:44:20 +0000

I hate it when a frame shop sells ornate frames that don’t match up at the mitered corners!!! I worked in a big box frame shop for a while and steered customers away from the cheap imitation carved frames, showing them how dumb they look when there are 1/2 misses at the corners!

Comment on Self Portraits over the Years by kaylyn

kaylyn — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:40:26 +0000

Very interesting…love the progression of portraits thru the years, got a little vertiginous during the set-up stretch in the video! Edward Tufte would find your graph amusing, have you sent it to him? Love his work!

Comment on Self Portraits over the Years by David R. Darrow

David R. Darrow — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:18:44 +0000

A friend pointed me to your site and self-portraits, and I am glad for that. I have returned several times to view them and your video again and again.

What I keep remembering, however, is the brilliance of your graph. The gold “Perceived Technical Skill” however ‘general’ in shape, is an element that can be applied to just about any area of life, whether skills, relationships, religion or politics. The high points of the curve coincide with the very self-admiration that prevents us from improving, while the low points represent an emotional over-correction that prepares us to move forward into new ability.

Simply stated graphically, and deep in meaning.

Comment on Recent Cityscapes by Sassodoro

Sassodoro — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:05:58 +0000

With these cityscape sketches, you captured specific light and moods, and many “native” textures of the city. Even the sleeping vespe, in their colored stillness, seem to await the coming swarm of inevitable, frenetic motion. Bravo from Los Angeles.

Comment on Self Portraits over the Years by Hillary

Hillary — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:35:33 +0000

I LOVE your graph. That is exactly how I have felt my progress was- that relationship of elements. However-I never knew it was a normal progression. It should help those down days-knowing I am not alone in this course. Thanks !!
Also- your paintings rock!

Comment on Self Portraits over the Years by Louise

Louise — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:13:37 +0000

I just dropped by via ItalyTutto. Like everyone else, I love the graph! But also the paintings. The most recent ones seem to me to be light years away from the first – but of course that’s to be expected after so many years of work. I’m not an expert, but it seems to me you have to go a long way these days to find a portrait painter as accomplished as you!