Comments 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. [...]

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.

By: Ted

Ted — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:33:39 +0000

Beautiful images, I am sure our expatriate community would be delighted if you could share some of these images with us.

By: Hank Buffington

Hank Buffington — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:30:55 +0000

Those are awesome! That green stripe at the end of the curving sky shape in the first one is like a bolt of lightning!

By: William E. Elston

William E. Elston — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:05:46 +0000

re. Via della Chiesa, I really like this piece, in part because it hovers uncomfortably between drawing and painting. It seems that you have put the requisite number of brushstrokes to make your statement and no more. I’ve always admired Sorrolla for similar brevity.

By: William W Whalberg

William W Whalberg — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:18:45 +0000

Marc, your paintings convey much. They are gems to be enjoyed. You put the veiwer “there” with
all the sense of the surroundings, not an easy thing in itself. You have an eye for subject matter
and a great color palette.

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:23:45 +0000

Really lovely paintings! I love the sketchiness and yet the realism of them. It’s so nice (and encouraging) to see such beauties when it’s so difficult to find the beauty of nature in your present geographical location. Hopefully I’ll be able to study with you one spring in the future! From a very wet and cold England,
Maria