CARLA DELLA BEFFA, ARTIST  

painting

an Italian in Paris

My large paintings (100x140 cm, oil and acrylic on canvas) are like short, one-frame films. The faces are real, fragments stolen from friends and passers-by. Part of the fun was drawing them without being seen. Later, I painted, recreating the emotion of the moment. The titles helped to set the mood.
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Milano Italy-Paris France, 1998-2002

And then I stopped painting. Couldn't do it anymore. I'm an ex-painter now
Painting Paris Summer Morning Greys and yellow and eye
Summer morning
Painting Paris Couple Green and orange-pink and mouths kissing
Couple kissing at the Tuileries
Painting Paris Dunes Greens lilac pale yellow landscape and profile
Do you like wind, you ask. Will it rain? (private collection, detail)
Painting Paris Grey Dark and light greys some red and yellow and an eye
In Paris, grays are coloured
Painting Paris Spring Pale pink greens some yellow and a face
Spring is a state of mind
Painting Paris Blackout Red purple and black and an eye
Blackout in the Métro
Painting Paris Rive Gauche Several greys and a sandal
Tourist standing on the Pont Neuf