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A Visit to Italy - The Amazing Marilena Sostero Talking about Her Passion for Creating Art on Rocks 38
A beautiful day in Ancona, Italy. Photo by artist Marilena Sostero
Greetings to everyone from Italy!
My name is Marilena Sostero and I live in a beautiful city by the sea, called Ancona.
For many years I have passionately painted using oil techniques. I also loved making portraits in crayons and charcoal. Later I approached the art of rock painting, with much love and fun.
The most exciting thing about rock painting is how you can change a stone or a little pebble found by chance, into a small artwork that so many people love!
I love to find rocks in the shape of a cottage or a mushroom, which nobody appreciates , and turn them into beautiful pieces of art.
Saluti a tutti dall'Italia!
Mixed media by Marilena Sostero | I sassi di Marilena | Instagram | for sale Here
My great passion is to paint stones of every form, but my true love is to reproduce the ancient houses with the flowers lurking on the walls. I love to create these houses without painting the walls with colours, but using only shadows to create the depth. Then I add the flowers and trunks that climb around the windows with synthetic paste. I do not draw almost anything in pencil, but I rely on the brush using black colour to letting my imagination carry me on.
Here is one of the works I never wanted to sell, because it embodies the best I want to achieve.
Artwork painted rock by Marilena Sostero | I sassi di Marilena | Instagram |
If I were to give a piece of advice to someone who has just started painting I would say:
Always observe with great attention all the beautiful things that are around us … and never miss the joy of creating, like any baby would do.
Se dovessi dare un consiglio a qualcuno che ha appena iniziato a dipingere, direi: Osservare sempre con grande attenzione tutte le cose belle che vediamo intorno a noi… e non perdere mai la gioia di creare come farebbe un bambino.
Painted rocks by Marilena Sostero | I sassi di Marilena | Instagram |
I would like to thank you all for your attention and wish you best of luck with your painting in the future.
My best regards and appreciation, Hugo and Marilena
Vorrei ringraziare tutti voi per la vostra attenzione e augurarvi buona fortuna con la vostra pittura in futuro.
I miei migliori saluti e apprezzamenti, Hugo e Marilena