Il palio through artist eyes pages

IL PALIO THROUGH ARTIST EYES.IL PALIO IS A MEDIEVAL HORSERACE. IT IS COLORFUL. EXCITING. SCAREY. DAN-GEROUS. HATED BY A FEW BUT LOVED BY MANY MORE. IT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE MEDIEVAL TIMES DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO END IT. THE THING MOST DON’T KNOW ABOUT IL PALIO IS IT IS THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE PEOPLE OF SIENA. BUT FOR THIS ARTIST IT WAS ADDICTING. MY PAS-SION TO PAINT THE LANDSCAPE, THE COL-OR, THE ELECTRIC ENERGY, THE COLOSSAL PAGEANTRY ,AND THE BEAUTY OF THESE SPECIAL HORSES AND THE MEN THAT RIDE THEM HAS GRABBED ME AND WON’T LET GO. IL PALIO IS AN ARTIST’S DREAM. SO HERE IS IL PALIO THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ARTIST. MY EYES. MY DREAM. I AM THE ARTIST.these paintings are done in traditional Chinese style on rice paper in folding accordian albums handmade in China for me. they are jumbo size unfolding to over 70’ if

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