In the streets of Albino there were 80 artists among which painters and sculptors plus some musicians and a storyteller. All artists selected by an artistic committee. I was present with some of my last artworks and, from morning to evening, I painted a portrait sketch from life of my model and friend Anna Laura.

I had a lot of fun painting Anna Laura from life and I loved meeting people after so much lockdown and lack of human contacts. The people were warm and welcoming! So many people stopped to chat, asking me about the paintings, a business card or just stopped for telling me they liked my artworks.

It was nice, especially if you think about the situation we come from: a year and a half of lockdowns and absent human relationships because of the damn Covid!! So it was exciting to spend the whole day with friends (Anna Laura and his boyfriend and then her parents came and we love them all!). I met people from real all day long, I talked with so many people I had never seen before (!) and it was exciting to see the streets of the historic center of this beautiful town full of people with the desire to see and experience Art. .

I really like painting from life.. and I like to create some kind of “Art event” .. I like the show, I like the people. It’s exciting!

Of course, being very busy with painting, I couldn’t walk around in the streets and meet other artists. That’s a pity because for sure it was full of fantastic people ..but on the other hand, it’s also true that, if I had done it, I would never have been able to finish the portrait by the end of the day and I would not have done my show .. and therefore, it was perfect this way..

Anyway, the staff was so good that they called three photographers to portray this event, Albino in Arte.. And with their wonderful shots they gave me a more than complete idea of was going on all around in the show that day: a marvel !! I am proud to have been a part of it.

The initiative was organized by the associations Arte sul Serio and the Photographic Association of the City of Moroni – Albino.

Thanks guys, you were great !! :))

Two lovers are just resting after love. They enjoy the sun, they enjoy nature, they enjoy life.

This painting is a celebration of life,  of love and of beauty.

The Dreamers is a painting oil on canvas, 27,5 x 39,4 inches ( 70 x 100 cm).

The Dreamers is available for sale. For more information do not hesitate to contact me via PM  to my WhatsApp no. +393489136889 or to my email address sara.calcagno@gmail.com.

In this painting I wanted only two main character and one subject. The first character is for sure the amazing location in all its triumphant beauty (the Italian Alps in Aosta Valley, Italy). The second character is my model, representing all of us with the same spirit.. And here we are at the subject: the need for infinity, for new discoveries, the adventurer in the sense intended in the XIX century, the one I feel so near my soul.

About the amazing alpine landscape seen from the top of the mountains, of course is an homage to Caspar David Friedrich famous one, the Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, dating 1818. The figure represents for sure the artist, and all people like me in need for infinity with the particular adventurous spirit, with a romantic approach to life.

I am totally in love with the alpine landscapes and with the Aosta Valley, that I live since I was a child and where I have dear friends and dear memories.

The New Romantics, Painting by Sara Calcagno, oil on canvas, 76 x 35 cm

Peonies are such a poetic flower, with all those gigantic light petals. They amaze with their size and with their splendour. I adore going in peony gardens and absorbing their energy and their beauty. They are such beautiful and poetic flowers! For some years, in the past, I lived in Montefiascone (Viterbo, Italy) and in april and may I used to go very often to Centro Botanico Moutan in Vitorchiano. There they grow all kinds of peonies, they say they have the biggest collection of chines peonies in Europe! I don’t know, if it’s the biggest. For sure it is astonishing. They have such a gorgeous collection .. you can litterally walk among peonies high like yourself for hours.. This year I would have loved to go again but due to covid lockdown, we couldn’t move from our region. Pity but it will be for next year! I was lucky that my neighbor has the most amazing peonies and I could make so many pics.

Hope you will enjoy this study. It was funny to paint it and the result is what I expected, a little bit dreamy and ethereal.

Peonies’ Dream, oil on canvas by Sara Calcagno, 41 x 22 cm

I love autumn color and autumn fruits and vegetables. I love autumn. I think maybe is my favorite season together with late spring.. Anyway, if you think about it, both autumn and late spring are magical moments for nature! Lots of different seasonal fruits and flowers are at their best and very mature and so rich in their colors. The painting has already found a collector.