CARMELA RINALDIS

"I realized how much I love art during my middle school years in Southern Italy.  Although I don’t consider myself good in drawing, I always tried to draw anything I saw that was very colourful.  Back then, I don’t remember ever having any paints, but I did own pencil crayons which I used mainly in school.  But I did not continue any art courses in high school, in Canada.  My desire to create a painting went dormant for a while.

In 1983, I moved back to Italy for three years with my family.  Since I was not working, I wanted to have a regular hobby.  Art was my obvious choice.  Starting to work with oils, I was inspired by pictures found in books and magazines, but especially by the landscape of the olive groves and the vibrant colours of the poppy fields.  Once completed, I gave most of my work away to relatives.

When back in Canada, I was ready to explore different mediums to help my paintings evolve into more realistic pictures, more pleasing to the eye.  Watercolours seemed to perk my interest.  I had no idea how to use them and experimented plenty to get more desirable results. 

​About three years ago, I attended an Art Show where an acquaintance of mine was exhibiting her work.  Not only did she have watercolours, but also acrylics, another interesting medium.  I began my first art class: watercolours and acrylics.  This truly proved to be an eye opener, reinforcing my love for art and realizing I now saw things under a different light!  I have also taken three workshops, and hope to continue in order to improve my technique and artistic vision".

Artist Email – carmrinaldis@hotmail.com

YU GARDEN, SHANGHAI, CHINA – Acrylic