WHO AM I
Hi, I'm Paola Bassan and I'm a Country Painter.
Follow me and you will discover the wonder of Country Painting with me!
“If you have built castles in the air, your work must not be lost. That’s where they need to be.
Now your task is to build the foundations for those castles “
– Henry David Thoreau –
I'll tell you something about myself ...
The love for Country Painting was like lightning in the clear sky.
It was 2007 and I'm not exaggerating if I tell you that... I haven't stopped painting since thena!
In all these years I have been lucky enough to meet wonderful people and extraordinary teachers: Maxine Thomas, Jamie Mills Price, Kim Houge, Laurie Speltz, Karen Wisner, Alessio Meggiato.
All of them have taught me a lot and have always spurred me on to do more, encouraging me to find my way, "my style", if you can say so ...
And here I am to live and share with you this great adventure ... a dream come true !
"Who owns the imagination ... with what ease he creates a world from nothing ..."
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
HOW A COUNTRY PAINTING PROJECT IS BORN
An idea meets a pencil...
... a pinch of technology ... and for everything else there is fantasy!
Country Painting, paint and look beyond ..
A sentence that Kim Houge said during a seminar particularly stuck with me: “Look out of the box” that is "look beyond".
Looking beyond the box, beyond the common things, beyond the usual everyday life... and so I try to do from that moment!
When I draw, when I paint I immerse myself in a reality that goes far beyond my "box".
Each of my characters is a little piece of me but he is much more than me.
I like to draw "topose" or "fluffettos" stories (and also invent strange adjectives and incredible names with which to call the things I create).
I draw what makes me smile... and even more I love giving life to an idea with color and many shades !!!
Having the opportunity to share this great passion with you is a privilege for me
so ...
thanks again for being here with me!!
I'm perpetually in Work in Progress, that's why in addition to my "classic" Country Painting projects I also combined a line dedicated to the little ones... because creativity has no limits and each of you can learn to do anything !!!
Now .. smile and have fun.. but, above all, remember:
Relax ... you're at home!
