“I experience art, and watercolor in particular, as a daily practice. I paint both in the studio and en plein air, because my direct relationship with reality is a fundamental part of my creative process.

Over the years, I have developed a personal artistic research focused primarily on the urban landscape, movement, and the energy of a scene. I have held several solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions.

I am a member of the cultural association of watercolor artists Acquafirenze, and in 2023 I founded Acquapisa, a group with which I organize urban sketching outings and activities related to the world of watercolor. This experience allows me to maintain a direct relationship with the territory and with people, and to share a practice that I consider, above all, a way of observing.

Alongside my artistic practice, I also teach watercolor, through both in-person and online courses. For me, teaching is a natural extension of my artistic research: it means sharing not only tools and techniques, but above all a way of looking, of choosing what to observe, and of transforming what we see into an image.

My artistic research stems from my interest in the dynamism of scenes and actions. I am drawn to the city when it is alive and constantly changing: people, architecture, vehicles, overlapping forms, movement, and all those elements that create the complexity of everyday life.

In this sense, I feel a connection with certain ideas associated with Futurism, particularly its interest in movement, energy, and the representation of reality as something constantly evolving.

But my research does not come from painting alone. Music also plays an important role. I believe that every place has its own sound, its own rhythm. A street, a square, an urban landscape all have their own musicality, and through watercolor I try to translate that perception into color and gesture.

Watercolor, with its transparency, immediacy, and unpredictability, is for me a particularly powerful medium for this kind of research. Through layers of color, gesture, and the physical qualities of the medium, I try to convey not only what I see, but also the energy and atmosphere of a place.

My way of working constantly moves between control and freedom. I allow the watercolor to retain an element of unpredictability, while at the same time I intervene to guide what happens on the paper. I am particularly interested in this tension: starting from a complex, dynamic, and often chaotic reality, and gradually searching for a sense of balance.

Ultimately, when I paint a place, I am not simply trying to represent it.

I am trying to capture its rhythm, its energy, and its atmosphere.

I am interested in that point where the landscape remains recognizable, yet begins to transform into a more personal perception. It is there that color becomes movement, gesture becomes rhythm, and watercolor becomes, in a way, the sound of the place I am observing.”