FW: Sale of Denise Fruit painting

It was busy day at the Gallery with more than 60 visitors including people from the Adriatic Coast visiting family in Spoleto to people from Edinburgh and Turin.  We had extended hours till 8pm at night.  It is dark by then as summer here draws to a close and Autumn gets under way.  But there are still people about at this time in this medieval hill town with its narrow streets and romantic buildings that remind you of a stage set for an opera.

 

The painting of Denise Fruit from Lockhart River Catalogue Number 26 – Red Bush Anthills was collected by Lorenzo and Bianca from Roma.

Didjeridoo Concert in the Gallery

Last Sunday 23^rd September we arranged a Didjeridoo Concert in the gallery.  Can you imagine that we could find a didjeridoo player in Italy but Massimo from the Comune did.  His name is Cosimo Rosamilia from Orvieto which is about 80 k from Spoleto.  Cosimo travels in Europe and India playing the didjeridoo while his partner Francesca works with fire.  The audience were transfixed with the instrument and Cosima played with such pleasure.

 

Audience participation at the Didjeridoo Concert

The audience were intrigued with the instrument and some wanted to try it out for themselves.

 

Boys fascinated with the Didjeridoo

These boys were fascinated and tried for only a little while under Cosimo’s tutelage before they achieved a good sound and appreciation from the audience.

 

Friends arrive from Milano

On Sunday Stefano and Raffaella and their son Simeone arrived from Milano.  We met them in the street on the way to the Gallery.

 

Here they are in deep discussion about the Exhibition.

Distinguished Visitor

Today we had a very distinguished visitor to the Gallery – Professor Gaetano Prampolini.  Gaetano is Professor di Litterature dei Paesi di Lingua Inglese in the Faculta di Lettere e Filo Sofia at the Universite di Firenze.  In summary Gaetano teaches language and culture of the English speaking countries excluding United Kingdom, United States of America and Canada.  (A separate department is dedicated to each of these countries).  Australia is included in his field.  Gaetano was very impressed with the Exhibition and in his words “It is one of the most beautiful Exhibitions I have seen in years.  Each of the exhibited works breathes life.”

In the picture Gaetano and Andrea check the textiles from Better World Arts.

Purchase of a painting

Friends of Wallace from Wallace’s Art House here in Spoleto were visiting for just two days.  They came into the Gallery twice and purchased paintings. 

Friedrich purchased a Silas Hobson – Salmon Season 2006.