Written by Welcome. My name is Edoardo Dispenza. I’m Italian and I live in Pavia, a city in the Lombardia (Lombardy) region of northern Italy, on the left bank of the Ticino River, 32 km south of Milan. My family of professional artists (classic music, classic dance, painting, architecture) had a great, indelible influence on my development; they are enlightened people to whom I owe the birth of my love of art. I have been fascinated by art for more years than I care to remember.
My hobbies include music and the literature too. I also love to travel and try to visit as many countries and cities as I can in the world. My love of drawing and painting began when I first picked up a pencil and brush.
Please take a leisurely wander through some of my drawings. With them I try to move myself toward new horizons. I always hope my images have something to say. I hope you enjoy your visit and that it replenishes you.
I do illustrations by mainly using the techniques following:
Watercolor
Oil paint
Collage
Felt-tip pen
Ink
Pastel
Pencil
Tempera
I tend to paint in any medium that suits the purpose of what I’m trying to achieve, for the time being I favour watercolors. I love using a limited palette, as much as I like using a full range of color. Any special artistic influences? I love to play with color. Not only and always the bright, shiny, good color, but also the atmosphere… mysterious and special.
I enjoy creating images which are where possible evocative. All around us there are views, colors, moments, tiny cracks in the matrix of ordinary, sometimes brief, yet stunningly clear. Things distant to hand make the best subjects for me. I still strive every day to learn more about painting in particular and art in general. The day an artist sits back and is satisfied with his efforts, that is the day he ceases to be an artist!
If you want to be a painter of pictures then start with a pencil, it will give you an appreciation of line, of tone and train your eye on how to represent objects on a two dimensional surface to make them appear three dimensional. My work has been published in books and magazines and has been used by greeting card manufacturers and industrial clients.
Please do not ask me too much about creative process or how I sketch and paint, what inspires me, etc.! You know, you have the sheet of blank paper, the pencil, and the will to invent… As nothing can come of nothing, I begin with an idea, an image, a dream and then it becomes something else… Do not worry; artists can redeem a wasted day in two minutes. As you all know, the enemy of creativity is “good” sense.
Edoardo Dispenza
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Very imaginative and creative! Thank you for sharing Charlie!
Thrilled you liked Edoardo’s work! Thanks Susan! 😃
It is very clever!
Your abstract is so light and happy plus an interesting composition. I really like it
So happy you enjoyed Edoardo’s feature! Thanks! 😃
These are wonderful! They remind me a lot of the work of Saul Steinberg. Great combo of line and color. (K)
Aren’t they wonderful!? So glad you liked them too, Kerfe! 😃
What provocative and fascinating artwork! One could find so many meanings every time one looks at each painting!
They’re really wonderful, aren’t they? So glad you liked these, Teresa! 😃
Thanks for sharing your thought provoking art Edoardo! Thank you Charlie!
Thanks so much Sharon! Glad you enjoyed this feature! 😃
The last line “. . . the enemy of creativity is “good” sense.” should be tattooed on everyone’s dominant arm.
I agree Judy!! 😉Glad you liked the feature!
I like all the pops of color mixed in with your drawings. Very nice!
Thanks Carol! Glad you liked Edoardo’s work! 😃
What fun you express in your art.
Glad you liked Edoardo’s work! Thanks Sharon! 😃
At last, someone I’m already following! Edoardo’s art is truly original and always compelling. Great to see it here too.
Hehe… so glad to know you’re already an Edoardo fan, Michael! 😃
I enjoyed your work. The color, the textures are great. I like how each painting seems light and effortless. Thanks for sharing.
Thrilled you liked this feature! Thanks Damita! 😃
Wonderful drawings and paintings, love the mystery and adventure they seem to offer and they are so engaging. Great feature post, thank you Charlie.
Thanks so much Haunani! So happy you liked Edoardo’s feature! 😃
Love the colours in Edoardo’s works. And nice to see an artist from Italy…
robert