knell63

Six years ago I decided to swap the 9-5 workplace in Britain for a more peaceful and tranquil pace of life in Italy to enjoy the food, the people and sun. Especially sun, although the food is good too and the people are wonderful..

I now make a living writing for websites, painting and teaching English as well as amusing the locals in the village by speaking Italian poorly while trying to explain myself. My areas of interest are wide ranging from art history, to cars, language and tourism.

I hope you find my contributions to be of interest and if you are interested in seeing my paintings or the Travel Content article I produce please follow the links below.

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Many Thanks for your interest

Neal

In the Spotlight

The Zen of Tranquil Painting

The zen art of relaxation through painting. A look at ways in which you can be creative and release stress at the same time.

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  Modern & Contemporary Art

  Who Where the Pre-Raphaelite Artist's Models

  11 years ago

  They were the WAGS of their day, the supermodels and catwalk queens of the nineteenth century. These demure, elegant women with their tumbling hair, elegant necks and doe eyes defined the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style. Rossetti, Burne-Jones, William Hunt, Waterhouse and Millais all...

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  Art History

  Renaissance Art and Artists - Famous Female painters

  10 years ago

  The Renaissance, the age of Enlightenment, remembered for its famous painters and sculptors. The period from 1400 to 1650 is populated with a whole host of famous men but there were also a group of talented female painters who also contributed to the age.