tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57763046332487810262024-03-12T16:49:50.428-07:00News&EventsBarbara Ciardo Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114700937758689516noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776304633248781026.post-85109914558438890192022-12-15T02:46:00.004-08:002022-12-15T04:50:02.107-08:00NO TO AI GENERATED IMAGES<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzfXxS8ivemTCjrrooIW0uUvff8rvlTTyTqa7i4JL7O5kOXxm0b7vY3Bv1jl1T5lvczbanwiP8YZNuBNyrmJfzJm8QA-UjqYe2L4SDOTWCrMSFdLK8z4bpvWgx1-zQldXDCdcP_0D91whuHVXUKCUSh0tKQasNV3IqgwMWvqKllgM-0drjxKKXwt_/s2025/NO%20AI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzfXxS8ivemTCjrrooIW0uUvff8rvlTTyTqa7i4JL7O5kOXxm0b7vY3Bv1jl1T5lvczbanwiP8YZNuBNyrmJfzJm8QA-UjqYe2L4SDOTWCrMSFdLK8z4bpvWgx1-zQldXDCdcP_0D91whuHVXUKCUSh0tKQasNV3IqgwMWvqKllgM-0drjxKKXwt_/s320/NO%20AI.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>One of the most complete arguments I found on the topic by artist Steven Zapata: </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjSxFAGP9Ss">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjSxFAGP9Ss</a> </p><p>and master artist Dave McKean: </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qOn0hx211A">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qOn0hx211A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Barbara Ciardo Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114700937758689516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776304633248781026.post-2335908473576433852022-11-08T02:23:00.001-08:002022-11-08T02:40:00.917-08:00Podium Audio - Cover Artwork<p><br /></p><p>Happy to see they've just announced the new audiobook series for which I created the first book cover artwork https://podiumaudio.com/audio-book/godsfall-a-litrpg-adventure/</p><p>Painting this character and mood was a great adventure and I truly hope you enjoy my work on this one! </p><p>More art projects in progress for the new year, keep an eye on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/barbaraciardoart/" target="_blank">IG stories</a> for updates and news.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM7CRqoY0difM2FxuqYPfgQfnDrfU58zohIL66dh8H8rfe7sYOJKFWvLYJgBvD867sY1b0mXpvzhlLsDc6qYmnKRfOrjMDBFreDn-kGJkTCZUE5mSIslfaiXxzRP3Aj1OvsiCEzRHBZgiWXJU0vdLPkahQcRLEATOiKAYAvyNC-ma-6iX-50NdENR_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM7CRqoY0difM2FxuqYPfgQfnDrfU58zohIL66dh8H8rfe7sYOJKFWvLYJgBvD867sY1b0mXpvzhlLsDc6qYmnKRfOrjMDBFreDn-kGJkTCZUE5mSIslfaiXxzRP3Aj1OvsiCEzRHBZgiWXJU0vdLPkahQcRLEATOiKAYAvyNC-ma-6iX-50NdENR_=w504-h504" width="504" /></a></div><p></p>Barbara Ciardo Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114700937758689516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776304633248781026.post-1219847466863725132021-09-14T07:58:00.006-07:002021-09-14T08:07:33.681-07:00Book Cover artwork-Mondadori<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glad to share my fresh new work for Mondadori here! This was a big challenge because for the art director and me was essential to fully present the characters, let feel a bit of their mutual relationship and show some story/setting elements without telling too much. Hope this worked out fine, it was much fun and as usual I had my best moments with the color palette. They asked for a very colorful "liquid" look far away from realism to give the sense of magic and I've been pretty happy to find a balance in this complex color combination. Hope you like the result! Check my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/barbaraciardoart/" target="_blank">IG stories</a> to be updated about my art news;) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYzPLZ-iZLDL-6Oy2q5nMGS7_hoyRtJrjgSvGsHb5yox-i3H4_jNRGeBLdRWy3EMhD90LQKCMmAtIJFAiGbSiK2Kdgb__tQbrXv5zDziWoU6-JNhQevNvmWfcD2DtH0dRpdA89UqwZzU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="520" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYzPLZ-iZLDL-6Oy2q5nMGS7_hoyRtJrjgSvGsHb5yox-i3H4_jNRGeBLdRWy3EMhD90LQKCMmAtIJFAiGbSiK2Kdgb__tQbrXv5zDziWoU6-JNhQevNvmWfcD2DtH0dRpdA89UqwZzU/w376-h578/LIO.jpg" width="376" /></a></div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y9TQgBKdCy2G4wl8ytSKSNL3xE6AJUO5UhW3fP-5BtywdpwO7AVux-m41L_cnAJmj7U8wOCV-7Q30vSjF8OKwU1YmsMqQWS9byWR0Q49S1bx-P-ecml4bTrmoNbRbl_CyxJpKGcnqoA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1400" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y9TQgBKdCy2G4wl8ytSKSNL3xE6AJUO5UhW3fP-5BtywdpwO7AVux-m41L_cnAJmj7U8wOCV-7Q30vSjF8OKwU1YmsMqQWS9byWR0Q49S1bx-P-ecml4bTrmoNbRbl_CyxJpKGcnqoA/w378-h382/ig_post.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Barbara Ciardo Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114700937758689516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776304633248781026.post-77254606673223290632021-06-04T02:23:00.006-07:002021-08-28T02:32:49.057-07:00Book cover art-The Broken Raven (Spanish edition)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Happy to finally share the cover artwork for "The Broken Raven" Spanish edition, the second book of fantasy trilogy by Joseph Elliott!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKGXTBbCIRHUOFKTThuw51H1URhyphenhyphenvKT2EmX8CQ1SgXPsK7GAZxrfgn58jIYoLUbBhGhSFbYNGCiHfIC7_oakKH_wNaDxifQI7PaHyZTiGiTa-srhnqDD0xArqNRHdegjKlHJxLT1Lk7I/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1400" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKGXTBbCIRHUOFKTThuw51H1URhyphenhyphenvKT2EmX8CQ1SgXPsK7GAZxrfgn58jIYoLUbBhGhSFbYNGCiHfIC7_oakKH_wNaDxifQI7PaHyZTiGiTa-srhnqDD0xArqNRHdegjKlHJxLT1Lk7I/w469-h473/insieme.jpeg" width="469" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>I had a lot of fun trying to depict the new story keeping the same graphic structure of the first cover and I must say that I almost instantly visualized this black/purple/pink color palette as soon as I got the design brief. It had to be darker and with some more mistery in it, making you questioning about character's identity and intentions. 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</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">I denied</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">I ignored </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">I betrayed </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">I hated </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">I should have yelled </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">My breath was short</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">I need!</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">To grow </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">To learn the energy, </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">the blooming, the way.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Mother I miss</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">The tender glance,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">That infinite space</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Under a tree</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">eyes up to the sky.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">I’m struggling,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Mother,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">but I am free.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Look at my eyes</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Love can you see?</div></div></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Client: @scuolaitalianadicomix</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto">Poster is a cut of the full painting, you can see more here: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://www.barbaraciardo.com/?fbclid=IwAR1X9ri58AUg97vGlOJzc9udxjY4LCgu-6Zwul47C6vfFpuwv-e0lw92CP8" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.barbaraciardo.com/</a></span></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div>Barbara Ciardo Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114700937758689516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776304633248781026.post-15132617768179917052020-05-16T09:27:00.001-07:002021-08-28T02:33:18.532-07:00"Mother, I need!" <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The starting point was how I miss a relationship with Nature, even more now in these hard times. I wanted to celebrate the Great Mother and speak loud a message to my real mother as well telling her what I often in everyday life I'm not able to communicate. </div>
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There's Darkness and Light, Death and Rebirth and so many things that I hope you'll see and feel traveling around the picture.</div>
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Enjoy my journey along the creation of this piece <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq6jHq9QmTA&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">HERE </a>on my YouTube channel. </div>
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"Mother, I need!"(2020) - Poster artwork for Scuola Italiana Di ComixBarbara Ciardo Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114700937758689516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776304633248781026.post-85637481198117799872020-05-11T07:52:00.003-07:002021-08-28T02:34:03.021-07:002020 Calendar Collector's Edition <a href="https://barbaraciardo.squarespace.com/calendar-2020limited-editio"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yn51DfTrVxor9yCW6CWA9DCf2qrFRTqR5GDhBK7qFUgVq9q7dqodpGsuDQkTWIVSQxC46sIBj1dLAhztZb4ENSuXnLI6_G6ZzNo6NvQmoio8kdlxgUeeTDtQE1Vho-KGv-LJ-BNztew/s1600/calendario_barbara_ciardo_mann_2020_DEF-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yn51DfTrVxor9yCW6CWA9DCf2qrFRTqR5GDhBK7qFUgVq9q7dqodpGsuDQkTWIVSQxC46sIBj1dLAhztZb4ENSuXnLI6_G6ZzNo6NvQmoio8kdlxgUeeTDtQE1Vho-KGv-LJ-BNztew/s400/calendario_barbara_ciardo_mann_2020_DEF-1.jpg" width="215" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNhF_ba302JGIbvOaDmhP3HI7MyByk8ZUssYm_Hn1uxSGK5igK5InS3Ad5ttbcf90oYtqJfZTEpHsAkmIeWSYjF3UNgST-F2mfaXzgkF02vHqqnwVu84KekvoUXMFpDMa4aFf68jPqb0/s320/calendario_barbara_ciardo_mann_2020_DEF8.jpg" /><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwQufJDISNgBka7tFs0SPQ9wkpCODnIDCP5DNxLya3UX5K3QVQqC-BlGgZGkRrzYCYfnx-V4eebvxGpXRZxpfDRT1XBmOxQzax_FqUZBO75sE5nYPi5hTJ3yU62RkGNVCryvhTwSl4TU/s320/calendario_barbara_ciardo_mann_2020_DEF11.jpg" /><br /><br /></div>
Some limited copies of the Official calendar 2020 of MANN Museum with 12 artworks of mine are available as collector's pieces on my store.<br />
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This is my cover artwork for the beautiful Italian edition of "The Good Hawk" by Thomas Elliot. Now in stores...</div>
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Some book pics from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mondadori_libri_ragazzi/?hl=it" target="_blank">Mondadori account</a>:<br />
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In these hard times of quarantine I'm doing my best to keep my routines and to have some sort of personal schedules that help me not to obsess myself too much with circumstances and to stay balanced. So I'm taking the chance to reorganize all my work setup and I'm making plans for the future, in the firm belief that everything is gonna be okay and something could even change for the better.<br />
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Being pretty silent on social media recently, since it seemed that there was no need for me to add more noise on the general noise and I just chose to stay a bit with my silence taking the good part of it. Still making art though (something to be released very soon btw) and teaching online more than ever. Well, I'm enjoying that a lot plus thats's helping me a lot too and attending lessons with mid-term goals seems to have a positive impact on my students too!<br />
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I wanted to make some online Mentorships and Art Portfolio critique/reviews available for a long time and this total stop is helping me to create more space for that, so I will soon be able to open some spots for online live chats one-to-one, mentorships and workshops.<br />
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If you're interested, this is a recap of all my virtual houses to stay in touch and be updated about that opportunity. See you guys and keep making good art!<br />
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So happy to finally announce my next Solo Exhibition at MANN-National Archaeological Museum of Naples.<br />
Fourteen illustrations of mine depicting Feminine Myths and Archetypes will be in exposition from December 9, 2019 to January 13, 2020. The artworks have been chosen to represent the Museum along the new year to come on the Official MANN Calendar 2020.<br />
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So this is it! I still can't believe that but it's happening and I will be warmly welcoming everybody on the Inauguration Day, December 9 at 4 p.m.<br />
If you're in Naples that day, having you there would be the best gift.<br />
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See you soon, may the Beauty be with us!<br />
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Sono emozionatissima nell'annunciare finalmente la mia mostra personale al MANN Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli.<br />
Quattordici delle mie illustrazioni raffiguranti Miti e Archetipi Femminili saranno in mostra presso il Museo dal 9 Dicembre al 13 Gennaio. Le opere sono state scelte per rappresentare il Museo nel corso del nuovo anno sul Calendario Ufficiale del MANN 2020.<br />
Per ora è tutto, dopo mesi di intenso lavoro sta succedendo davvero! Vi aspetto tutti al Museo nel giorno dell' inaugurazione il 9 dicembre alle 16:00.<br />
Se in quella giornata siete a Napoli, avervi lì sarebbe un bellissimo regalo.<br />
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A presto e che la Bellezza ci accompagni!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">So excited to finally be able to see my artwork beautifully printed in poster size,</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">simply because this is really a work of love and I'm putting time and dedication to finally tell my stories with a voice that is completely mine. </span></h4>
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I am grateful for all the experience that I built in years collaborating with so many extraordinary artists and I like that in every brushstroke of mine I find something I learnt during my journey as a comics colorist and background painter. Well, this "illustration journey" was always calling and I felt it was the right moment for me to give it a chance to flourish and have a proper place among my professional activities; now that all that is flowing out so naturally, I just want to go on exploring Myths, the Feminine, Psychology, Aesthetics, Color and all those ancient stories that resonate with all of us at archetypical levels.<br />
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I’m proud and happy to let you know that I’ll be a guest at FantaExpo Convention in Salerno Italy from the 5th to the 8th of September!</h4>
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I’ll be there drawing, painting and selling my limited edition prints.</div>
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Don’t forget to bring your collection of comics colored by yours truly with you, I’ll be happy to sign and dedicate them for you!!!</div>
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Barbara Ciardo Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114700937758689516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776304633248781026.post-29814106326184121262019-07-10T03:08:00.000-07:002019-07-10T03:20:48.295-07:00"Dragonero" Special is out in stores!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is the cover I colored for "Dragonero" Special on beautiful lineart by Nicola Mari. This special issue is out in stores today July the 10th. If you like, go get your copy!</div>
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I totally enjoy painting covers and telling a whole story with color in one picture; in the years I've colored many of them for different publishers, always in couple with amazing and amazingly different artists and that gave me the chance to do a LOT of experience with various styles. The hardest work is finding the "right measure" each time: not too many brushstrokes, hues, saturation, contrast in values and not too few of everything. If you give a quick look at my <b><a href="https://www.barbaraciardo.com/new-page-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">covers gallery</span></a></b> you can suddenly feel these differences from pece to piece.<br />
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If you want to learn more about how to color a comics cover art and paint a cover step by step with my support, I created a <a href="https://gumroad.com/barbaraciardoart#gLhTu" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">cover painting tutorial</span></a> available that includes a professional lineart by top artist Raul Cestaro to do your trials and errors and complete your own version of the cover. Or multiple versions! Why not? :) You can include your finished painted cover in your portfolio of course!<br />
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<br />Barbara Ciardo Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114700937758689516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776304633248781026.post-29405512831504591352019-05-13T02:10:00.001-07:002019-05-14T10:59:37.303-07:00Interview for "The Heroine's Journey"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span>Barbara Ciardo Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114700937758689516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776304633248781026.post-27119691155067040062019-04-11T01:49:00.003-07:002019-05-13T02:13:50.613-07:00Beneath the Waves Project - VOTE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Navigating the internet I found this great project by <span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: orange;">ArtOrder</span> </span><span style="color: orange;">llc</span></span> and I thought to apply with my recent work "Parthenope" since it seemed a perfect fit. I love the work of Donato Giancola and Rob Rey, plus I adore the themes and it'd be great to see my work published in this amazing book...yes, because the winners will be part of a kickstarter publication for fans of fantasy and literature and it will feature paintings, drawings, sculptures, poetry, mini comics and short proses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So if you are passionate about mermaids and mermen, give a look to the whole project <a href="https://theartorder.artcall.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">HERE</span></a>....and please take a moment to enjoy my artwork. If you like it, you can vote for it. The work will be juried by professionals for inclusion in the book and of course the quality of work will make the difference. Anyway your positive feedback is key to support my work for consideration. Thank you!!! -B.</span><br />
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Barbara Ciardo Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114700937758689516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776304633248781026.post-64814969314568475132019-03-29T03:29:00.000-07:002019-05-13T02:15:23.359-07:00Storytelling Contest!-The winner is...and other beautiful stories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On March the 18th I launched a little storytelling contest on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BvKh8xoh2XH/" target="_blank">my IG</a> proposing to title my artwork and tell a story inspired by my visions. I was blown away by the general response and by the amazing stories and interpretations that I've been reading in the comments for about a week. They were all great stories and it was hard to choose the best one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was a sense of profound and sudden agitation to awaken me from the state of torpor in which I had not realized I was finished.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The small boat on which I was standing was now a few meters from the shore and I could no longer bring to mind the need for safety that had made me desire to reach that place.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Everything there gave the idea of a place out of time, immobile and at the same time, as if about to be hit by a terrible storm.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Messenger who had guided me up to that point of my journey, without addressing me a word or a glance beckoned me to come down to the island, pointing to an indefinite point at the base of the enormous plateau.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The reason he brought me there was simple: answers. But as I walked, feeling more and more insignificant and subdued in front of the majesty of that spectacle, I was seized with an anguished thought; the decision that had pushed me so far did not belong to me at all.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The torment changed to resignation when the Messenger joined me. Despite having uttered no words, I understood what he was asking me.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Why...?"</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Messenger nodded slowly and, turning his gaze to the plateau, reported my question without making any sound.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">An eternal moment filled the space, before three eyes, as deep as the night, fixed on me. And so I knew the Truth. -</span></span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/smelos55/">smelos55</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; white-space: pre-wrap;">The three visionary sisters, old prophets who together constitute the ancient oracle of the buried temple, appeared before me only once, just before sunset, among the ancient ruins, near the two cypresses on the calm waters of the lake and foretold me the future, illuminating my path. An image that I will never forget, as well as their words, almost as if they were a song, sweet and tender but also polyphonic and full of phatos. I know that I will not disappoint them, I know that I will not see them again, I know that I will no longer live that moment out of time</span>. -</span><b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/otanerpainter/">otanerpainter</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once the Fates were so many sisters, they all lived together on an island weaving splendid tapestries that they exchanged with the inhabitants of the island. One day a foreigner, a handsome and rich man, landed on the island and immediately one of the sisters, the youngest one, fell in love with him.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">To attract his attention, she began to weave a very precious tapestry and in the complicated embroidery, she put a fairy thread in the hope that it would make him fall in love with her. But the young man took advantage of his heart and once their passion was consumed, he left bringing with him the magic tapestry. As the young woman realized she had been abandoned, she threw herself from the highest cliff and died. The three sisters decided to take revenge, they gathered what remained of the fairy thread and took it to the Island's Witch. They asked her to take the young man's life and the Witch demanded a sacrifice in return: the soul of the deceased sister for the life of the stranger. To save her, the sisters proposed a counter-offer; they would weave the magic threads of the Witch in exchange for the life of the young man, until the end of times. Their desire was satisfied, the soul of the young sister was saved, but the three sisters would have become the three Fates well known in mythology. Still today, they weave our lifes' threads foreseeing past, present and future of all human beings. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">-</span></span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/paolamay84/"><b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">paolamay84</span></b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #525151; letter-spacing: 0.06em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">It’s out today in stores!!! </span></span><span style="color: #525151; letter-spacing: 0.06em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">This is the second time I’ve got the pleasure to work with master artist Nicola Mari on a great character. </span></span></span><span style="color: #525151; letter-spacing: 0.06em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The first time we had the chance to create together three covers for miniseries Orfani: Juric (you find the three covers here in the “covers&poster” section) and we finally met again to create this piece. It was fun and a challenge to not over-render these amazing lines and I hope you like the overall mood and the general outcome.</span></span></span></span></div>
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