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 Icastic Portrait of Ginny G. with a pearl earring Fresco with sand, plaster and coccio pesto on a mounted board. Earring with mother of pearl and gold leaf. Cm. 112 x 112 = 44 x 44 inches 2017 
 
 
  
          
          
 
 A Contemporary Fresco Portrait often starts with a photographic image. It can be a picture specially shoot for the occasion or from a different source.  | 
      
 
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 Whenever possible there is a session of hand–made sketches. Images are elaborated and then resulting in two or three sketches and out of them will be chosen the one for the fresco painting.  | 
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 Once the client has chosen her/his favorite sketch, further studies to improve the quality of the final painting are made.  | 
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 In this case special attention was given to the "cut" of the image and the background color.  | 
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 The earring is of real mother-of-pearl set in the fresco plaster with 22k gold leaf. 
 
 
 
 
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