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- S/N Canvas transfer, Edition 495, 24" x 30" Unframed Reference number 910
- Artist Embellished, A/P Canvas transfer, Edition 95, 24" x 30" Unframed Reference number 1,060
- Artist Embellished, A/N Giclee on Canvas, Edition 495, 32" x 40" Unframed Reference number 2,050
I like to imagine that each of us has a "hearts home" -- a place where, when
we see it for the first time, we feel comfortable, perfectly at ease. And each
time we go back it's like coming home again.
I'm fortunate to have found just such a place. For me it's the lakeside
retreat of Varenna, Italy, nestled on the shores of Lake Como. I keep coming
back to this picturesque hide-away, where the mirror bright lake reflects
ancient stone villas built for the pleasure of 17th and 18th century Italian
nobles. and for citizens of the world down to the present day.
The Villa Monastero -- once a sanctuary for monks, now an international science
center -- was a delightful surprise when I stumbled on Varenna and its multiple
treasures on my first visit to Italy.
Now I return eagerly, sketchbooks and pencils in hand, only to find that dear,
familiar vistas offer me a new face when I see them in a fresh season or a novel
light. "Varenna Villa" is the vision of a pristine morning, when the light
sparkled and danced on the water and awakened the villa's creams and lavenders
with its special clarity.
I suppose that a "heart's home" like Varenna, which never ceases to
delight me with its visual variety, is truly a gift from God.
-- Howard Behrens