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Buenos Aires - La Boca Series at the ARD Annual Trade Event

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The ARD event gather under one roof over a thousand guests to enjoy food , wine music and dance from Buenos Aires. A great opportunity to show, once again, my series Buenos Aires La Boca, with the addition of three new paintings. The largest piece of the serie is a 60" x 24" painting titled Caminito: a magical street I want to thank Andrew Richard, ownwer of ARD for allowing me to exhibit at his event; Anna Dicarlo, Director of Events for inviting me to participate with my paintings; my collectors for their kindness in attending my shows and my family for the continued support.

Secreto de Verano (Summer Secret)

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I was invited by Andrew Richard Designs , an upscale patio and garden furniture showroom located in Downtown Toronto, to participate as the guest artist for their event called SECRETO DE VERANO. The theme for this event is the city of Buenos Aires,its music, dance, food and wines.... I will be showing six paintings of my LA BOCA SERIES. This time I have decided to work on a large canvas (24"x 60") to show the Caminito Street in La Boca. This neigbourhood of the old port of Buenos Aires was born at the end of the 1800's. Houses were built combining stucco and tin walls which give the area a distinctive character. This quarter was originally populated by italian fishermen that moved to Argentina from Northern Italy. They coloured their houses with left over paint they used on their fishing boats. By the mid 1900's La Boca became a tourist attraction and to date remains one of the most visited districts of Buenos Aires. Inspired by the colourful palette of La Boca, I ha