After Clemente #1 2010

Afterclemente#12010

Dear Everyone:

This latest image was inspired by

the work of painter Francesco Clemente.

Born in Italy in 1952 he is famous for his

dreamlike figures and portraits.

He currently resides in India, New York

and Italy. Married for over 30 years

to Alba Clemente he has 4 children.

He has asserted that he is

a "painter by default". He

didn't want to do anything else for

a living and so turned to painting.

Friends with Allan Ginsberg,

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel

Basquait -he used to collaborate

with them.

His rainbows appear in an exhibit

of watercolours in 2009

"A History of the Heart

in Three Rainbows". Award-winning

St. Lucian poet Derek Walcott wrote the

introduction for the exhibit catalogue.

Hearts and rainbows dance across

the page with figures sometimes

being acted upon.

Hope that you enjoy my homage

to Clemente.

Helen.