ABOUT ME

Aviation art came into my life from very far away in time, as airplanes did.

I have fond memories of my dad making incredibly nice models; at that time he was already on those wonders like Airfix 1/24s. It must have been more than thirty-five years ago, but I do remember when he took us to the shop to buy the next new model, or when we were making models together on Sundays. Like many other youngsters of my age, I soon became a modeller myself, meeting with school mates and going together buying new model kits in the local small shop. They were mostly Airfix 1/72, sometimes Matchbox too and I remember digging into the dusty shelves searching for strange planes. We used to spend endless afternoons hanging around with these small planes, often loaded with far too much glue or paint. When the modeller age came to an end, my interest moved to vintage airplanes. I subscribed to some dedicated magazines and there I discovered about the aviation art world.

Parents say that I started drawing planes at about four, but my first aviation painting, a copy of a Mosquito picture, came in the mid 90s.

While making the first painting experiments, I soon discovered how I liked sketching on paper, sometimes preparing the composition of the next painting, which is something I still do.

In the following years I developed my own sketching and painting techniques and today I find sketching a very relaxing and enjoyable activity, as you can create new compositions taking an airplane picture or model here, a landscape there, a human scene somewhere else. Today I like a lot to draw human activity around the colourful bush planes of the 60s and 70s.

Drawings are generally drawn on acid free 220 grs medium paper using a wide range of pencil and graphite. Paintings are made in oil on canvas with high quality paints and generally a mix of oil and turpentine as medium. Drawings and paintings are entirely hand made with no other aid or software.

EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

  • October – December 2000 – “Pittori dell’ aria – Painters in the sky” – a collective exhibition of six italian aviation artists at Museo Aeronautico Caproni in Trento, Italy – www.museocaproni.it
  • March 2001 – Collective exhibition at Italian Air Force Headquarters in Piazza Novelli, Milan
  • July 2005 – Guild of Aviation Artist Association Annual Exhibition – Mall Galleries – Trafalgar Square – London
  • July 2007 – Guild of Aviation Artist Association Annual Exhibition – Mall Galleries – Trafalgar Square – London
  • February 2008 – Promoted as Associate at Guild of Aviation Artist Association (AGAvA) in London, the only italian current member
  • May – June 2008 – “Aeroplani nell’ arte” – Personal exhibition – Seregno, Milan area – Italy
  • June 2011 – Aermacchi M346 official portrait commissioned by Alenia Aermacchi – Milan, Italy
  • July 2011 – Guild of Aviation Artist Association Annual Exhibition – Mall Galleries – Trafalgar Square – London
  • December 2011 – “Dreamscapes” – Collective Exhibition at Onishi Gallery – New York
  • November 2012 – “La Magia del Volo” – Personal exhibition – Spazio D’Ars – Milan
  • April – May 2013 – “Aviation Art” – Personal exhibition – One Off – Vigano’ -LC
  • September 2023 – SM 55 X replica unveil celebration – Personal exhibition – Volandia, Milan