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Real Name: Dave
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Birth Date: August 31, 1900
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Painting and Cooking in Padova.

by painterdave - last update: May 11, 2008

Il Presidio Workshop Photo

This is a photo taken after the watercolor workshop at the Wigwam Club held at Il Presidio on the outskirts of Padova, It.
This workshop was one of the most fun days I had in Padova, and the people who came to paint, 37 of them were very gentle and gracious. They all came away with a nice painting, and I was very proud of the end results. We even had 6 junior high age painters who stuck with it to the end.
After the workshop we broke for a great italian feast and lots of visiting. I made many friends on this day. You can tell from their smiles that they enjoyed it, too.
I hope to go back in September and lead another workshop for the Wigwam Club. There is also another group who want me to come and do a workshop.
Stirring the pot

They had a scream over my shirts

It looks like I am helping, but she really didn't need much help. I was just checking to see how thick the sauce was. Her kitchen was nice and roomy, and i enjoyed seeing a real italian kitchen and how they had it set up.
This day was a real blast for me. I am the cook in our home, and so you know i was enjoying this a lot.
Orietta's mom is a very sweet lady, and she was very good to me while there.
My California shirts were a topic of conversation as they don't see shirts much like this in Italy. :-)

Cooking Lesson

I am getting a cooking lesson in making pasticcio by Orietta's mother. She hand rolled the pasta and made the sauce from scratch. When we finally got to taste it, it was really terrific. When I got home it was the first thing I made. But it didn't taste as good as this one, made in a real Italian kitchen. I guess I need to go back and get some more tips.
All this mention of cooking would make you think that i was not painting In Padua, but I did get to paint scenes of the center's piazzas.
Ori watches her mom made the bechemal sauce.
Orietta shows off her skills in the kitchen

The Second Night's Cooking Lesson

I got a lot of cooking lessons during this trip. I also came prepared to teach them some cooking lessons of food from the southwest.
I brought corn tortillas and one night made Orietta and Paolo Mexican food, complete with guacamole. A second afternoon I taught them how to make sushi. We had to hunt real hard to find sushi ingredients such as wasabi, soy sauce, and marin. We had a lot of fun, but I am not sure they will ever try sushi again. the Italian palette is very particular. They are not so used to eating different foods as Americans.
One other afternoon i made them a tapenade.... but it had garlic and I think there was too much for them. They always joked about the tapenade walking around in the fridge.

Visit to an award winning Agritourismo restaurant

One night we went to a well known Agritourismo vinyard. The man below has two sons who have won many awards for cooking and they hang on the wall, he has also won awards for his wine production. Here we are in the attic of his barn where he hangs his sausage and meat. He was very proud to show me this special place. In another room he takes wheels of parmessan cheese and soaks them in his wine. The meal we had that night was 6 courses, and was the best I have every had in all my visits to Italy. However, better than the food was making new friends and getting to know them better. i hope to go back in September and visit with them again.
Paolo, Luigi and Orietta in the sausage room
We get the complete tour

Wine making

These cement tanks hold thousands of bottles of wine when they are full. My VT friend, Orietta, and i got the full tour and it was nice to be able to ask so many questions about the history of this vinyard. There is also a quite good collection of old bottles that they have displayed.
Later we tasted the wine during dinnner and it was exceptional.

VT Friend Raffaella and her new baby

I made a trip to Livorno to see my VT friend Raffaella, her husband Fede and their new baby Giullia. I am very proud to have Raffaella as a friend, she write books for the people who tour the Uffizi Gallery in Firenze. Raffaella took me to a special exhibit of paintings in the afternoon and she told me a lot of things about each painting and the painter.
A journalist and a painter are also shown here.

My Exhibition in Abano Terme, It.

Here is a photo from my exhibition. The man who sponsored this exhibition Carlo Scotton is receiving a special commendation from my mayor in Parker, Colorado, which thanks him for supporting me. I was very pleased to have my paintings in Italy and to share them with my friends and others there.
I hope to have another exhibition in September, 2008.
You can see some of my paintings hanging behind us.

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Comments for painterdave
Eleonoora Mon May 12, 2008 06:44 UTC
 Greetings from Wales Marlene
janetanne Sun May 11, 2008 10:52 UTC
 Greetings from Athens, Greece Dave! We were born in the same year! I hear you like to paint....Will you come to Greece? Janet
Martinewezel Sat May 10, 2008 07:32 UTC
 Hi Dave. Nice to see you back. How was your exhibit in Italy?
ant1606 Sun May 4, 2008 18:10 UTC
 Hey Dave, I learn from Orietta you had a good time in Torino. Too bad I was out of town, just let me know in case you visit again! Ciao - Ant
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