Luca De Maria

I'm an italian painter, born in Tuscany in 1982. I've ever drawn ever since I was a child. My work is about hope, yearning, and about nostalgia.
Mainly I work with graphite and silverpoint in the drawings, and with oil and soft pastels in the paintings.
I have a little etching studio, so I'm able to produce my own printmakings; drypoints, mezzotints and etching with non toxic materials (like copper sulphate for alumynium and zinc plates).
I love walking, silence and nature.

I graduated from Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze (Academy of Fine arts) in Painting / Drawing in 2010.
I studied for two years "Etching Techniques".