Checkmate Painting

25-100% of all proceeds from the sale of each painting go to a charity mutually agreed upon by Adi & the buyer. As the daughter of an architect, I started drawing at a young age. I did not take my first formal art course until 2008 when I enrolled in a semester-long, life-drawing course at Excelsia in Sydney, Australia. After this course I began to draw frequently with friends, throughout the rest of my college years. But I did not take another formal course until 2012. Friends insisted that I join their group class at Studio d’Arte Rosalba Pedrina in Vicenza, Italy. I attended weekly classes in Vicenza until the week I found more than 180 love letters & nude photos exchanged between my (then) husband and his mistress. After this tragic event upended everything, I took a break from painting and drawing until 2017. After an MBA, divorce, re-marriage & many other highs and lows, I returned to my love of art in 2017. A dear friend requested one of my paintings for his 30th birthday. This commission broke the spell and I have been painting regularly since. If you follow my instagram you'll see before & after photos of many of my creations. Some works are sold minutes after they're posted to my instagram account. You can follow that account @adipineapple