Black but the face Print

My name is Antonio Leone I'm a 43 years old English and Italian national. I was born in the UK (Manchester) and grew up to the age of 18 in Sicily before relocating to England where I studied at University. What can I say, I feel therefore I paint? I use painting and also music to express and communicate everything I held inside for many years suffocated by the bottle, my way of medicating and suppressing emotions so strong I ran away from. I'm a bipolar recovering alcoholic. The last three years of my life I gave up the drink and started feeling happier because I finally found some love in what I do and the acceptance of my self as an artist. I'm genuine full of empathy love and compassion, I feel I can understand people more than others and I like extending an open arm towards any problematic thinking they experiencing. To this day I don't make a living with my work because I only started painting 1year ago, plus I have not shown my artwork to the world to this moment. I'm learning each day by practice and the feedback I have had is extremely positive so this is my job now. I rely on you people to make my journey valuable, appreciated and loved.